Josée Lacasse (rugby union)

Josée Lacasse (born 9 March 1970) is a Canadian female rugby union player from Montreal, Quebec representing Canada at the 1994,1998,[1] and 2002 Women's Rugby World Cup.[2][3]

For the Canadian skier, see Josée Lacasse.

Josée Lacasse
Date of birth (1970-03-09) 9 March 1970
Place of birthMontreal, Quebec, Canada
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb; 11 st 11 lb)
UniversityConcordia University
Occupation(s)Financial advisor
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
? Concordia Stingers ()
– Ste Anne de Bellevue RFC ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1992-2002  Canada 29
Coaching career
Years Team
Concordia Stingers

She played for Concordia University where she completed a Bachelor's of Science in 1993.[4] She was named as the fittest athlete in 1992-1993[5] and received the Academic Athlete of the Year award in 1991–1992.[6]

In 1992, Lacasse made her first appearance on the national squad.[3] In 2004, she was the most capped player of the Canadian senior women's team.[3] Lacasse was also an honorable mention for the list of the ten greatest North American rugby players.[7] She retired after the 2002 world cup with 29 caps.[8][7]

References
  1. worldrugby.org. "World Rugby | worldrugby.org". www.worldrugby.org. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  2. worldrugby.org. "World Rugby | world.rugby". www.world.rugby. Archived from the original on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  3. "The Official Site Of Rugby Canada". 7 November 2002. Archived from the original on 7 November 2002. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  4. "Sports Hall of Fame celebrates pride and tradition". www.concordia.ca.
  5. "Concordia fittest athletes". Concordia Stingers. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  6. "Concordia academic athletes of the year". Concordia Stingers. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  7. Brown, Mathew. (2004). Rugby for dummies. Growden, Greg., Guthrie, Patrick, 1962-. Etobicioke, Ont.: J. Wiley & Sons Canada. p. 305. ISBN 0470834056. OCLC 56588648.
  8. Brown, Mathew. (2011). Rugby for dummies. Growden, Greg., Guthrie, Patrick, 1962- (3rd ed.). Mississauga, Ont.: Wiley. p. 321. ISBN 9781118043325. OCLC 731322674.
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