Magali Harvey (born August 16, 1990) 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.

Rugby career

Harvey represented at the

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. She was named IRB Women’s Player of the Year 2014 and was the first Canadian to receive the award. She won a gold medal at the

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as a member of the Canadian women's rugby sevens team.

Honors

* 2014, WRWC Dream Team * 2014, International Rugby Players Women’s 15s Try of the Decade * 2014, IRB Women's Player of the year * 2020, World Rugby Player of the Decade in 15-a-side rugby (nominee)

Personal

Harvey started playing at the age of 18 and played at

St. Francis Xavier University St. Francis Xavier University is a public undergraduate liberal arts university located in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is a member of the Maple League, a group of primarily undergraduate universities in Eastern Canada. History St. Franc ...

during her university career. She studied

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. Her father,

Luc Harvey Luc Harvey (born April 4, 1964) is a Canadian politician and the former Member of Parliament for the riding of Louis-Hébert in Quebec from 2006 to 2008. He served as the leader of the Conservative Party of Quebec from January to September 2012. ...

was the former Member of Parliament for the riding of

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in Quebec from 2006 to 2008.

References

External links

*
Player profile at Rugby Canada
{{DEFAULTSORT:Harvey, Magali 1990 births Living people Sportspeople from Quebec City Canadian female rugby union players Canada women's international rugby union players Canada international rugby sevens players Female rugby sevens players Rugby sevens players at the 2015 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada Pan American Games medalists in rugby sevens Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games Canada international women's rugby sevens players