Sean Duke (born May 7, 1988) 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 who has competed for the Canadian national team since 2008.

Education

After studying for two years at Queen's University, he transferred to the

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to complete his BSc in Kinesiology after 4 additional years due to rugby commitments. He completed his MSc in Kinesiology at the

in two and a half years also due to rugby commitments. He retired from rugby in late 2016 due to a back injury and due to beginning studies for an MD at the

University of British Columbia The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a public university, public research university with campuses near Vancouver and in Kelowna, British Columbia. Established in 1908, it is British Columbia's oldest university. The university ranks a ...

, but was later invited to play for a Canadian test series in June 2017.

References

1988 births Living people Canada international rugby sevens players Rugby sevens players at the 2015 Pan American Games Rugby union players from Vancouver Pan American Games medalists in rugby sevens Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada Rugby sevens players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games rugby sevens players for Canada Rugby sevens players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Canada international rugby union players Canadian rugby union players Rugby sevens players at the 2019 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games Rugby union centres Rugby union wings {{Canada-rugbyunion-bio-stub