Kelly Russell

Kelly Russell (born December 7, 1986) is a former Canadian rugby union player, and is a coach for the sport. She captained at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup and was named to the Dream Team.

International career

Russell has also featured in two Rugby World Cup Sevens in 2009 and 2013.

Kelly and her younger sister Laura were both named in the 2014 World Cup squad.

She won a gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games as a member of the Canadian women's rugby sevens team.

In 2016, Russell was named to Canada's first ever women's rugby sevens Olympic team. The team won bronze.

References

External links

Rugby Canada Player Profile

1986 births

Living people

Canadian female rugby union players

Rugby sevens players at the 2015 Pan American Games

Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada

Rugby sevens players at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Olympic rugby sevens players for Canada

Canadian rugby sevens players

Canada women's international rugby union players

Female rugby sevens players

Olympic bronze medalists for Canada

Olympic medalists in rugby sevens

Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Pan American Games medalists in rugby sevens

Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games

Canada international women's rugby sevens players

People from the Regional Municipality of Peel

Rugby union players from Ontario

Canadian rugby union coaches

Female rugby union coaches

University of Western Ontario alumni

Barbarian F.C. Women players

Rugby union number eights