Past Gee-Gees rugby captain returns to Canadian lineup in last stop before Olympics

It was a triumphant return to the Canadian women’s rugby sevens team’s lineup for Natasha Watcham-Roy on May 28-29 in France.

The former University of Ottawa Gee-Gees captain made her first appearance of the Women’s Seven Series season and helped Canada to its second Series title of all time.

The 24-year-old Pan Am Games gold medallist scored a try in the Canadians’ second match against Russia – one of the team’s 5 victories in 6 contests at the event, including 29-19 win over the overall Series champions from Australia in the final.

Canada jumped into 3rd place overall with the title at the fifth and final stop of the 2015-16 Series – the last major tournament before the sport makes its Olympic debut in Rio de Janeiro this August.