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 ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013-2014? Canada
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
2008-2013 Canada
Coaching career
Years Team
– Castway Wanderers
Medal record
Women's rugby union
Representing  Canada
World Cup
Silver medal – second place2014 FranceTeam competition

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. "Jess Dovanne". cwrugby.com. Archived from the original on 2017-06-13.
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