Barbara Mervin

Barbara Mervin
Date of birth (1982-04-01) April 1, 1982
Place of birth St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 70 kg (154 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Loose Forward
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2005–present  Canada ()
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
2012  Canada

Barbara Mervin (born April 1, 1982) is a Canadian rugby union player. She represented Canada at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup.[1][2] She broke a bone in her right hand in Canada's first World Cup match against Spain and missed out on the rest of the World Cup in France.[3] Mervin was a member of the Canadian sevens team that won the 2012 Las Vegas Sevens.

Mervin graduated from the University of Western Ontario with a Bachelor's degree in art history and she also has a diploma in fashion design from the Pacific Design Academy in Victoria, British Columbia. She also founded a clothesline company called Aptoella Rugby Apparel.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Ben Kerr, lastwordonsports.com (30 June 2014). "Canada's Roster Announced for Women's Rugby World Cup". Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  2. ↑ Bryan Kelly, Rugby Canada Communications (BC Rugby.com) (31 July 2014). "Canada roster announced for Women's World Cup opener vs France". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  3. ↑ Dale Clifford, Peterborough Examiner (15 August 2014). "Mervin upbeat despite setback". Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  4. ↑ Alison Donnelly, scrumqueens.com (December 2013). "Mervin making waves with APTOELLA". Retrieved 6 November 2014.
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