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Michael Buchanan Danskin (born June 14, 1980) is a Canadian former international
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.


Biography

Raised in
Victoria, British Columbia Victoria is the capital city of the Canadian province of British Columbia, on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of 91,867, and the Greater Victoria area has a population of 397,237. Th ...
, Danskin attended
St. Michael's University School St. Michaels University School (abbreviated SMUS) is an independent day and boarding school in the municipality of Saanich, the largest and most populous municipality in the Capital Regional District and on Vancouver Island. Previous headmasters i ...
and 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 ...
, where he was twice named "Outstanding Athlete of the Year" playing varsity rugby. Danskin played his rugby as a fly-half and had a strong kicking game, aided by tuition received from Canadian Football Hall of Fame place kicker
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, who is a family friend. A rugby sevens specialist, Danskin debuted for Canada at the
2001 World Games The 2001 World Games ( ja, 2001年ワールドゲームズ, 2001-Nen wārudogēmuzu), the sixth World Games, were an international multi-sport event held in Akita, Japan. Titles 140 titles (invitational sports not included) were awarded in the ...
and scored 480 points during his World Sevens Series career. He was capped three times with the Canada XV between 2001 and 2004.


See also

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List of Canada national rugby union players List of Canada national rugby union players is a list of people who have played for the Canada national rugby union team. The list only includes players who have played in a Test match. Note that the "position" column lists the position at which t ...


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Danskin, Mike 1980 births Living people Canadian rugby union players Canada international rugby union players Canada international rugby sevens players Victoria Vikes rugby union players Rugby union fly-halves Rugby union players from Victoria, British Columbia Competitors at the 2001 World Games Rugby sevens players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games rugby sevens players for Canada St. Michaels University School alumni