Magali Harvey

Magali Harvey (born August 16, 1990) is a Canadian rugby union player.

Magali Harvey
Date of birth (1990-08-16) August 16, 1990
Place of birthQuebec City, Quebec
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
– Club de Rugby de Québec ()
– Laval Rouge et Or ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
– Quebec ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
–  Canada 29[1]
Correct as of 2018-11-16
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
2010–2016?  Canada
Teams coached
Years Team
– McGill Marlets
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Women's rugby union
World Cup
2014 FranceTeam competition
Women's rugby sevens
Pan American Games
2015 TorontoTeam competition
World Cup 7s
2013 RussiaTeam competition

International play

Harvey represented Canada at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup.[2][3] She was named IRB Women’s Player of the Year 2014 and was the first Canadian to receive the award.[4][5]

She won a gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games as a member of the Canadian women's rugby sevens team.[6][7]

Honors
  • 2014 WRWC Dream Team[8]
  • 2016 IRB Women's Player of the year[9]

Personal

Harvey started playing at the age of 18 and played at St. Francis Xavier University during her university career. She studied Business Administration.[10] Her father, Luc Harvey was the former Member of Parliament for the riding of Louis-Hébert in Quebec from 2006 to 2008.[11]

References
  1. https://nationalpost.com/pmn/sports-pmn/canadian-women-open-four-game-rugby-tour-against-second-ranked-england
  2. Ben Kerr (June 30, 2014). "Canada's Roster Announced for Women's Rugby World Cup". lastwordonsports.com. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
  3. Bryan Kelly (July 31, 2014). "Canada roster announced for Women's World Cup opener vs France". Rugby Canada Communications (BC Rugby.com). Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
  4. "Magali Harvey the Women's Player of the Year". IRB.com. August 17, 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-08-20. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
  5. Asif Hossain (August 17, 2014). "Magali Harvey named IRB Women's Player of the Year". Olympic.ca. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
  6. "Canada's rugby sevens teams take gold". The Canadian Press. July 12, 2015. Archived from the original on July 14, 2015. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  7. "Magali Harvey". Toronto2015.org. 2015 Pan American Games. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
  8. "Womens RWC - #WRWC2014 Dream Team revealed after fan vote". web.archive.org. 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
  9. Davidson, Neil (2017-07-15). "Canada 'quality underdogs' for Women's Rugby World Cup". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2018-12-02.
  10. "Magali Harvey: s'accrocher aux anneaux". Le Soleil (in French). January 3, 2011. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  11. ICI.Radio-Canada.ca, Zone Sports -. "" Je suis partie parce que je voulais disparaître " - Magali Harvey". Radio-Canada.ca (in French). Archived from the original on 2017-08-10. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
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