Leila Cássia Silva
 Silva, during Brazil's match against Fiji at the 2024 Summer Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Leila Cássia dos Santos Silva | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 23 October 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Leila Cássia dos Santos Silva (born 23 October 1996) is a Brazilian rugby sevens player.
Rugby career
Silva competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1] She represented Brazil at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town, they placed eleventh overall.[2][3]
She was originally named as a traveling reserve for Brazil, but competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[4][5]
In 2025, she was named in Brazil's squad for the Women's Rugby World Cup in England.[6][7]
References
- ^ "Leila dos Santos Silva". Olympics.com. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ "Brazil ready for Rugby Sevens World Cup". Americas Rugby News. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
- ^ "Fiji and Australia crowned Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 champions in Cape Town". www.world.rugby. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Brazil Roster for Paris 2024 Olympic Games". Americas Rugby News. 6 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ Ramalho, Victor (3 July 2024). "Seleção Brasileira Feminina de Rugby Sevens define as 12 jogadoras finais para Paris 2024" [Brazilian women's rugby sevens team defines the final 12 players for Paris 2024]. brasilrugby.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Brazilian Rugby Confederation. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ "Brazil Name Roster for 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup". Americas Rugby News. 28 July 2025. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
- ^ "Brasil anuncia lista de convocadas para a primeira participação da história na Copa do Mundo de Rugby XV - Confederação Brasileira de Rugby" [Brazil announces squad list for its first ever participation in the Rugby World Cup XV]. Brasil Rugby (in Brazilian Portuguese). 28 July 2025. Retrieved 29 July 2025.