Colette McAuley

Colette McAuley (born May 11, 1973) is a former Canadian rugby union player with 21 caps, including the 2002 Women's Rugby World Cup, during a ten-year career with Rugby Canada.

Rugby career At the University of Guelph, McAuley played fullback for the Guelph Gryphons. She would spend ten years with the program including participation at the 2002 Women's Rugby World Cup. McAuley played in the 2011, 2003, and 2005 Canada Cups. which focuses on technique as much as the psyche of her players.

Colette McAuley award The Rugby Canada Foundation honoured McAuley's contribution to the sport by founding an award in her name in 2009. The recipient represents the true spirit of the game and gives back to sport of rugby. As of 2011, the award holder received a $1000 cheque from the Colette McAuley Fund. 2013, Maria Samson

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