Florence Symonds Explained

Florence Symonds (born May 20, 2002) is a Canadian rugby player.

Rugby career

Symonds competed for Canada at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.^{[1] [2]} They placed sixth overall after losing to Fiji in the fifth place final.^{[3] [4]} On 8 July 2023, she made her test debut for Canada's fifteens team against New Zealand at Ottawa.^{[5] [6]} Her side went down 52–21.^[7]

She was chosen for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.^[8] The team won a silver medal, coming from 0-12 behind to defeat Australia 21-12 in the semi-finals,^[9] before losing the final to New Zealand.^{[10] [11]}

External links

• Florence Symonds at Rugby Canada
  • • Florence Symonds at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2022-09-08 . 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens – ARN Guide . 2022-09-19 . Americas Rugby News . en-US.
2. Web site: 2022-09-02 . Canada's Senior Women's and Men's Sevens rosters named for Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town . 2022-09-18 . Rugby Canada . en.
3. Web site: 2022-09-15 . Canada women finish 6th at Rugby World Cup Sevens after lopsided loss to Fiji . 2022-09-23 . Terrace Standard . en-US.
4. Web site: 2022-09-11 . Canadian women finish 6th at 7s World Cup following 53-0 drubbing at hands of Fiji . 2022-09-23 . CBC.ca.
5. Web site: 2023-07-09 . Black Ferns fly past Canada in front of record crowd in Ottawa . 2023-07-09 . Americas Rugby News . en-US.
6. Web site: Coghe . Yuri . 2023-07-08 . Canada's women's rugby team scores 3 tries in loss to New Zealand before record home crowd . 2023-07-09 . www.cbc.ca.
7. Web site: Burnes . Campbell . 2023-07-09 . Black Ferns secure WXV1 qualification with Ottawa victory . 2023-07-09 . allblacks.com . en-NZ.
8. Web site: Team Canada reveals women's rugby sevens squad for Paris 2024 . 10 July 2024 . Canadian Olympic Committee . 30 July 2024.
9. Web site: Team Canada shocks Australia, will go for gold in women's rugby sevens . Canadian Olympic Committee . 30 July 2024.
10. Web site: Canada wins silver in women's rugby sevens after narrowly losing to All Blacks in Olympic final . Toronto Star . 30 July 2024.
11. Web site: Gutsy Team Canada earns silver in women's rugby sevens . Canadian Olympic Committee . 30 July 2024.