Nicholas Headed To Brazil With Team Canada

Blenheim’s Breanne Nicholas will head to Sao Jose de Campos, Brazil, this month from August 8-10, to compete as a member of Canada’s Rugby Sevens team at the 2014 International University Sports Federation (FISU) World University Championship Rugby Sevens tournament.

Last summer Nicholas won the Nations Cup as a member of Canada’s U20 rugby team, before winning divisional rookie of the year honours competing with the OUA’s Western University Mustangs.

“After years of dedicated hard work and continuous effort, I am honoured to be playing rugby for Team Canada again,” Nicholas said in a Wester Mustangs news release about being named to Team Canada earlier this summer. “Being named to the 2014 FISU Rugby Sevens team is a huge accomplishment for me, and is an important stepping stone to reaching my goals as a rugby player. I look forward to this opportunity and experience.”

Nicholas, a former Blenheim District High School student was the Mustangs’ leading scorer, and played club rugby in London this summer.

The FISU tournament is the premier Rugby Sevens event for current university athletes, or athletes who graduated in the prior season, and serves as a feeder system for National teams.

Upon her return to Canada, Nicholas will compete with Canada’s U20 Rugby team in a series of exhibition games, including a game against the USA August 20 in London, Ontario.