Olivia DeMerchant
| Date of birth | February 16, 1991 | ||
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| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 97 kg (214 lb) | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
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| Position | Prop | ||
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| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| Woodstock Wildmen Saracens |
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| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
 Canada |
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Olivia DeMerchant (b. February 16, 1991) is a Canadian rugby union player. She represented Canada at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup.[1][2] In 2011 she played for the Canadian women's under-20 team.[3] She played four seasons for St. Francis Xavier University where she studied.[4]
Olivia Demerchant began playing Womens tackle football with the Capital Area Lady Gladiators in 2015. She dominated on both offense and defense from the full back and defensive end positions. She earned a Maritime Women's Football League offensive All-Star award and 2015 offense player of the year with the Lady Gladiators.
References
- ↑ Ben Kerr, lastwordonsports.com (30 June 2014). "Canada’s Roster Announced for Women’s Rugby World Cup". Retrieved 2 October 2014.
- ↑ Bryan Kelly, Rugby Canada Communications (BC Rugby.com) (31 July 2014). "Canada roster announced for Women’s World Cup opener vs France". Retrieved 2 October 2014.
- ↑ StFX Athletics & Recreation (St. Francis Xavier University) (14 July 2011). "DeMerchant suits up with Canadian U20 national rugby team". Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- ↑ StFX Athletics & Recreation (St. Francis Xavier University) (3 September 2014). "Rugby chat with World Cup silver medalist Olivia DeMerchant". Retrieved 4 October 2014.
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