Jessica Dovanne

Jessica Dovanne (born February 3, 1986) is a Canadian rugby union player. She represented Canada at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup.[1][2] In 2013, she was part of the Canadian squad that won the 2013 Nations Cup and the sevens team that took the 2013 Hong Kong Sevens title.[3]

Jessica Dovanne
Date of birth (1986-02-03) February 3, 1986
Place of birthVictoria, British Columbia
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
SchoolThomas Haney Secondary
UniversityUniversity of Victoria
Occupation(s)Luluemon Athletica product manager
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Burnaby Lake RFC ()
Velox Valhallians ()
Victoria Vikes ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013-2014? Canada
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
2008-2013 Canada
Teams coached
Years Team
Castway Wanderers

She started playing in highlight (after representing the province as a trampoline and tumbling competitor) and played for the University of Victoria.[4] She then became one of the original centralized national sevens athletes in 2008.

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. vic42.com (19 September 2013). "Local winger helps make history in women's rugby". Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  4. http://cwrugby.com/our-team/jess-dovanne
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