Brittany Benn

Brittany "Britt" Benn (born April 23, 1989) is a Canadian rugby union player.^[1] She represented Canada at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup.^[2][3] She was a member of the touring squad that played France and England in November 2013.^[4]

Brittany Benn

Date of birth	(1989-04-23) April 23, 1989 (age 36)
Place of birth	Napanee, Ontario, Canada
Height	165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	68 kg (150 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre Senior career Years Team Apps (Points)   Guelph Redcoats () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2013– Canada
Medal record Representing  Canada Women's rugby sevens Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team competition Pan American Games 2015 Toronto Team competition Women's rugby union World Cup 2014 France Team competition

Career

Benn won a gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games as a member of the Canadian women's rugby sevens team.^[1][5]

In 2016, she was named to Canada's first ever women's rugby sevens Olympic team that went on to win the bronze medal for Canada.^[6]

In June 2021, Benn was named to Canada's 2020 Summer Olympics team.^[7][8] She is openly lesbian.^[9]

Honours and achievements

• 2017, Canada Sevens Langford dream team^[10]
• 2019, Canada Sevens Langford performance tracker player of the round^[11]
• 2019, Rugby Canada Player of the Year (7s)^[12]