Remarkable Heather Moyse goes into World Rugby Hall of Fame

Add another accolade to the remarkable sports resume of multi-talented Heather Moyse.

A double gold medalist at the Winter Olympics in bobsled and a national team cyclist, the 38-year-old Prince Edward Islander’s first international sporting love was rugby – so it seems somewhat fitting that she’s among this year’s 12 inductees to the World Rugby Hall of Fame, the sports governing body World Rugby announced Monday morning.

Moyse joins 2011 inductee Gareth Rees as the only Canadians in world rugby’s shrine in Rugby, England, which will be the scene for induction ceremonies on Nov. 17.

Moyse made 22 international appearances for Canada in 15s and starred in two Women’s Rugby World Cups (2006 and 2010), scoring a tournament-best seven tries in each. After breaking her right ankle in Canada’s final game at the 2010 World Cup, she took up cycling as part of her rehabilitation and was selected to compete for the national team at the Pan-American Track Cycling Championships in 2012. After surgery to her hip, Moyse returned to her first sporting love and helped Canada to second place at Women’s Rugby World Cup Sevens 2013 – a year before returning to the Olympics at Sochi, where she and Kaillie Humphries defended their bobsled title and served as flag bearers at the Games’ closing ceremony.