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Canadian rugby players wear orange for B.C. girl fighting leukemia

Paisley MacRury香蕉视频直播檚 battle with leukemia receiving support from Team Canada rugby sevens squad
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Four-year-old Paisley MacRury has received support from the Team Canada rugby sevens squad during her battle with leukemia.

The Canadian colours of red and white have had a whole lot of orange mixed in at recent rugby sevens events all across the globe, and it香蕉视频直播檚 all thanks to a young Abbotsford girl engaged in a fight with leukemia.

Four-year-old Paisley MacRury was diagnosed with the disease just before Christmas, and when her father Graeme MacRury香蕉视频直播檚 rugby friends heard about the family香蕉视频直播檚 battle, they decided to take action.

Graeme, who played on the for more than a decade, became friends with current stars and Abbotsford natives and Justin Douglas, and it was through those friendships that the orange lace idea came about.

Thiel came up with the idea to wear orange shoelaces - orange is the colour of leukemia awareness - during the HSBC New Zealand Sevens back in January. The rest of the team hopped on board, and the support has snowballed from there.

The orange laces movement has gone viral, with several teams around the world joining in and donning the laces to support both Paisley and increase leukemia awareness.

Canada sported the orange laces again at the HSBC Canada Sevens event in Vancouver over the weekend, and Paisley香蕉视频直播檚 story motivated Grosvenor Americas to donate $20,000 to Ronald McDonald House, where Paisley is staying as she receives treatment.

Graeme stated on Facebook that he is honoured by all the support from Rugby Canada.

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South Africa won gold at the Vancouver event, with France taking silver and Fiji earning bronze. Team Canada finished 10th.



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