Kelly Russell

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Kelly Russell

Date of birth	(1986-12-07) December 7, 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Bolton, Ontario
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	83 kg (183 lb)
University	University of Western Ontario
Notable relative(s)	Laura Russell (sister)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Loose forward Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) – Toronto Nomads () – Western Mustangs () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2017 Barbarians () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2007–2017 Canada 35 National sevens team Years Team Comps 2009-2016 Canada
Medal record Representing  Canada Women's rugby sevens Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team competition Pan American Games 2015 Toronto Team competition World Cup 7s 2013 Russia Team competition Women's rugby union World Cup 2014 France Team competition

Kelly Russell (born December 7, 1986) is a former Canadian rugby union player,^[1] and is a coach for the sport.^[2] She captained Canada at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup and was named to the Dream Team.^[3][4][5]

International career

Russell has also featured in two Rugby World Cup Sevens in 2009 and 2013.^[6]

Kelly and her younger sister Laura were both named in the 2014 World Cup squad.^[7]

She won a gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games as a member of the Canadian women's rugby sevens team.^[1][8]

In 2016, Russell was named to Canada's first ever women's rugby sevens Olympic team.^[9] The team won bronze.

References

1. "Kelly Russell". Olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. 9 June 2015. Archived from the original on 2016-07-14. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
2. "Kelly Russell: "It was just an incredible experience"". Rugby Canada. 23 December 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
3. Ben Kerr, lastwordonsports.com (June 30, 2014). "Canada's Roster Announced for Women's Rugby World Cup". Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
4. Bryan Kelly, Rugby Canada Communications (BC Rugby.com) (July 31, 2014). "Canada roster announced for Women's World Cup opener vs France". Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
5. "Womens RWC - #WRWC2014 Dream Team revealed after fan vote". 2014-08-19. Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
6. Ciara Maynard, Western Mustangs.ca (August 1, 2014). "Former Mustang Kelly Russell captains Team Canada at Rugby World Cup". Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
7. TSN.ca (The Canadian Press) (June 30, 2014). "Ontario's Russell To Lead Canada At Women's Rugby World Cup". Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
8. "Kelly Russell". Toronto2015.org. 2015 Pan American Games. Archived from the original on August 8, 2016. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
9. MacDonnell, Beth (July 8, 2016). "Historic first Canadian women selected for Olympic rugby at Rio 2016". Olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2016-07-09. Retrieved July 10, 2016.

External links

• Rugby Canada Player Profile ^{[dead link‍]}
• Kelly Russell at Team Canada
• Kelly Russell at Olympics.com
• Kelly Russell at Olympedia (archive)
• Kelly Russell at the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games (archived)