Josée Lacasse (rugby union)

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Josée Lacasse

Date of birth	(1970-03-09) 9 March 1970 (age 54)
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
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) ? Concordia Stingers () – Ste Anne de Bellevue RFC () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1992-2002  Canada 29 Coaching career Years Team Concordia Stingers

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]

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

1. worldrugby.org. "World Rugby | worldrugby.org". www.worldrugby.org. Retrieved 10 September 2018.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
2. worldrugby.org. "World Rugby | world.rugby". www.world.rugby. Archived from the original on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
3. "The Official Site Of Rugby Canada". 7 November 2002. Archived from the original on 7 November 2002. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
4. "Sports Hall of Fame celebrates pride and tradition". www.concordia.ca.
5. "Concordia fittest athletes". Concordia Stingers. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
6. "Concordia academic athletes of the year". Concordia Stingers. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
7. Brown, Mathew. (2004). Rugby for dummies. Growden, Greg., Guthrie, Patrick, 1962-. Etobicioke, Ont.: J. Wiley & Sons Canada. p. 305. ISBN 0470834056. OCLC 56588648.
8. Brown, Mathew. (2011). Rugby for dummies. Growden, Greg., Guthrie, Patrick, 1962- (3rd ed.). Mississauga, Ont.: Wiley. p. 321. ISBN 9781118043325. OCLC 731322674.

External links

• "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.