Pamphinette Buisa
| Date of birth | 28 December 1996[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Victoria, British Columbia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb; 11 st 11 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Victoria[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pamphinette "Pam" Buisa (born 28 December 1996) is a Canadian rugby union and sevens player. She has represented Canada at an international level. Buisa wears a size US 10.5 rugby boot.
Career
Buisa won a gold medal at the 2019 Pan American Games as a member of the Canada women's national rugby sevens team.[2] Alongside teammates Caroline Crossley and Charity Williams, Buisa represents the national women's sevens team on the Rugby Canada Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour Working Group which was established on 17 July 2020.[3]
In June 2021, Buisa was named to Canada's 2020 Summer Olympics team.[4][5] She competed for Canada at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.[6][7] They placed sixth overall after losing to Fiji in the fifth place final.[8][9]
Buisa was added to Canada's fifteens team to the 2021 Rugby World Cup after Laura Russell was ruled out due to injury.[10][11] In 2023, She was named in Canada's traveling squad for their test against the Springbok women and for the Pacific Four Series.[12][13]
In 2025, she was initially named in Canada's World Cup squad but was ruled out after she sustained an injury in their warm-up match against Ireland, she was replaced by Julia Omokhuale.[14]
References
- ^ a b "Pamphinette Buisa profile". Canadian Olympic Committee. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ "Jeux panaméricains: Les Canadiennes championnes en rugby à sept". Le Journal de Montreal (in French). 28 July 2019.
- ^ "Rugby Canada Establish Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC) Working Group and Adopt Zero Tolerance Environment". Rugby Canada. 17 July 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ Awad, Brandi (25 June 2021). "Team Canada names women's and men's rugby teams for Tokyo 2020". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ Davidson, Neil (25 June 2021). "Veteran trio to lead Canada's rugby 7s squads at the Tokyo Olympics". Canadian Press. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens – ARN Guide". Americas Rugby News. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
- ^ "Canada's Senior Women's and Men's Sevens rosters named for Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town". Rugby Canada. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ "Canada women finish 6th at Rugby World Cup Sevens after lopsided loss to Fiji". Terrace Standard. 15 September 2022. Archived from the original on 23 September 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
- ^ "Canadian women finish 6th at 7s World Cup following 53-0 drubbing at hands of Fiji". CBC.ca. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
- ^ "Laura Russell ruled out of Rugby World Cup through injury". Rugby Canada. 5 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ "Canada loses Russell, Buisa arrives in New Zealand". Americas Rugby News. 6 October 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ "Seven new names in Canada squad for Spain tour". Americas Rugby News. 16 March 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ^ "Kevin Rouet names Canada's Women's Rugby Team roster for Spain Tour and Pacific Four Series opener". Rugby Canada. 15 March 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ^ Wood, Matthew (15 August 2025). "Buisa injury forces Canada squad change for Womens Rugby World Cup 2025". Talking Rugby Union. Retrieved 16 August 2025.