Anaїs Holly (born 10 December 1992) is a Canadian

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...

player. She plays for

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. Holly made her international debut for Canada in 2016. She competed for Canada at the

2021 Rugby World Cup The 2021 Rugby World Cup was the ninth staging of the women's Rugby World Cup, as organised by World Rugby. It was held from 8 October to 12 November 2022 in Auckland and Whangārei, New Zealand. It was originally scheduled to be held in 2021, ...

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. She played against the

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in their quarterfinal encounter. She also featured in the semifinal against

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, and in the third place final against

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Anaїs Holly poses for a portrait during the Canada for the 2021 Rugby World Cup headshots
, October 01, 2022 {{DEFAULTSORT:Holly, Anaїs 1992 births Canadian rugby union players Canadian female rugby union players Canada women's international rugby union players Living people