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Claire Gallagher
Claire Gallagher
  • Height:
    5-3
  • Year:
    4
  • Hometown:
    Caledon, Ont.
  • High School:
    The Country Day School
  • Position:
    Centre
  • Major:
    Health Sciences
  • Team:
    Women's Rugby
  • Previous Club:
    Aurora Barbarians

Bio

CAREER HONOURS

  • 4x U SPORTS Academic All-Canadian (2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23)
  • 2x U SPORTS Second Team All-Canadian (2021, 2022)
  • 2x RSEQ First Team All-Star (2021, 2022)
  • 2022 uOttawa President's Award winner for Outstanding Athletic and Academic Achievement
  • 2022 U SPORTS National Championship Tournament All-Star
  • 2018 RSEQ Rookie of the Year

FOURTH YEAR (2022)

Named a U SPORTS Second Team All-Canadian and an RSEQ First Team All-Star while starting five regular season games…Served as team captain…Led the team with 66 total points (three tries, 24 converts, one penalty), finishing tied for third in the league in regular season scoring…Her 66 points were the most by a Gee-Gee since Emma Sandstrom’s 68 in 2017…Named game MVP on three occasions during the regular season…Started both playoff games and scored 14 points (one convert, four penalties)...named the MVP of the 37-10 semifinal win over Carleton while earning eight points…Started all three games at the U SPORTS National Championship, being named to the Tournament All-Star team…Accounted for 27 total points (two tries, seven converts, one penalty) at the National Championship, helping the Gee-Gees to the bronze medal.

THIRD YEAR (2021)

Named a Second Team All-Canadian, RSEQ First Team All-Star and Team MVP while meriting U SPORTS Academic All-Canadian honours for the third straight year…Started all six regular season games, leading the conference with 64 points (three tries, 20 converts, three penalties)…Handled kicking duties for the team, making a conference-best 20 converts…Had 19 more points than any other player in the RSEQ…Named game MVP on Sept. 25 at Laval…Booted a career-high six converts Oct. 2 versus Concordia…Had first career multi-try game Oct. 8 at Sherbrooke…Started both playoff games, scoring 19 points (one try, four converts, two penalties) as Ottawa won the conference silver medal…Named MVP of the semifinal game against Montreal…Dressed for all three games at the U SPORTS National Championship, helping the Gee-Gees capture the national silver medal and being named team MVP of the gold medal game…Accounted for 32 points (one try, three converts, seven penalties) at Nationals, including an overtime penalty kick in the semifinal against Victoria.

SEASON NOT PLAYED (2020)

Earned U SPORTS Academic All-Canadian honours for the second consecutive year. Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic. Did not impact eligibility. 

SECOND YEAR (2019)

Earned U SPORTS Academic All-Canadian honours…Played in all six regular season games, finishing third on the team with 29 points scored…Kicked 13 converts on the season, along with one drop…Ranked tied for 11th for points scored in the RSEQ…Her drop on September 7 versus Laval was the first for the Gee-Gees since September 20, 2015 (Breanna Miller, 72-5 win at Bishop’s)… Had five converts on October 4 vs Carleton....Appeared in both playoff games, leading the team in scoring with 28 points (one try, seven converts, three penalties) as uOttawa captured the RSEQ Championship…Scored first career try in the semifinals versus Sherbrooke on October 19…Dressed for all three games at the U SPORTS National Championship, leading the team with 11 points (four converts, one penalty) as uOttawa won the bronze medal. 

FIRST YEAR (2018)

Named RSEQ Rookie of the Year while appearing in six regular season games, helping uOttawa to an undefeated regular season…Kicked ten converts for 20 total points…Made first career appearance September 9 at Sherbrooke…Kicked first career convert October 8 in a 113-0 victory over Bishop’s…Booted five converts in one game in a 70-0 win at McGill on October 14…Appeared in both playoff games, kicking eight converts and a penalty en route to capturing the RSEQ Championship…Attended the U SPORTS National Championship, as uOttawa took the bronze medal...Converted four tries, including one in the bronze medal game against Laval.

BEFORE THE GEE-GEES & NATIONAL/PROVINCAL EXPERIENCE

Attended The Country Day School in King City, Ont…Member of the 2017 Ontario Blues U18 squad with fellow Gee-Gee Meredith Sirrs…Played for the Ontario Blues Senior Women’s team in 2019 and the Toronto Reds 7s Academy…Attended the Canadian U20 camp in 2019 and 2020... Earned first cap for Canada's Senior Women's Team on July 8, 2023 in Ottawa against New Zealand as part of the Pacific Four Series.

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