Olivia Apps (born December 1, 1998) is a Canadian rugby union and sevens player.[1]
| Date of birth | December 1, 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 164 cm (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Career
Apps was part of Canada's 2018 Commonwealth Games team that finished in fourth place.[1]
In June 2021, Apps was named to Canada's 2020 Olympic team as an alternate.[2][3] In September 2021, following the Olympics, she was named Captain of the Canada Women's Sevens national rugby team.[4]
Apps competed for Canada at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.[5][6] They placed sixth overall after losing to Fiji in the fifth place final.[7][8]
On 8 July 2023, she made her test debut for Canada's fifteens team against New Zealand at Ottawa.[9][10] Her side went down 52–21.[9][11] On August 23, 2023, she captained the Canadian Women 7s in the Starlight Stadium tournament when they qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[12]
Personal life
Apps is the daughter of Alfred Apps and Danielle French. At seven years old, she was diagnosed with alopecia universalis. She began competitive rugby at age 15.[1]