{"id":2760,"date":"2022-01-17T12:22:54","date_gmt":"2022-01-17T20:22:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianrugbyfoundation.ca\/?p=2760"},"modified":"2022-01-18T13:56:51","modified_gmt":"2022-01-18T21:56:51","slug":"thomas-family-awards-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianrugbyfoundation.ca\/index.php\/thomas-family-awards-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Thomas Family Award Winners 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

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MARINA SKAKUN<\/h3>\n

Birthplace: Brentwood Bay, BC
\nFavourite memory growing up: Digging in the garden for bugs with my Papa
\nPosition played: Eight man and 7\u2019s prop
\nFirst-year playing rugby: 2017
\nFavourite Coach(es): Brad Hart, Richard Cook and Oliver Winser.
\nMost influential people in life: My family, coaches and mentors.
\nFavourite rugby memory: Getting to participate and win 3 Provincial championships with Castaway Wanderers.
\nWorst rugby memory: Getting stuck in an airport for 10 hours after a tour.
\nFavourite movie: Guardians of the Galaxy
\nFavourite musician: Post Malone
\nFavourite book: The Old Man and the Sea
\nCareer Plans: Registered Nurse
\nRugby goals in the next two years: Play for the U19 and U20 Women\u2019s Canada National teams
\nFun fact about you: I have a boat named after me and all my pets are named after fish.
\nYour social media handles: Instagram: Marinaskakun_<\/p>\n

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\n<\/a>\"\"HELEN STONEY<\/h3>\n

Birthplace: I was born in Ottawa, but was raised in Gagetown NB.
\nFavourite memory growing up: I remember how my brother and I used to sit on the floor or outside and make up elaborate stories and play for hours.
\nPosition played: In high-school I played 15 and I play 8 in university.
\nFirst-year playing rugby: 2018
\nFavourite Coach: Marissa Walcott and Bailey Andrews.
\nMost influential people in life: My mom and dad, and my supervisors at the summer camp I work at.
\nFavourite rugby memory: Playing in grade 12 with my best friend, and my first game as a Bishops Gaitor.
\nWorst rugby memory: Having my grade 11 season canceled due to Covid.
\nFavourite movie: San Andreas.
\nFavourite musician: whiterosemoxie and Rex Orange County.
\nFavourite book: Probably the first Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the philosophers stone.
\nCareer Plans: Become a sports medicine doctor, or a surgeon.
\nRugby goals in the next two years: Continue playing for Bishops University and play in Australia or New Zealand during a term abroad.
\nFun fact about you: I’m a certified lifeguard and canoe instructor.
\nYour social media handles: Instagram- helen_stoney03<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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