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One of Canada’s greatest sevens players has announced her retirement from the sport. Ghislaine Landry is hanging up the boots at the age of 33 after an illustrious international career that spanned a decade. The announcement follows that of her men’s team counterpart Nathan Hirayama following the Olympic Games played earlier this year in Tokyo.
Landry broke into the senior Canadian sevens side in 2011 and would go on to play in 37 World Sevens Series tournaments, with her total of 208 matches played third all-time. She was the first woman to reach the 1,000 career points mark on the circuit and remains the the all-time leading scorer with 1,356.
Among other career achievements was selection to the official HSBC Dream Team for the 2015-16, 2016-17, and 2018-19 seasons, with numerous individual tournament honors along the way. In 2017 Landry was one of three nominees for World Rugby Women’s Sevens Player of the Year.
A runner-up medal at the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens was followed by Gold at the 2015 Pan Am Games and a Bronze at the 2016 Olympic Games. Landry then captained the side to a 4th place finish at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, and a 7th place finish at the 2018 World Cup Sevens.
🏉 @RugbyCanada and Sevens legend, @ghis_landry has announced her retirement from the game 😔
Let’s look back and enjoy ten of her best moments on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series!#HSBC7s pic.twitter.com/OC33Y2V19f
— World Rugby Sevens (@WorldRugby7s) November 18, 2021
