It’s a beautiful day to play some rugby - Jen Kish played Rugby in grades 10 and 11 while attending W.P. Wagner High School in Edmonton. While playing on the U16 Alberta Team, her skills were recognized and she joined the U19 Team Canada roster. At age 17, Jen was selected to join the Senior Women’s National Team and played senior women’s rugby in Edmonton as well. Jen would go on to play in 3 Nations Cups and the 2010 Women’s Rugby World Cup in Rugby 15’s. In 2013, Kish captained Canada to a silver medal at the 2013 Women’s Rugby World Cup in Rugby 7’s. Her performance was acknowledged and Jen was named Rugby Canada’s 7’s Player of the Year in 2013- for the second year in a row. She went on to play at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto and led her team to a gold medal. In 2016, Kish was named to Canada’s first ever Women’s Rugby 7’s Olympic Team - the team won Bronze at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. When Jen is in the Edmonton area, she drops by her Rugby Club to chat or help with skills for junior rep teams. She enjoys the chance to help young players, and to have the opportunity to talk about her Olympic experience, rugby, and her teammates.
“Jen’s passion for sport, in particular for equity in sport for women, is commendable and shows that the leadership she has grown on the field has transferred into positive leadership off the field.” ~John Tait, Head Coach, National Sr. Women’s 7’s Program
“I have watched her grow into a confident leader who puts the needs of her teammates first, her unselfish play and her desire to achieve team success over individual accolades is always represented by the way she makes those around her better players.” ~John Tait, Head Coach, National Sr. Women’s 7’s Program