Karen Paquin
Karen Paquin is a Canadian rugby union player. Known for her power and speed, she is skilled at both the sevens and 15s version of the game. She has competed in four Rugby World Cups – 2014, 2017, 2021 and 2025.
Rugby career
Sevens
Paquin was a member of [Canada women's national rugby sevens team|Canada's women's Rugby sevens|sevens team] that were runners-up at the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Russia.She won a gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games as a member of the Canadian women's rugby sevens team.
In 2016, Paquin was named to Canada's first ever women's rugby sevens Olympic team. She won a bronze medal at the event.
She returned to the Canadian sevens side at the 2019 Kitakysushu Sevens where they earned a gold medal. In June 2021, Paquin was named to Canada's 2020 Summer Olympics team.
XVs
Paquin represented at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup in France. Her side finished as runners-up after losing to England in the final.In 2017, she suffered a knee injury during the Women's Rugby World Cup in Ireland, she underwent surgeries and rehabilition for three years before returning to the pitch.
She made Canada's squad for the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.
She was selected in Canada's squad for the 2025 Pacific Four Series. In July, she was named in the Canadian side to the Rugby World Cup in England.
Personal life
She studied chemical engineering at Université Laval.Paquin plays her rugby in Canada with Québec Est and Club de Rugby de Québec and occasionally with local women's teams on Vancouver Island, BC.