December 23, 2009

Link to Rugby Canada Release

Jacquie Laidler

LENNOXVILLE – Jacquie Laidler, a first-year centre with the Bishop's Gaiters Women's Rugby team, has been named to the national women's Under-20 team, as announced by Rugby Canada yesterday.

The Anmore, B.C. native was the only player based in the Quebec University Rugby Union to be named to squad. Overall, 14 of the team's 22 members are based at CIS schools. Laidler has previously played representative rugby with the British Columbia provincial team at both the U-17 and U-20 levels, winning two silver and one gold medal.

Laidler, who moved from prop to centre midway through the season, was instrumental in nearly every try the Gaiters scored this year, and finished fourth on the team with two tries of her own. She was the Gaiters' Player of the Game in four of the Gaiters' six regular-season games this year.

Laidler will join the team in January for a series of test matches against the USA in Tampa, Florida in January. The national U-20 team will also play a tournament in San Diego in March, and compete in the U-20 Nations Cup in July.

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Rugby Canada National Women's Under 20 Team