Sophie Danielle Johanna de Goede (born 30 June 1999) is a Canadian

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player. She plays for

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internationally and played for

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in the

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. She captained Canada at the delayed

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in New Zealand.

Biography

De Goede is the daughter of former Canadian internationals who captained their respective teams,

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and

Hans de Goede Hans de Goede (born 13 February 1953, in Amsterdam) is a Dutch-born Canadian former rugby union player who played as lock. Career Before his rugby career, de Goede practiced football, playing three games for Victoria Dolphins. Later, at Central J ...

. In 2017, She was named U Sports' Rookie of the Year, and in 2018, she won the U Sports' Player of the Year. De Goede joined

in the

after moving to

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in 2020. In 2021, She was awarded Player of the Match after Saracens defeated

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in the Premier 15s semi-final. In 2022, De Goede won the Lois and Doug Mitchell U Sports Athlete of the Year Award after she led Queen's University's

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women's rugby team to their first championship and then helped the women's basketball team win the bronze medal at the

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. De Goede graduated from Queen's University with a degree in commerce but missed her graduation because she was competing at the

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in New Zealand. She led Canada for the first time as they beat the

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36–5 in the first round of the series. De Goede was named Player of the Match after Canada defeated

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in a warm-up match before the Rugby World Cup. She was named as captain of the Canadian team to the

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. In 2023, She was named in

's squad for their

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against the Springbok women and for the

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. She started in Canada's 66–7 thrashing of

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. She scored her sides first try in their Pacific Four match against the

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References

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