Josée Lacasse (born 9 March 1970) is a Canadian female rugby union player from Montreal, Quebec representing Canada at the 1994,1998,[1] and 2002 Women's Rugby World Cup.[2][3]
| Date of birth | 9 March 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb; 11 st 11 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Concordia University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Financial advisor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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She played for Concordia University where she completed a Bachelor's of Science in 1993.[4] She was named as the fittest athlete in 1992-1993[5] and received the Academic Athlete of the Year award in 1991–1992.[6]
In 1992, Lacasse made her first appearance on the national squad.[3] In 2004, she was the most capped player of the Canadian senior women's team.[3] Lacasse was also an honorable mention for the list of the ten greatest North American rugby players.[7] She retired after the 2002 world cup with 29 caps.[8][7]
References
edit- ^ worldrugby.org. "World Rugby | worldrugby.org". www.worldrugby.org. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ worldrugby.org. "World Rugby | world.rugby". www.world.rugby. Archived from the original on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- ^ a b c "The Official Site Of Rugby Canada". 7 November 2002. Archived from the original on 7 November 2002. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- ^ "Sports Hall of Fame celebrates pride and tradition". www.concordia.ca.
- ^ "Concordia fittest athletes". Concordia Stingers. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
- ^ "Concordia academic athletes of the year". Concordia Stingers. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
- ^ a b Brown, Mathew. (2004). Rugby for dummies. Growden, Greg., Guthrie, Patrick, 1962-. Etobicioke, Ont.: J. Wiley & Sons Canada. p. 305. ISBN 0470834056. OCLC 56588648.
- ^ Brown, Mathew. (2011). Rugby for dummies. Growden, Greg., Guthrie, Patrick, 1962- (3rd ed.). Mississauga, Ont.: Wiley. p. 321. ISBN 9781118043325. OCLC 731322674.
External links
edit- "Canada determined to close world gap". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
- "Stingers.ca | Famous Stinger Alumni". stingers.ca. Retrieved 18 September 2018.