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Canadian rugby player
Rugby player
Olivia Apps
Date of birth (1998-12-01 ) December 1, 1998 (age 25) Place of birth
Toronto, Ontario , Canada Height 164 cm (5 ft 5 in) Weight 70 kg (154 lb) Position(s)
Scrum-half Years
Team
Apps
(Points) 2023
Canada
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Canada
Olivia Apps (born December 1, 1998) is a Canadian
rugby union and
sevens player.
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Career
Apps was part of Canada's
2018 Commonwealth Games team that finished in fourth place.
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In June 2021, Apps was named to
Canada's 2020 Olympic team as an alternate.
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[3] In September 2021, following the Olympics, she was named Captain of the
Canada Women's Sevens national rugby team.
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Apps competed for Canada at the
2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in
Cape Town .
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[6] They placed sixth overall after losing to
Fiji in the fifth place final.
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On 8 July 2023, she made her
test debut for
Canada's fifteens team against
New Zealand at
Ottawa .
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[10] Her side went down 52–21.
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[11] On August 23, 2023, she captained the Canadian Women 7s in the Starlight Stadium tournament when they qualified for the
2024 Summer Olympics .
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Personal life
Apps is the daughter of
Alfred Apps and Danielle French. At seven years old, she was diagnosed with
alopecia universalis . She began competitive rugby at age 15.
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References
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"Olivia Apps" . www.olympic.ca .
Canadian Olympic Committee .
Archived from the original on February 4, 2022. Retrieved July 3, 2021 .
^ Awad, Brandi (June 25, 2021).
"Team Canada names women's and men's rugby teams for Tokyo 2020" . www.olympic.ca .
Canadian Olympic Committee .
Archived from the original on February 12, 2022. Retrieved July 4, 2021 .
^ Davidson, Neil (June 25, 2021).
"Veteran trio to lead Canada's rugby 7s squads at the Tokyo Olympics" .
Canadian Press . Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Archived from
the original on September 15, 2021. Retrieved July 4, 2021 .
^ Williams, Rob (September 20, 2021).
"Despite everything, Canada Sevens put on a show in Vancouver again" .
Daily Hive .
Archived from the original on October 25, 2021. Retrieved May 3, 2022 .
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"2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens – ARN Guide" . Americas Rugby News . September 8, 2022. Retrieved September 19, 2022 .
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"Canada's Senior Women's and Men's Sevens rosters named for Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town" . Rugby Canada . September 2, 2022. Retrieved September 18, 2022 .
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"Canada women finish 6th at Rugby World Cup Sevens after lopsided loss to Fiji" . Terrace Standard . September 15, 2022. Retrieved September 23, 2022 .
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"Canadian women finish 6th at 7s World Cup following 53-0 drubbing at hands of Fiji" . CBC.ca . September 11, 2022. Retrieved September 23, 2022 .
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"Black Ferns fly past Canada in front of record crowd in Ottawa" . Americas Rugby News . July 9, 2023. Retrieved July 9, 2023 .
^ Coghe, Yuri (July 8, 2023).
"Canada's women's rugby team scores 3 tries in loss to New Zealand before record home crowd" . www.cbc.ca . Retrieved July 9, 2023 .
^ Burnes, Campbell (July 9, 2023).
"Black Ferns secure WXV1 qualification with Ottawa victory" . allblacks.com . Retrieved July 9, 2023 .
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"Canadian women's rugby 7s team qualifies for 2024 Olympics after winning Langford, B.C., event" . CBC.ca . Retrieved August 23, 2023 .