Gillian Boag
| Date of birth | 19 February 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gillian Lorna Boag (born 19 February 1995) is a Canadian rugby union and rugby league player. She competed for Canada at the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup.
Rugby career
[edit]In 2017, Boag was selected for Canada at the 2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup in Australia.[2]
Boag competed for Canada at the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.[3][4] She featured in the knockout stages against the United States, and England; and in the third place final against France.[5][6][7][8]
In 2023, She was named in Canada's squad for their test against the Springbok women and for the Pacific Four Series.[9][10] She was named on the bench for Canada's match against South Africa in Madrid, Spain.[11][12] In July, she featured in her sides 21–52 loss to the Black Ferns at the Pacific Series in Ottawa.[13][14]
In 2024, she joined Gloucester–Hartpury in the Premiership Women's Rugby competition for the 2024–25 season.[15][16] She was named in Canada's squad for the 2025 Pacific Four Series.[17][18]
References
[edit]- ^ "Player Summary: Gillian Boag". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
- ^ "Canada Ravens Women's Squad named for World Cup". RLWC2017. Archived from the original on 13 October 2017.
- ^ "Canada's Women's Rugby World Cup squad named for New Zealand". Rugby Canada. 2022-08-31. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
- ^ Mockford, Sarah (2022-10-16). "Canada Women's Rugby World Cup Squad 2022 – Italy 12-22 Canada". Rugby World. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
- ^ "Canada book Semi Final spot with big win over USA". Americas Rugby News. 2022-10-30. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
- ^ Grey, Becky (2022-11-05). "England show grit to reach World Cup final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
- ^ "England edge Canada in World Cup Classic". Americas Rugby News. 2022-11-05. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
- ^ "Blue wave hits Canada as France celebrates Bronze victory". Americas Rugby News. 2022-11-12. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
- ^ "Seven new names in Canada squad for Spain tour". Americas Rugby News. 2023-03-16. Retrieved 2023-03-25.
- ^ "Kevin Rouet names Canada's Women's Rugby Team roster for Spain Tour and Pacific Four Series opener". Rugby Canada. 2023-03-15. Retrieved 2023-03-25.
- ^ "One-sided win for Canada over South Africa". Americas Rugby News. 2023-03-25. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
- ^ "Canada's Women's Rugby Team opens 2023 with convincing win over South Africa". Rugby Canada. 2023-03-25. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
- ^ "Black Ferns fly past Canada in front of record crowd in Ottawa". Americas Rugby News. 2023-07-09. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
- ^ Burnes, Campbell (2023-07-09). "Black Ferns secure WXV1 qualification with Ottawa victory". allblacks.com. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
- ^ "Canadian hooker Gillian Boag joins Gloucester-Hartpury". BBC Sport. 2024-08-28. Retrieved 2025-04-29.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Gillian Boag Signs for Gloucester-Hartpury". www.gloucesterrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-04-29.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "36 players selected to Canada's Women's Rugby Team to defend Pacific Four Series title". Rugby Canada. 2025-04-04. Retrieved 2025-04-28.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Canada names expanded 36-player women's rugby roster for Pacific Four Series". TSN. 2025-04-04. Retrieved 2025-04-28.
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