Kelly Russell
| Date of birth | December 7, 1986 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | Bolton, Ontario | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Loose Forward | ||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| Toronto Nomads | |||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2007– | Canada | 35 | |
| Sevens national teams | |||
| Years | Club / team | Comps | |
| 2009 | Canada | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Team |
| Pan American Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2015 Toronto | Team |
Kelly Russell (born December 7, 1986) is a Canadian rugby union player.[1] She represented Canada at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup.[2][3] Kelly and her younger sister Laura were both named in the 2014 World Cup squad.[4]
Russell has also featured in two Rugby World Cup Sevens in 2009 and 2013.[5]
She won a gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games as a member of the Canadian women's rugby sevens team.[1][6]
In 2016, Russell was named to Canada's first ever women's rugby sevens Olympic team.[7] The team won bronze.
References
- 1 2 "Kelly Russell". Olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
- ↑ Ben Kerr, lastwordonsports.com (June 30, 2014). "Canada's Roster Announced for Women's Rugby World Cup". Retrieved October 2, 2014.
- ↑ Bryan Kelly, Rugby Canada Communications (BC Rugby.com) (July 31, 2014). "Canada roster announced for Women's World Cup opener vs France". Retrieved October 2, 2014.
- ↑ TSN.ca (The Canadian Press) (June 30, 2014). "Ontario's Russell To Lead Canada At Women's Rugby World Cup". Retrieved October 2, 2014.
- ↑ Ciara Maynard, Western Mustangs.ca (August 1, 2014). "Former Mustang Kelly Russell captains Team Canada at Rugby World Cup". Retrieved October 2, 2014.
- ↑ "Kelly Russell". Toronto2015.org. 2015 Pan American Games. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
- ↑ MacDonnell, Beth (July 8, 2016). "Historic first Canadian women selected for Olympic rugby at Rio 2016". Olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
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