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Madison Grant Pursuing her Passion for Rugby
in Langford BC
By Casey Leger rugby appearance at OFSAA. me moving up and forward in
Rugby Canada. I have great
Fully recovered and living in
nyone who had the chance BC, Maddy spends her mornings opportunities to travel and play
Ato see Madison Grant play training, and her afternoons but more will arise once I have
rugby in Cornwall knew she was attending Belmont Secondary. graduated and can focus full
destined for the big show on the Grant was an honour roll student time on training.”
pitch. Now, in early October, at St. Joseph’s in Cornwall, and One of the things that has
Maddy is living, studying, and according to her teachers has impressed her about rugby in
training in Langford, British always been very serious about BC is the popularity of the
Columbia, and is almost her studies. sport. “Rugby is very popular
certainly destined to play for “What I miss most about here. There are organizations
Canada in the Olympics and at Cornwall is the feeling of and teams for every section of
the World Cup of Rugby. being ‘home’. And I miss my every city. Children at the age
But it hasn’t been an easy ride. friends,” says Grant. However, of 5 are out learning how to
When she left Cornwall for BC she’s not alone in the West: her play and are growing the game.
in late August, after coaching mother, Marilyn, has moved to It’s quite uplifting being able
her former high school and club Langford to be with and support to witness all the passion the
team mates in the inaugural her youngest daughter. community has for rugby. It
rugby 7s tournament at the Asked about her future in gives me hope that one day that
Maxville Highland Games, she rugby, she responds, “I would Cornwall and the surrounding
was recovering from a serious Photo Submitted say my ‘career’ is going well. cities will be able offer boys
concussion sustained in a semi- was playing for the St. Joseph’s My coaches and I are on the and girls the option to play at a
final game in Oshawa, where she Panthers in the first ever SDG same page as to where they see younger age.”
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