Conor Adam Trainor (born December 5, 1989) is a Canadian rugby union player. He is from Vancouver, where he started playing rugby at St. George's School.
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| Full name | Conor Adam Trainor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | December 5, 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Vancouver, British Columbia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 105 kg (231 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | St. George's School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Western Ontario | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Career
editHe plays in the centers or on the wing for 15s and prop for 7s rugby. Since then he has been a member of the BC age grade and men's provincial side, Western's 15s and 7s teams, Canada U20, Canada 7s and the World Cup Canada 15s program. He was part of the Canadian squad at the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand where he featured in four matches.[1] While studying engineering at the University of Western Ontario, he played a large part in bringing the gold medal to London in 2011, thus making him an OUA champion as well. Currently he plays professional rugby in the French Ligue 2.
Sevens
editIn June 2021, Trainor was named to Canada's 2020 Summer Olympics team.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ "Profile". Official Rugby World Cup Site. Archived from the original on 29 November 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
- ^ Awad, Brandi (25 June 2021). "Team Canada names women's and men's rugby teams for Tokyo 2020". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ Davidson, Neil (25 June 2021). "Veteran trio to lead Canada's rugby 7s squads at the Tokyo Olympics". Canadian Press. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
External links
edit- Conor Trainor at ESPNscrum
- 2011 Rugby World Cup Profile
- Conor Trainor at the World Rugby Men's Sevens Series (archived)