Rugby star bitten in Strathcona Provincial Park
Olivia Apps is used to avoiding tacklers as captain of the Paris Olympics-bound Canadian women’s rugby sevens team, which is based in Langford. But she probably never figured on having to swerve around a cougar.
Apps’ injuries are described as minor and she was treated at Campbell River Hospital and released. She is back training with the Olympic team at Starlight Stadium. The dog will also recover. Rugby Canada added: “Olivia was treated in hospital shortly after for a minor injury and was able to return to training with the national team immediately following the incident. She is very appreciative to the conservation officers, local medical services, and the hikers who supported her and partner.”
The versatile 25-year-old Apps, a native of Lindsay, Ont., is a dual sevens and XVs player, having played for Canada in both versions of rugby. Her feistiness has helped her overcome a lot, including being five-foot-five and 154 pounds in a rugged and physical sport. Apps has also talked about her alopecia and losing her hair at age seven.
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