Krissy Scurfield

Krissy Scurfield OLY (born 15 June 2003) is a Canadian rugby union player. She won a silver medal in the rugby sevens at the 2024 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Krissy Scurfield

OLY

Date of birth	(2003-06-15) 15 June 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth	Canmore, Alberta, Canada
Height	168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	66 kg (146 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Winger, Centre International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2022 - Canada
Medal record Women's rugby sevens Representing  Canada Olympic Games 2024 Paris Team competition

Career

A student at the University of Victoria, Scurfield was the only Canadian woman named to the World Rugby Series’ Dream Team in 2022 and was the Canadian’s top try scorer despite only featuring in half the games.^[2] Scurfield was selected to play for Canada at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in rugby sevens.^[3]

Scurfield competed for Canada at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.^[4][5] They placed sixth overall after losing to Fiji in the fifth place final.^[6][7]

Chosen for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France,^[8] she suffered an internal laceration during the group stages and missed the rest of the tournament.^[9][10] The team went on to win a silver medal.^[11][12]

She was selected in the Canadian side for the 2025 Pacific Four Series.^[13][14]

Personal

Scurfields father, Allan Scurfield was the 1984 Canadian National high-board diving champion who competed with Canada's National Team at both the Commonwealth and Pan-American Games.^[15]