The Most Famous

RUGBY PLAYERS from Canada

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This page contains a list of the greatest Canadian Rugby Players. The pantheon dataset contains 35 Rugby Players, 7 of which were born in Canada. This makes Canada the birth place of the 9th most number of Rugby Players behind Ireland, and United States.

Top 7

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Canadian Rugby Players of all time. This list of famous Canadian Rugby Players is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

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1. Karen Paquin (b. 1987)

With an HPI of 27.55, Karen Paquin is the most famous Canadian Rugby Player.  Her biography has been translated into 10 different languages on wikipedia.

Karen Paquin (born August 3, 1987) is a Canadian rugby union player. Known for her power and speed, she is skilled at both the sevens and 15s version of the game.

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2. Brittany Benn (b. 1989)

With an HPI of 25.23, Brittany Benn is the 2nd most famous Canadian Rugby Player.  Her biography has been translated into 11 different languages.

Brittany "Britt" Benn (born April 23, 1989) is a Canadian rugby union player. She represented Canada at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup. She was a member of the touring squad that played France and England in November 2013.

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3. Conor Trainor (b. 1989)

With an HPI of 21.59, Conor Trainor is the 3rd most famous Canadian Rugby Player.  His biography has been translated into 6 different languages.

Conor Adam Trainor (born December 5, 1989) is a Canadian rugby union player. He is from Vancouver, where he started playing rugby at St. George's School.

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4. Nathan Hirayama (b. 1988)

With an HPI of 21.55, Nathan Hirayama is the 4th most famous Canadian Rugby Player.  His biography has been translated into 7 different languages.

Nathan Hirayama (born 23 March 1988) is a Canadian former rugby player. His primary position was fly-half, however, but he also played fullback. He played for both the Canadian national team and the Canadian sevens team. At club level, Hirayama played for the University of Victoria in the British Columbian Premiership and the BC Bears in the Canadian Rugby Championship.

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5. Elissa Alarie (b. 1986)

With an HPI of 18.25, Elissa Alarie is the 5th most famous Canadian Rugby Player.  Her biography has been translated into 6 different languages.

Elissa Alarie (born 31 January 1986) is a Canadian rugby union player. She represented Canada at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup.

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6. Connor Braid (b. 1990)

With an HPI of 12.58, Connor Braid is the 6th most famous Canadian Rugby Player.  His biography has been translated into 4 different languages.

Connor Jackson Braid (born May 31, 1990) is a Canadian rugby union player. Braid is capable of playing at fly-half, in the centres or in the back three for XVs. In VIIs Braid's preferred position is at prop.

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7. Theo Sauder (b. 1996)

With an HPI of 4.40, Theo Sauder is the 7th most famous Canadian Rugby Player.  His biography has been translated into 3 different languages.

Theo Sauder (born 2 April 1996) is a Canadian rugby union player that plays fullback and fly-half. He currently plays for the Toronto Arrows in Major League Rugby as well as the Canada national rugby sevens team.

People

Pantheon has 7 people classified as Canadian rugby players born between 1986 and 1996. Of these 7, 7 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Canadian rugby players include Karen Paquin, Brittany Benn, and Conor Trainor. As of April 2024, 7 new Canadian rugby players have been added to Pantheon including Karen Paquin, Brittany Benn, and Conor Trainor.

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