Nicole Heavirland
American rugby union player
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Nicole Heavirland (born February 25, 1995) is an American rugby union player. She made her debut for the United States in 2017. She was named in the Eagles 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup squad.[1][2][3]
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| Born | February 25, 1995 Whitefish, Montana, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Phillips Exeter Academy Army West Point | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 145 lb (66 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
Heavirland attended Glacier High School in her junior year before she transferred to Phillips Exeter Academy.[4] She began playing rugby at the age of 15. She made her rugby sevens debut during the 2015–16 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series. She travelled as a reserve to the 2016 Brazil Olympics.[5][6][7] She was a USA Rugby All-American at the United States Military Academy.[8]
Heavirland was among 12 players selected to represent Team USA at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.[9] She was again selected to represent the United States at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.[10][11] Heavirland was a travelling alternate at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. She did not receive a medal due to her status as an alternate which resulted in not playing in any of the matches.[12] [13]
She played for the Boston Banshees in the 2025 Women's Elite Rugby season.[14]
She came out as gay in March 2022.[15]
