Barbara Mervin (born April 1, 1982) is a Canadian rugby union player also known affectionately as Swevin Mervin.[1] She represented Canada at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup.[2][3] She broke a bone in her right hand in Canada's first World Cup match against Spain and missed out on the rest of the World Cup in France.[4] Mervin was a member of the Canadian sevens team that won the 2012 Las Vegas Sevens.
| Date of birth | April 1, 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Western Ontario | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Sports fashion entrepreneur | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Mervin graduated from the University of Western Ontario with a Bachelor's degree in art history and she also has a diploma in fashion design from the Pacific Design Academy in Victoria, British Columbia.
Mervin coaches the University of Victoria Vikes.[1] She also founded a clothesline company called Aptoella Rugby Apparel.[5]
Honours
edit- 2005 CIS National Player of the Year
- CIS Rookie of the Year Award
- CIS National Champion x2[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Barbara Mervin a remarkable ambassador in Canadian Sports". AllowHerToPlay : a review of women in sport. 2013-02-10. Retrieved 2018-11-22.
- ^ 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". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
- ^ Dale Clifford, Peterborough Examiner (15 August 2014). "Mervin upbeat despite setback". Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- ^ Alison Donnelly, scrumqueens.com (December 2013). "Mervin making waves with APTOELLA". Retrieved 6 November 2014.
External links
edit- Rugby Canada Player Profile [dead link]
- Aptoella Rugby Apparel Profile at the Wayback Machine (archived November 6, 2014)