Alysha Corrigan
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| Date of birth | 25 January 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Alysha Corrigan (born 25 January 1997) is a Canadian rugby union and rugby sevens athlete.[2] She won a silver medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Career
Corrigan only took up the sport in grade 11, who was introduced to the sport by her older sister Sidney.[3] Corrigan was named to Canada's 2023 Pan American Games team in October.[4] At the games Corrigan would go onto win the silver medal with the team.[2]
In July 2024, Corrigan was named to Canada's 2024 Olympic team in the sevens.[5][6][7] The team won a silver medal, coming from 0–12 behind to defeat Australia 21–12 in the semi-finals,[8] before losing the final to New Zealand.[9][10]
She was selected in Canada's fifteens squad for the 2025 Pacific Four Series.[11][12] In July 2025, she made the selection into Canada's Rugby World Cup squad.[13][14]
References
- ^ "Canada - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024". www.world.rugby. 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Alysha Corrigan". olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. 3 October 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "Alysha Corrigan Pays Tribute to Her Sister Wearing Number 16 on the World Rugby Sevens Series". www.rugby.ca. Rugby Canada. 28 February 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "Canada's Santiago 2023 Rugby Sevens Teams Announced" (Press release). Vancouver, Canada: Rugby Canada. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ McGoldrick, Hayley (10 July 2024). "Team Canada reveals women's rugby sevens squad for Paris 2024". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Apps among 3 returnees to Canadian Olympic women's rugby 7s team for Paris". www.cbc.ca/sports/. CBC Sports. Canadian Press. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "P.E.I.'s Alysha Corrigan named to women's rugby sevens Olympic squad". SaltWire Network. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "Team Canada shocks Australia, will go for gold in women's rugby sevens". Canadian Olympic Committee. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ "Canada wins silver in women's rugby sevens after narrowly losing to All Blacks in Olympic final". Toronto Star. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ "Gutsy Team Canada earns silver in women's rugby sevens". Canadian Olympic Committee. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ "36 players selected to Canada's Women's Rugby Team to defend Pacific Four Series title". Rugby Canada. 4 April 2025. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
- ^ "Canada names expanded 36-player women's rugby roster for Pacific Four Series". TSN. 4 April 2025. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
- ^ "32-players named to Canada's squad for Rugby World Cup in England". Rugby Canada. 24 July 2025. Archived from the original on 24 July 2025. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
- ^ "Buisa ruled out of Canada squad for Women's RWC 2025". Rugby World Cup. 15 August 2025. Retrieved 15 August 2025.