Nicole Heavirland (born February 25, 1995) is an American

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 made her debut for the in 2017. She was named in the Eagles

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squad.

Biography

Heavirland attended

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in her junior year before she transferred to

Phillips Exeter Academy (not for oneself) la, Finis Origine Pendet (The End Depends Upon the Beginning) gr, Χάριτι Θεοῦ (By the Grace of God) , location = 20 Main Street , city = Exeter, New Hampshire , zipcode ...

. She began playing rugby at the age of 15. She made her rugby sevens debut during the

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. She travelled as a reserve to the 2016 Brazil Olympics. She was a USA Rugby All-American at the

United States Military Academy The United States Military Academy (USMA), also known metonymically as West Point or simply as Army, is a United States service academy in West Point, New York. It was originally established as a fort, since it sits on strategic high groun ...

. Heavirland was among 12 players selected to represent Team USA at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. She was again selected to represent the United States at the

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. Heavirland was a travelling alternate at the

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, France. She came out as gay in March 2022.

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Official WebsiteNicole Heavirland
at USA Rugby
Nicole Heavirland
at Army West Point Athletics * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Heavirland, Nicole 1995 births Living people United States women's international rugby union players American female rugby union players Rugby union fly-halves Phillips Exeter Academy alumni American female rugby sevens players Rugby sevens players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic rugby sevens players for the United States Rugby sevens players at the 2023 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in rugby sevens 21st-century American sportswomen American lesbian sportswomen American LGBT rugby union players Sportspeople from Montana