Olivia De Couvreur Explained

Olivia De Couvreur
Birth Date:20 February 2000[1]
Birth Place:Ottawa, Ontario
Height:1.73 m
Weight:78 kg
Ru Position:Prop[2]
Ru Sevensnationalyears1:2019-present
Ru Sevensnationalteam1:Canada

Olivia De Couvreur (born 20 February 2000) is a Canadian rugby sevens player. She won a gold medal at the 2019 Pan American Games as a member of the Canada women's national rugby sevens team.[1] [3]

De Couvreur took up the game of rugby after watching the Canadian 7s win bronze at the 2016 Summer Olympics, switching over from soccer. Two years later she competed at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics where she won a bronze medal as part of the Canadian national team that competed at those games.

In 2022, De Couvreur competed for Canada at the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.[4] [5] They placed sixth overall after losing to Fiji in the fifth place final. [6] [7]

References

  1. Web site: Olivia De Couvreur profile . . 2019-08-23.
  2. News: Cleary: Olivia De Couvreur finds success in rugby . Martin Cleary . . October 16, 2018 . 2019-08-23.
  3. News: Canada's rugby 7s teams take gold, silver at Pan Am Games . Justin Piercy . July 28, 2019 . CBC Sports.
  4. Web site: 2022-09-08 . 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens – ARN Guide . 2022-09-19 . Americas Rugby News . en-US.
  5. Web site: 2022-09-02 . Canada's Senior Women's and Men's Sevens rosters named for Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town . 2022-09-18 . Rugby Canada . en.
  6. Web site: 2022-09-15 . Canada women finish 6th at Rugby World Cup Sevens after lopsided loss to Fiji . 2022-09-23 . Terrace Standard . en-US.
  7. Web site: 2022-09-11 . Canadian women finish 6th at 7s World Cup following 53-0 drubbing at hands of Fiji . 2022-09-23 . CBC.ca.

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