Natasha Watcham-Roy

Natasha Watcham-Roy (born April 28, 1992) is a Canadian rugby union player.[1] She won a gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games as a member of the Canadian women's rugby sevens team.[1][2]

Natasha Watcham-Roy
Date of birth (1992-04-28) April 28, 1992
Place of birthOttawa, Ontario
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Medal record
Women's rugby sevens
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam competition
Pan American Games
2015 TorontoTeam competition

In 2016, Watcham-Roy was named to Canada's first ever women's rugby sevens Olympic team.[3] In August 2018, she stepped away from the program.[4] On 22 November 2018, she announced her retirement due to mental health.[5]

References
  1. "Natasha Watcham-Roy". Olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2016-07-11. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  2. "Natasha Watcham-Roy". Toronto2015.org. 2015 Pan American Games. Archived from the original on 2016-08-08. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
  3. MacDonnell, Beth (July 8, 2016). "Historic first Canadian women selected for Olympic rugby at Rio 2016". Olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2016-07-09. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  4. Davidson, Neil. "Canadian rugby sevens women open crucial World Series season in Colorado". Burnaby Now. Archived from the original on 2018-10-19. Retrieved 2018-10-18.
  5. https://rugby.ca/en/news/2018/11/olympic-medalist-natasha-watcham-roy-retires-from-canada-rugby-sevens
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