Maria Samson

Maria Samson received her Silver Medal at 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup
Birth name	Maria Jaworski
Date of birth	(1983-02-02) February 2, 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	84 kg (185 lb)
University	McGill University; Queen's University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2005-2008 McGill Marlets () 2011-2016 Calgary Hornets () 2008, 2017-2018 Calgary Saints () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2011-2016  Canada 21
Medal record Women's rugby union Representing  Canada World Cup 2014 France Team competition

Maria Samson (born February 2, 1983) is a Canadian rugby union player.

Samson represented Canada at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup.^[1][2] She made her debut at the 2011 Nations Cup against South Africa with a 52–17 victory. In 2012, she was named as the Top Female Rugby Player in Canada.^[3] In 2013, Samson was the recipient of the Colette McAuley award.^[4]

In 2015, she was honoured as one of Avenue Magazine's Top 40 Under 40 for her work in sport advocacy and community leadership.^[5]

In 2016, she appeared on Season 3 of CBC's "Canada's Smartest Person". She won her episode (Episode 3) and finished 3rd in the Finale.

Samson attended McGill University, where she attained a Bachelor of Engineering degree in mining with a Minor in management.^[6] Samson also has her Masters of Business Administration from Queen's University, funded through the Canadian Olympic Committee via a Game Plan Scholarship.

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