Connor Braid

Connor Braid
Birth name	Connor Jackson Braid
Date of birth	May 31, 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth	Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	98.4 kg (217 lb)
School	Oak Bay High School
University	Royal Roads University
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Centre / Fly-half
Amateur team(s)
Years	Team
	James Bay AA
Senior career
Years	Team
	BC Bears
2012–2013	Doncaster Knights
2014–2015	Glasgow Warriors
2014–2015	→ London Scottish
2016–2017	Worcester Warriors
	Correct as of 21 January 2021
International career
Years	Team
2009–2010	Canada U20
2010–2018	Canada
	Correct as of 27 January 2018
National sevens team
Years	Team
2011–	Canada
	Correct as of 21 January 2021
Men's rugby sevens
Representing Canada
World Games

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.

Career

At the start of the 2014–15 season Braid signed an initial 3-month contract with Glasgow Warriors. This contract was extended although he was sent to London Scottish in December 2014 on loan with an agreement that he could return for cover during the 2015 Six Nations tournament. However, at the end of the Six Nations Glasgow Warriors announced that Braid would stay with the Pro 12 club until the end of the season.^{[citation needed]}

Braid is now playing professionally with Canada 7s.

In June 2021, Braid was named to Canada's 2020 Summer Olympics team.^[2]^[3]

References

^ "Connor Braid". its rugby. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
^ Awad, Brandi (25 June 2021). "Team Canada names women's and men's rugby teams for Tokyo 2020". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
^ Morgan, Liam (15 June 2019). "Canada and United States book Tokyo 2020 place at World Rugby Women's Sevens Series". www.insidethegames.biz/. Dunsar Media Company Limited. Retrieved 16 June 2019.

External links

Connor Braid at the World Rugby Men's Sevens Series (archived)
Connor Braid at ESPNscrum
Connor Braid at ItsRugby.co.uk
Connor Braid at Team Canada
Connor Braid at Olympics.com
Connor Braid at Olympedia (archive)
Connor Braid at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
Connor Braid at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games (archived)
Rugby Canada Rosters Profile^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[1] "Connor Braid". its rugby. Retrieved 21 January 2021.

[2] Awad, Brandi (25 June 2021). "Team Canada names women's and men's rugby teams for Tokyo 2020". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 4 July 2021.

[3] Morgan, Liam (15 June 2019). "Canada and United States book Tokyo 2020 place at World Rugby Women's Sevens Series". www.insidethegames.biz/. Dunsar Media Company Limited. Retrieved 16 June 2019.

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