Hilary Leith

Hilary Leith
Date of birth (1983-12-29) December 29, 1983
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight99 kg (218 lb)
UniversityUniversity of Missouri
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
?-2013, 2014- Capilano ()
2014 Saracens ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013–present  Canada
Medal record
Women's rugby union
Representing  Canada
World Cup
2014 France Team competition

Hilary Leith (born December 29, 1983) is a Canadian rugby union player. She represented Canada at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup and was named to the tournament Dream Team.[1][2][3] She made her international debut in the 2013 Nations Cup. Later that year she played for the Saracens.[4]

She participated in wrestling and pursued it after high school after receiving a wrestling scholarship to the University of Missouri.[5]

References

  1. ^ Ben Kerr, lastwordonsports.com (30 June 2014). "Canada's Roster Announced for Women's Rugby World Cup". Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  2. ^ Bryan Kelly, Rugby Canada Communications (BC Rugby.com) (31 July 2014). "Canada roster announced for Women's World Cup opener vs France". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Womens RWC - #WRWC2014 Dream Team revealed after fan vote". 2014-08-19. Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
  4. ^ Andrew Smith, BC Rugby Communications (26 June 2012). "British Columbia's Hilary Leith to play for Saracens this Fall". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  5. ^ Andy Prest, North Shore News (27 July 2014). "Capilano trio tackles Rugby World Cup". Retrieved 3 October 2014.