Magali Harvey, a member of the Canadian national women's rugby team for the past eight years, was appointed head coach of the McGill University women's program in June 2017. The 26-year-old native of Quebec City replaced
Matthew Stephens, who stepped down recently after four years at the helm.
It is the first head coaching stint for Harvey, who was named player of the year in 2014 by the International Rugby Board and became a household name around the world after an 87-metre, highlight reel run for a try while playing for Canada in a World Cup victory over France.
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Harvey earned a Level 2 coaching certification with the Waikato Rugby Union in New Zealand and has served as a guest coach at Collège André-Laurendeau, as well as with Rugby Quebec and Rugby Canada. As a player, she helped Canada win gold at the 2015 Pan Am Games in Toronto, in addition to a pair of silver medals at the 2014 World Cup championship tournament and the 2013 World Cup Sevens. She also collected a pair of bronze medals with the Canadian side at the 2012 and 2015 World Cup Sevens tourney.
A graduate of St. Patrick's high school and CEGEP Champlain - St. Lawrence, both in Quebec City, Harvey studied business and marketing at St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, N.S. She speaks French, English and Spanish.
