KINGSTON, Ont. (Sept. 6, 2022) – Four Queen's Women's Rugby players were named to Team Canada's roster for the Women's Rugby World Cup later this year in New Zealand.

2022 OUA and U SPORTS Athlete of the Year, and PHE '55 Alumnae Award winner Sophie de Goede was named captain for the team and will be joined by McKinley Hunt and Taylor Perry.

de Goede (Victoria, B.C.), who was also named the OUA Player of the Year in Women's Rugby for the third straight season last year, finished the 2021 season with 52 points, bringing her career total at Queen's up to 208 points, just 11 points behind Lauren McEwen, who is first all-time in points at 219. It was de Goede's second-highest scoring season with the Gaels, behind only her 2019 season when she scored 76 points.

de Goede helped the Gaels earn the U SPORTS Women's Rugby Championship last fall at Nixon Field, their first national championship in program history.

Hunt (King City, Ont.), who graduated from Queen's in 2020, was awarded the PHE '55 Alumnae Award as Queen's Varsity Teams Female Athlete of the Year for the 2019-20 season. She finished her career with the Gaels as a three-time U SPORTS All-Canadian and OUA All-Star.

In her final season with the Gaels in 2019-20, Hunt helped lead the Gaels to an OUA Championship and U SPORTS silver medal where she was also named a Tournament All-Star.

Perry (Oakville, Ont.) missed all of the 2021 season due to injury. She played in six matches for the Gaels in 2019, leading the team in regular season try scoring, despite missing two matches due to injury. She returned for the U SPORTS Women's Rugby Championship, where she helped lead the Gaels to a silver medal.

Chloe Daniels was also named to the roster as a non-travelling reserve for the team.

Daniels (Sutton West, Ont.) was named Queen's Varsity Teams Female Rookie of the Year last year. Daniels was named the OUA Rookie of the Year after finishing the 2021 regular season third in team scoring with four tries.

Daniels was also named to Team Canada's roster for the Women's Rugby Sevens World Cup in South Africa alongside alumnae Emma Chown.

Canada is seeded No. 3 in the Women's Rugby World Cup, and will compete in Pool B alongside the USA, Italy, and Japan.

The Women's Rugby World Cup takes place in New Zealand from October 8 to November 12.

The Women's Rugby Sevens World Cup takes place in South Africa from September 9-11.