Maria Gallo, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Maria Gallo

Canadian rugby union player

Date of Birth: 21-Sep-1977

Place of Birth: Argentina

Profession: teacher, research fellow, rugby union player, rugby union coach

Nationality: Canada, Argentina

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Maria Gallo

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  • Maria Eugenia Gallo (born 21 September 1977) is a Canadian rugby player with 55 caps including the 2002 and 2006 Women's Rugby World Cup.
  • A multi-talented athlete, Gallo was also a member of Canada's National Bobsleigh Team for two years (2003–04).She was inducted in the Rugby Canada Hall of Fame in 2018 in the player category.
  • Gallo is the second woman to be inducted into the Rugby Canada Hall of Fame.
  • Gallo is considered on of the top ten North American women rugby union players.
  • Her team nickname is "the Tank".Gallo represented Ontario winning the 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000 national championship.
  • In university, she played for the University of Guelph Guelph Gryphons and University of Alberta Alberta Pandas.
  • During this time, she received the Guelph University Female athlete of the year award in 1998, as well as OUA All-Star awards in 1997 and 1998.
  • Gallo has a doctorate in muscle physiology/biochemistry from the University of Alberta.From 1999 to 2010, she was a member of the Canadian Women's Senior 15's National Team, serving as vice-captain.
  • During her tenure with the national team she earned 55 caps and represented her country at the 2002 and 2006 World Cups.
  • She spent two years with the Canadian Women's National 7's Team (2008-2010) where she was named team captain and led her country to the first Rugby World Cup Sevens in 2009.
  • She played center and wing in 15s, and hooker in 7s.Since 2015, she is the head coach of the UBC Thunderbirds women's rugby coach.
  • For the past decade, Gallo has been a Pathway coach to the National 15's and 7's programs.In 2018, Gallo was inducted in the Ontario Rugby Hall of Fame.After Gallo completed her post-doc in blood doping at UBC, she is now an instructor at the School of Kinesiology.

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