Conor Trainor

{{Short description|Canadian rugby union player}}

{{Infobox rugby biography

| name = Conor Trainor

| image = Conor Trainor 2015 RWC.jpg

| caption = Conor Trainor in 2015

| full_name = Conor Adam Trainor

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|12|05}}

| birth_place = Vancouver, British Columbia

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height = 1.88 m

| weight = 105 kg

| school = St. George's School

| university = University of Western Ontario

| position = Centre / Wing

| amatyears1 =

| amatteam1 = UBCOB Ravens

| ru_amupdate =

| repteam1 = Canada U20

| repteam2 = {{nrut|Canada}}

| repyears1 = 2008-2009

| repyears2 = 2011-

| repcaps1 = 9

| repcaps2 = 34

| reppoints1 = 10

| reppoints2 = 40

| ru_ntupdate = 9 September 2019

| years1 =

| years2 = 2016-17

| years3 = 2018-

| clubs1 = BC Bears

| clubs2 = RC Vannes

| clubs3 = USO Nevers

| apps1 =

| apps2 = 24

| apps3 = 18

| points1 =

| points2 = 45

| points3 = 20

| ru_clubupdate = 28 July 2019

| repsevensyears1 =

| repsevensteam1 = Canada

| repsevenscomp1 =

| ru_sevensupdate =

| medals = {{MedalSport | Men's rugby sevens}}

{{MedalCountry | {{CAN}} }}

{{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}}

{{MedalGold| 2015 Toronto|Team competition}}

{{MedalGold| 2011 Guadalajara|Team competition}}

}}

Conor Adam Trainor (born December 5, 1989) is a Canadian rugby union player. He is from Vancouver, where he started playing rugby at St. George's School.

Career

He plays in the centers or on the wing for 15s and prop for 7s rugby. Since then he has been a member of the BC age grade and men's provincial side, Western's 15s and 7s teams, Canada U20, Canada 7s and the World Cup Canada 15s program. He was part of the Canadian squad at the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand where he featured in four matches.{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/teams/team=50/player=34203/index.html|title=Profile|work=Official Rugby World Cup Site|accessdate=7 December 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111129234442/http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/teams/team=50/player=34203/index.html|archive-date=29 November 2011|url-status=dead}} While studying engineering at the University of Western Ontario, he played a large part in bringing the gold medal to London in 2011, thus making him an OUA champion as well. Currently he plays professional rugby in the French Ligue 2.

=Sevens=

In June 2021, Trainor was named to Canada's 2020 Summer Olympics team.{{cite web|last=Awad|first=Brandi|title=Team Canada names women's and men's rugby teams for Tokyo 2020|url=https://olympic.ca/2021/06/25/team-canada-names-womens-and-mens-rugby-teams-for-tokyo-2020/|publisher=Canadian Olympic Committee|date=25 June 2021|access-date=4 July 2021}}{{cite news|last=Davidson|first=Neil|date=25 June 2021|title=Veteran trio to lead Canada's rugby 7s squads at the Tokyo Olympics|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/rugby/canada-rugby-sevens-1.6080451|work=Canadian Press|location=Toronto, Ontario, Canada|access-date=4 July 2021}}

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