Claire Gallagher
| Born | 20 April 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 162 cm (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Claire Gallagher (born 20 April 2000) is a Canadian rugby union player. She competed for Canada at the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup.
Early career
[edit]Gallagher played hockey and soccer growing up and did not play her first game of rugby until she was in high school.[1]
Rugby career
[edit]Gallagher made her international debut for Canada during the 2023 Pacific Four Series on 8 July against New Zealand in Ottawa.[1][2] A week later, she scored her first international try in her sides 45–7 win against the Wallaroos.[1] She then featured for Canada in the inaugural 2023 WXV 1 tournament, she played against Wales and England as her side finished second.[3]
In January 2024, she joined Leicester Tigers from the Aurora Barbarians and the University of Ottawa in Canada.[1][3] She started in all six of Canada's Test matches in 2024 and was part of the side that defeated the Black Ferns for the first time during the Pacific Four Series.[4][5]
In 2025, she signed with Trailfinders having previously played for Leicester Tigers.[2][6] She was named in the Canadian side for the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup in England.[7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Viveiros, Nikolas (2024-03-15). "Women's Month SPOTLIGHT: Claire Gallagher". Rugby Ontario. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
- ^ a b Cairns, Jack (2025-06-03). "Canadian International Claire Gallagher signed". Ealing Trailfinders Rugby Club. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
- ^ a b Buckley, Stanley (2024-01-12). "Welcome to the Tigers Family: Claire Gallagher". Leicester Tigers. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
- ^ Harvey, Joe (2024-12-28). "Leicester Tigers' Claire Gallagher: 'Canada changed my career plan'". www.rugbypass.com. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
- ^ Stewart, Jim (2024-06-13). "CDS Cyclone Rugby grads Claire Gallagher & McKinley Hunt capture Pacific Four Series in historic win over New Zealand". Caledon Citizen. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
- ^ "Claire Gallagher: Trailfinders Women sign Canada international from Leicester Tigers". BBC Sport. 2025-06-03. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
- ^ "32-players named to Canada's squad for Rugby World Cup in England". Rugby Canada. 24 July 2025. Archived from the original on 24 July 2025. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
- ^ "Buisa ruled out of Canada squad for Women's RWC 2025". Rugby World Cup. 15 August 2025. Retrieved 15 August 2025.