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Magali Harvey

Magali Harvey (born August 16, 1990) is a Canadian rugby union player.

Magali Harvey
Date of birth (1990-08-16) August 16, 1990 (age 34)
Place of birthQuebec City, Quebec
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
– Club de Rugby de Québec ()
– Laval Rouge et Or ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
– Quebec ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
–  Canada 29[1]
Correct as of 2018-11-16
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2010–2016?  Canada 52
Coaching career
Years Team
– McGill Marlets
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Women's rugby union
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2014 France Team competition
Women's rugby sevens
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Team competition
World Cup 7s
Silver medal – second place 2013 Russia Team competition

Rugby career

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Harvey represented Canada at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup.[2][3] She was named IRB Women’s Player of the Year 2014 and was the first Canadian to receive the award.[4][5]

She won a gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games as a member of the Canadian women's rugby sevens team.[6][7]

Honors

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  • 2014, WRWC Dream Team[8]
  • 2014, International Rugby Players Women’s 15s Try of the Decade[9]
  • 2014, IRB Women's Player of the year[10]
  • 2020, World Rugby Player of the Decade in 15-a-side rugby (nominee)[9]

Personal

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Harvey started playing at the age of 18 and played at St. Francis Xavier University during her university career. She studied Business Administration.[11] Her father, Luc Harvey was the former Member of Parliament for the riding of Louis-Hébert in Quebec from 2006 to 2008.[12]

References

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  1. ^ Davidson, Neil (16 November 2018). "Canadian women open four-game rugby tour against second-ranked England". National Post.
  2. ^ Ben Kerr (June 30, 2014). "Canada's Roster Announced for Women's Rugby World Cup". lastwordonsports.com. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
  3. ^ Bryan Kelly (July 31, 2014). "Canada roster announced for Women's World Cup opener vs France". Rugby Canada Communications (BC Rugby.com). Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
  4. ^ "Magali Harvey the Women's Player of the Year". IRB.com. August 17, 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-08-20. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
  5. ^ Asif Hossain (August 17, 2014). "Magali Harvey named IRB Women's Player of the Year". Olympic.ca. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
  6. ^ "Canada's rugby sevens teams take gold". The Canadian Press. July 12, 2015. Archived from the original on July 14, 2015. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  7. ^ "Magali Harvey". Toronto2015.org. 2015 Pan American Games. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
  8. ^ "Womens RWC - #WRWC2014 Dream Team revealed after fan vote". 2014-08-19. Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
  9. ^ a b International, Radio Canada (2020-10-23). "Canadian player selected for two World Rugby Awards of the decade". RCI | English. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  10. ^ Davidson, Neil (2017-07-15). "Canada 'quality underdogs' for Women's Rugby World Cup". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2018-12-02.
  11. ^ "Magali Harvey: s'accrocher aux anneaux". Le Soleil (in French). January 3, 2011. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  12. ^ ICI.Radio-Canada.ca, Zone Sports -. "" Je suis partie parce que je voulais disparaître " - Magali Harvey". Radio-Canada.ca (in Canadian French). Archived from the original on 2017-08-10. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
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