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Maria Samson
	Maria Samson received her Silver Medal at 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup
Birth name	Maria Jaworski
Date of birth	February 2, 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	84 kg (185 lb)
University	McGill University; Queen's University
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Lock
Amateur team(s)
Years	Team
2005-2008	McGill Marlets
2011-2016	Calgary Hornets
2008, 2017-2018	Calgary Saints
International career
Years	Team
2011-2016	Canada
Women's rugby union
Representing Canada
World Cup

Maria Samson (born February 2, 1983) is a Canadian rugby union player.

International play

Samson represented Canada at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup.^[1]^[2] She made her debut at the 2011 Nations Cup against South Africa with a 52–17 victory. In 2012, she was named as the Top Female Rugby Player in Canada.^[3] In 2013, Samson was the recipient of the Colette McAuley award.^[4]

In 2015, she was honoured as one of Avenue Magazine's Top 40 Under 40 for her work in sport advocacy and community leadership.^[5]

In 2016, she appeared on Season 3 of CBC's "Canada's Smartest Person". She won her episode (Episode 3) and finished 3rd in the Finale.

Samson attended McGill University, where she attained a Bachelor of Engineering degree in mining with a Minor in management.^[6] Samson also has her Masters of Business Administration from Queen's University, funded through the Canadian Olympic Committee via a Game Plan Scholarship.

^ Ben Kerr, lastwordonsports.com (30 June 2014). "Canada's Roster Announced for Women's Rugby World Cup". Retrieved 2 October 2014.
^ Bryan Kelly, Rugby Canada Communications (BC Rugby.com) (31 July 2014). "Canada roster announced for Women's World Cup opener vs France". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
^ scrumhalfconnection.com, (Rugby Canada) (30 April 2013). "Maria Samson: Rugby Canada Women's 15s Player of the Year". Retrieved 4 November 2014.
^ "Maria Samson Receives Colette McAuley NSWT Award – Canadian Rugby Foundation". 26 July 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
^ "Maria Samson". November 2015.
^ "McGill rugby grad to compete for Canada at Nations Cup".