Rugby star Beukeboom retires with Canadian record of 84 caps
The 35-year-old second-row forward, whose father Jeff Beukeboom won four Stanley Cups including two with the Edmonton Oilers, ends a 13-year run with Canada's women's rugby team.
Tyson Beukeboom, a 35-year-old forward from Uxbridge, Ont., announced her retirement from international rugby on Friday after 13 years with Canada's women's team. She leaves with 84 caps, the most of any Canadian rugby player regardless of gender, along with two World Cup silver medals.
Beukeboom played in four Rugby World Cups, helping Canada reach the final in 2014 and again in September 2025, when the team lost 33-13 to England in what became her last match. She also helped Canada win the 2024 Pacific Four Series title and made her international debut against England in July 2013.
In a statement released by Rugby Canada, Beukeboom said she wanted to choose when to step away rather than be forced out by the sport's physical toll. Her father, Jeff Beukeboom, was an NHL defenceman who won four Stanley Cups, two of them with the Edmonton Oilers, and head coach Kevin Rouet praised her as a physical but intelligent player.
Her retirement coincides with Canada's upcoming rematches against England, including a home game Friday in Toronto before more than 18,000 fans, following a 26-26 draw between the two sides in Exeter, England, last month.
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