Julianne Zussman (born January 23, 1987) is a Canadian rugby union referee and a former player. She represented Canada at three World Cups.[1][2] She was named as fullback on the dream team of the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup.[3] In 2016, she was the recipient of the Gillian Florence Award from Rugby Canada. She is the assistant coach of the University of Victoria women's rugby program.
| Date of birth | January 23, 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Ottawa, Ontario | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | McGill University AISTS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Zussman attended McGill University, where she attained a Bachelor of Arts degree in international development.[4] During university she was named the RSEQ rookie-of-the-year in 2004 and an all-conference status in 2005.[5] She completed her master's in sport administration (MSA) at the AISTS in Switzerland.[6]
Zussman has played rugby for the Town of Mount Royal RFC and the Castaway Wanderers.
References
edit- ^ Ben Kerr, lastwordonsports.com (30 June 2014). "Canada's Roster Announced for Women's Rugby World Cup". Retrieved 2 October 2014.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Americas Rugby News (2017-08-28). "Americas trio named to World Cup Dream Team". Retrieved 2018-09-17.
- ^ Dan Plouffe, Sportsottawa.com (14 August 2012). "Ottawa player 'stoked' for local NACRA rugby tourney". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
- ^ Earl Zukerman and Mark Sheldon (2017-01-01). "McGill rugby grad Zussman helps Canada win Can-Am Series title in San Diego". Retrieved 2018-09-17.
- ^ Rugby Canada.ca (2014). "Rugby Canada: Player Profile - Julianne Zussman". Retrieved 2 October 2014.[permanent dead link]