Julia_Sugawara

Julia Sugawara

Julia Sugawara

Rugby player

Julia Sugawara (born November 27, 1982) is a Canadian rugby union player. She has represented Canada at three World Cups in 2006, 2010, and 2014.[1][2]

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Sugawara plays for Burnaby Lake and represents the province of BC.[3] She spent a year with the Saracens in 2009-2010. Returning to British Columbia, she coaches a BC Highschool team in Surrey/White Rock and also referees high school and division 2 women's games.

In 2011, she was awarded the Colette McAuley Award for her consistent efforts giving back to the game of rugby.[3]

Sugawara studied at Trinity Western University[3] and has a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Linguistics.[4] She is a teacher's aide for special needs children.

References

  1. [1]
    Ben Kerr, lastwordonsports.com (30 June 2014). "Canada's Roster Announced for Women's Rugby World Cup". Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  2. [2]
    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.
  3. [3]
    "Julia Sugawara wins the 2011 Colette McAuley Award at NWL". 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2018-12-02.
  4. [4]
    Kasey Eriksen, Independent Sports News.com (15 April 2014). "Q and A with Canada's Julia Sugawara". Archived from the original on 1 October 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
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