Brittany Benn

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Brittany "Britt" Benn (born April 23, 1989) is a Canadian rugby union player.[1] She represented Canada at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup.[2][3] She was a member of the touring squad that played France and England in November 2013.[4]

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Brittany Benn
Date of birth (1989-04-23) April 23, 1989 (age 35)
Place of birthNapanee, Ontario, Canada
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
  Guelph Redcoats ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013– Canada
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Women's rugby sevens
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam competition
Pan American Games
2015 TorontoTeam competition
Women's rugby union
World Cup
2014 FranceTeam competition
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Career

Benn won a gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games as a member of the Canadian women's rugby sevens team.[1][5]

In 2016, she was named to Canada's first ever women's rugby sevens Olympic team that went on to win the bronze medal for Canada.[6]

In June 2021, Benn was named to Canada's 2020 Summer Olympics team.[7][8] She is openly lesbian.[9]

Honours and achievements

  • 2017, Canada Sevens Langford dream team[10]
  • 2019, Canada Sevens Langford performance tracker player of the round[11]
  • 2019, Rugby Canada Player of the Year (7s)[12]

References

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