Julianne Zussman (born January 23, 1987) is a Canadian

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player and referee. She represented at three World Cups. She was named as fullback on the dream team of the

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. In 2016, she was the recipient of the

Gillian Florence Gillian Florence is a Canadian rugby union player who has participated in five world cups (1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, and 2010). Starting out as a prop on the national team, she became one of Canada's top flankers. Florence first started playin ...

Award from

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. She is the assistant coach of the

University of Victoria The University of Victoria (UVic or Victoria) is a public research university located in the municipalities of Oak Bay and Saanich, British Columbia, Canada. The university traces its roots to Victoria College, the first post-secondary instit ...

women's rugby program. Zussman attended

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, where she attained a

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degree in international development. During university she was named the RSEQ rookie-of-the-year in 2004 and an all-conference status in 2005. She completed her Masters in Sport Administration ( MSA) at the

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in Switzerland. Zussman has played rugby for the Town of Mount Royal RFC and the

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References

External links

Rugby Canada Player Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Zussman, Julianne 1987 births Living people Canadian female rugby union players Canada women's international rugby union players Sportspeople from Ottawa