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WRUG - French and Svoboda - All-Canadians 2017
Rick Zazulak

Women's Rugby Fraser Caldwell, Sport Information Officer

Women's Rugby: Svoboda and French Named All-Canadians

Mac's Sara Svoboda Returned to the All-Canadian First Team, while Britni French debuted in the Second Team Wednesday

One Marauder returned to the ranks of the nation's best Wednesday, while another made her first appearance, as U SPORTS announced its women's rugby major award winners and All-Canadians at the All-Canadian Breakfast in Lethbridge, Alberta.

Having repeated as her division's Player of the Year in October, Marauders eight Sara Svoboda was named a U SPORTS First Team All-Canadian for a second consecutive year, while third-year centre Britni French made her first appearance as an All-Canadian as a member of the Second Team.

McMaster's leader in carries across each of their four regular season contests, Svoboda created more lineouts than any other Marauder, and finished the season with a team-leading total of 46 points, including four tries.

She added a pair of tries in Mac's two playoff contests, including the final scoring play in McMaster's 36-19 win over York in the OUA bronze medal game at Ron Joyce Stadium Oct. 20.

For her part, French was a defensive leader for the Marauders, constantly at the organizational centre of their line, while lurking as a legitimate line-breaking threat in her own right.

The Kinesiology major cracked the divisional all-star team for the second consecutive year.

Wednesday's All-Canadian Breakfast stood as the first official event of the 2017 U SPORTS Women's Rugby Championships, being contested Nov. 2-5 in Lethbridge, Alberta.

U SPORTS RELEASE - FULL AWARD WINNERS AND ALL CANADIANS

2017 U SPORTS WOMEN'S RUGBY ALL-CANADIANS

First Team
 
Pos. First Last School Elig. Hometown Program
Prop Joanna Alphonso StFX 4 Ajax, Ont. Arts
Hooker Julia Folk Victoria 4 Regina, Sask. Science
Prop DaLeaka Menin Calgary 5 Calgary, Alta. Arts
2nd Row Kasselle Menin Calgary 3 Calgary, Alta. Arts
2nd row McKinley Hunt Queen's 3 King City, Ont. Concurrent Education
Flanker Ngalula Fuamba Montréal 3 Kinshasa, DRC Industrial Engineering
Flanker Sara Svoboda McMaster 3 Belleville, Ont. Kinesiology
8-man Temitope Ogunjimi Calgary 5 Calgary, Alta. Arts
Scrumhalf Justine Pelletier Laval 2 Rivière-du-Loup, Que. Kinesiology
Flyhalf Julia Schell Guelph 3 Uxbridge, Ont. Sociology
Wing June Beals StFX 3 Dartmouth, N.S. Arts
Centre Brittany Orr Lethbridge 5 Lethbridge, Alta. Health Science
Centre Frédérique Rajotte Concordia 5 Markham, Ont. Communications
Wing Alexandra Ondo Ottawa 2 Gatineau, Que. International Development and Globalization
Fullback Nikki Case Western 4 Toronto, Ont. Sciences

 
Second Team
 
Position First Last Name School Eligibility Hometown Program
Prop Tiffany Picketts Victoria 5 North
Vancouver, B.C.		 Education
Hooker Lauren Melanson Acadia 1 Halifax, N.S. Engineering
Prop Maude Laliberté Laval 5 Québec, Que. Food and Nutrition
2nd Row Laetitia Royer Concordia 3 Montreal, Que. Art and Science certificate
2nd row Harley Tucker Acadia 2 Black Diamond, Alta. Kinesiology
Flanker Chanelle Edwards-Challenger Victoria 3 Calgary, Alta. Humanities
Flanker Danielle Wisen Acadia 3 Wellington, N.S. Business
8man Kylie Shaughnessy Guelph 4 Peterborough, Ont. Biomedical Science
Scrumhalf Jessica Neilson Victoria 4 Victoria, B.C, Social Sciences
Flyhalf Anaïs Holly Montréal 5 Montreal, Que. Kinesiology
Wing Alysha Corrigan UPEI 4 Charlottetown, P.E.I. Business
Centre Britni French McMaster 3 Innisfill, Ont. Kinesiology
Centre Mackenzie Carson UBC 2 Abbotsford, B.C. Arts
Wing Petra Woods York 4 Toronto, Ont. Business Administration - Accounting
Fullback Samantha Alli Ottawa 3 Caledon, Ont. Health Sciences
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