Magali Harvey
Rugby player
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Date of birth | (1990-08-16) August 16, 1990 (age 34) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Quebec City, Quebec | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Magali Harvey (born August 16, 1990) is a Canadian rugby union player.
Rugby career
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
- 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
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
- ^ Davidson, Neil (16 November 2018). "Canadian women open four-game rugby tour against second-ranked England". National Post.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Magali Harvey". Toronto2015.org. 2015 Pan American Games. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
- ^ "Womens RWC - #WRWC2014 Dream Team revealed after fan vote". 2014-08-19. Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Davidson, Neil (2017-07-15). "Canada 'quality underdogs' for Women's Rugby World Cup". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2018-12-02.
- ^ "Magali Harvey: s'accrocher aux anneaux". Le Soleil (in French). January 3, 2011. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- ^ 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.
External links
- Magali Harvey at the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series (archived)
- Player profile at Rugby Canada[dead link]
- Magali Harvey at Team Canada
- Magali Harvey at the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games (archived)