Pamphinette Buisa

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| name = Pamphinette Buisa

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|12|28}}{{cite web |title=Pamphinette Buisa profile |url=https://olympic.ca/team-canada/pamphinette-buisa/ |website=Canadian Olympic Committee |date=16 July 2019 |access-date=2019-08-22}}

| birth_place = Victoria, British Columbia

| university = University of Victoria

| height = 1.80 m

| ru_position =Wing

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| repcaps1 = 14

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| ru_ntupdate = 2024-12-19

| ru_sevensnationalyears1 = 2017–present

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|weight_kg=75

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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.{{cite news |title=Jeux panaméricains: Les Canadiennes championnes en rugby à sept |url=https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2019/07/28/jeux-panamericains-les-canadiennes-championnes-en-rugby-a-sept |date=July 28, 2019 |website=Le Journal de Montreal |language=fr}} 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 July 17, 2020.{{Cite web |title=Rugby Canada Establish Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC) Working Group and Adopt Zero Tolerance Environment |url=https://rugby.ca/en/news/2020/07/rugby-canada-establish-black-indigenous-and-people-of-colour-bipoc-working-group-and-adopt-zero-tolerance-environment |website=Rugby Canada |date=17 July 2020 |access-date=2021-05-06 |language=en}}

In June 2021, Buisa 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}} She competed for Canada at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.{{Cite web |date=2022-09-08 |title=2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens – ARN Guide |url=https://www.americasrugbynews.com/2022/09/08/2022-rugby-world-cup-sevens-arn-guide/ |access-date=2022-09-19 |website=Americas Rugby News |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2022-09-02 |title=Canada's Senior Women's and Men's Sevens rosters named for Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town |url=https://rugby.ca/en/news/2022/09/canada-s-senior-women-s-and-men-s-sevens-rosters-named-for-rugby-world-cup-sevens-in-cape-town |access-date=2022-09-18 |website=Rugby Canada |language=en}} They placed sixth overall after losing to Fiji in the fifth place final.{{Cite web |date=2022-09-15 |title=Canada women finish 6th at Rugby World Cup Sevens after lopsided loss to Fiji |url=https://www.terracestandard.com/sports/canada-women-finish-6th-at-rugby-world-cup-sevens-after-lopsided-loss-to-fiji/ |access-date=2022-09-23 |website=Terrace Standard |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2022-09-11 |title=Canadian women finish 6th at 7s World Cup following 53-0 drubbing at hands of Fiji |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/rugby/canada-rugby-sevens-world-cup-roundup-1.6579359 |access-date=2022-09-23 |website=CBC.ca}}

Buisa was added to Canada's fifteens team to the 2021 Rugby World Cup after Laura Russell was ruled out due to injury.{{Cite web |date=2022-10-05 |title=Laura Russell ruled out of Rugby World Cup through injury |url=https://rugby.ca/en/news/2022/10/laura-russell-ruled-out-of-rugby-world-cup-through-injury |access-date=2022-10-06 |website=Rugby Canada |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2022-10-06 |title=Canada loses Russell, Buisa arrives in New Zealand |url=https://www.americasrugbynews.com/2022/10/05/canada-loses-russell-buisa-arrives-in-new-zealand/ |access-date=2022-10-12 |website=Americas Rugby News |language=en-US}} In 2023, She was named in Canada's traveling squad for their test against the Springbok women and for the Pacific Four Series.{{Cite web |date=2023-03-16 |title=Seven new names in Canada squad for Spain tour |url=https://www.americasrugbynews.com/2023/03/15/seven-new-names-in-canada-squad-for-spain-tour/ |access-date=2023-03-25 |website=Americas Rugby News |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2023-03-15 |title=Kevin Rouet names Canada's Women's Rugby Team roster for Spain Tour and Pacific Four Series opener |url=https://rugby.ca/en/news/2023/03/kevin-rouet-names-canada-s-women-s-rugby-team-roster-for-spain-tour-and-pacific-four-series-opener |access-date=2023-03-25 |website=Rugby Canada |language=en}}

References

External links

[https://rugby.ca/en/athletes/pamphinette-buisa Pamphinette Buisa] at Rugby Canada
{{Team Canada|pamphinette-buisa|Pamphinette Buisa}}
{{Olympics.com profile|pamphinette-buisa|Pamphinette Buisa}}
{{2022 Commonwealth Games profile|63719|Pamphinette Buisa}}
{{2019 Pan American Games profile|rugby-7/athlete-profile-n1137424-buisa-pam|Pam Buisa}}
{{Olympedia|name=Pam Buisa}}

Category:1996 births

Category:Living people

Category:Black Canadian sportswomen

Category:Canadian female rugby union players

Category:Canada women's international rugby union players

Category:Canada international women's rugby sevens players

Category:Canada international rugby sevens players

Category:Youth Olympic silver medalists for Canada

Category:Rugby sevens players at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics

Category:Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada

Category:Pan American Games medalists in rugby sevens

Category:Rugby sevens players at the 2019 Pan American Games