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DeutschSara Kaljuvee
| Date of birth | February 7, 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Toronto, Ontario | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | St. Francis Xavier University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sara Kaljuvee (born February 7, 1993) is a Canadian rugby sevens and fifteens player. She won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and competed for Canada at the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup.
Rugby career
[edit]2015–19
[edit]In 2016, Kaljuvee was named to Canada's first ever women's rugby sevens Olympic Team. She is a two time gold medalist at the 2015 Pan American Games and the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru as a member of the Canada women's national rugby sevens team.[1]
Kaljuvee was a part of the first ever women's Commonwealth Games tournament in 2018.[2] She was also a member of the 2018 Sevens World Cup Team.[3]
2022–23
[edit]In 2022, Kaljuvee was selected and competed as the starting center in Canada's fifteens squad for the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.[4][5][6] She scored a try against Fiji in a warm-up match before the World Cup.[7]
Kaljuvee was named in Canada's traveling squad for the 2023 Pacific Four Series.[8][9] She started in her sides Pacific Four loss to the Black Ferns, they went down 21–52.[10][11]
In 2023, Kaljuvee featured in the Premier Rugby Sevens tournament for the Pittsburgh Steeltoes.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Sara Kaljuvee". Toronto2015.org. 2015 Pan American Games. Archived from the original on 2016-08-08. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
- ^ Kelly, Bryan (2 April 2018). "John Tait has announced his roster for the Commonwealth Games". Rugby.ca. Rugby Canada. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
- ^ "Tait names Rugby World Cup 7s Roster". Rugby Canada. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-09-28. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ "Canada's Women's Rugby World Cup squad named for New Zealand". Rugby Canada. 2022-08-31. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
- ^ Mockford, Sarah (2022-10-09). "Canada Women's Rugby World Cup Squad 2022 – Japan 5-41 Canada". Rugby World. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
- ^ "de Goede to lead Canada squad to World Cup in New Zealand". Americas Rugby News. 2022-09-01. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
- ^ "Canada ready for World Cup after win over Fiji". Americas Rugby News. 2022-09-23. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
- ^ "Seven new names in Canada squad for Spain tour". Americas Rugby News. 2023-03-16. Retrieved 2023-03-25.
- ^ "Kevin Rouet names Canada's Women's Rugby Team roster for Spain Tour and Pacific Four Series opener". Rugby Canada. 2023-03-15. Retrieved 2023-03-25.
- ^ "Black Ferns fly past Canada in front of record crowd in Ottawa". Americas Rugby News. 2023-07-09. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
- ^ Burnes, Campbell (2023-07-09). "Black Ferns secure WXV1 qualification with Ottawa victory". allblacks.com. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
- ^ "Steeltoes | Premier Rugby Sevens". www.prsevens.com. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
External links
[edit]- Sara Kaljuvee at Rugby Canada
- Sara Kaljuvee at Team Canada
- Sara Kaljuvee at the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games (archived)
- Sara Kaljuvee at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)
- Sara Kaljuvee at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games