Black Eyes, Team Pictures and more…

Bad Sportsmanship:

While we were in South Carolina for Sweet 16s one of our girls got seriously raked in the bottom of the ruck. She vividly remembers being “walked on” in the bottom of the ruck.

The referee said that he didn’t see it, and no one on the DC Furies would fuss up and say they did it.

Not sure how you missed it ref…and I know why you don’t want to pony up…cause the picture says it all. Keep your boots away from faces please ladies!!

Our T-hall is a trooper though, the next pic is of her that night dressed up for Halloween. She would have been perfect as a zombie…however was a Valkyrie. She even wore the costume home on the plane…or tried to, they made her take it off at security.

USA Rugby and T-hall’s BLACK EYE: From Jen Joyce:
This isn’t a big deal, just kind of a cool story. As most of you heard this weekend, I was all excited because I ended up with a little black eye in Saturday’s game-which was nothing compared to the glorious TIFFANY! Anyway, I was all excited because I typically don’t bruise (even after breaking my nose several times in the past). So even though I felt my face crack Saturday, I was left with a bruise that Steph called “tiny”, but I was happy with it. Then, I was hit again Sunday and ended up with a really pretty black eye by Sunday night.

So yesterday I flew to New York for a meeting with the USA rugby board and new president to come up with the strategic marketing plan for the business and high-performance programs. On the flight to NYC, I forgot about my eye and blew my nose, which made a HUGE air bubble and it looked even MORE swollen and gross.

So yesterday morning I get to the meeting and the guys were like, “What happened?” When I said that it was sweet 16s, it was like it registered for the first time that women do, indeed, play rugby. Once I described Tiffany’s injury and how she was booted, and then told the story of Meg being prone to facial injuries, they were all about using this as a marketing tool. So, end the end, the board decided to use the “two faces of women’s rugby” as a marketing tactic. So they want to shoot pictures of a female rugby player who has a black eye-from one side, showing the beauty, intelligence and professionalism of the female athlete, and from the other side, showing the black eye [and all of the strength, aggression, and intensity of the high-impact of women’s rugby].

Thanks,
Jen Joyce

2 NEW BLOGs! Put Me in Coach! and a U19 Girls Rugby:

Put Me in Coach! Check it out here…it looks really promising!

U19 Girls Rugby Blog.

Women’s D1 Rugby National Championships:

Check out the website.

Some Team Pictures:

Colorado State University 2006 Team Picture

Texas Sate University 2006 Team Picture

Austin Valkyries at a Wedding!! 2006