Emily Belchos

Emily Belchos (born April 27, 1995) is a Canadian rugby union player. She represented Canada at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup.[1][2] She toured New Zealand with the Canadian team in June 2014 in a test match tour against the Black Ferns and the Wallaroos.[3]

Emily Belchos

Date of birth	April 27, 1995
Place of birth	Barrie, Ontario
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
School	Barrie Central Collegiate
University	University of Victoria
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flyhalf Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2012?- Markham Irish () 2017- Victoria Vikes () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 2012-2013? Ontario u-20 () National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2014?-  Canada 2013-2014  Canada under-20 National sevens team(s) Years Team Comps 2013?-2016  Canada
Medal record Women's rugby union Representing  Canada World Cup 2014 France Team competition

Rugby career

In highschool Belchos was a multi-sport athlete participating in wrestling and basketball, alongside rugby.[4] While playing for the Markham Irish RFC senior team, she was invited to play with the U20 Ontario team and was then invited to join Canada's U20 team in 2013.

After capturing the U20 Nations Cup in 2013, Belchos was named one of the "Five to Watch" and named to the CIBC Team Next, a sponsorship program assisting the next generation of athletes.

In November 2013, Belchos competed with the undefeated Canadian team in the North American Caribbean Rugby Association NACRA 7s.

The following year, in June 2014, she travelled with the national team to a tournament in New Zealand and the next month, in July, she was named to the team that won silver at the 2014 World Cup.

In 2016, Belchos was released from the national sevens program to play on the senior 15s side in preparation for the 2017 World Cup.[5]

In 2017, Belchos attended the University of Victoria and joined the Victoria Vikes rugby team.[6]

References

1. Ben Kerr, lastwordonsports.com (30 June 2014). "Canada's Roster Announced for Women's Rugby World Cup". Retrieved 2 October 2014.
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. Gene Pereira, The Barrie Examiner.com (10 July 2014). "Barrie star youngest player on Canadian national rugby team". Retrieved 2 October 2014.
4. "Emily Belchoes - 2015 - Athlete". Retrieved 2018-12-02.
5. "NBer Olivia DeMerchant Named To Senior Women's Super Series Team". 2016-06-14. Retrieved 2018-12-02.
6. "Vikes Run Up 82-0 Score for Second Consecutive Weekend: Dominating Canada West". 2017-09-25. Retrieved 2018-12-02.