USA Women’s National Team to Host Canada for Atlantic Cup

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from USA Rugby:

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OULDER, Colo. – The USA Rugby Women’s National Team (WNT) will kick off the new year with a two-match Atlantic Cup series versus cross-border rivals Canada on Jan. 12 and 16, 2010 at Tigertown athletic complex in Lakeland, Fla.
Both Atlantic Cup matches, which provide crucial first steps in the team’s preparation for the Women’s Rugby World Cup, are set to kick off at 3 p.m. (EST) and will be webcast live viaUStream. The USA Under-20 Women will also face off in a curtain raiser match against the Canada U-20s on Jan. 16 (kickoff – 1:30 p.m. EST).
“We are looking to keep the players very involved over the next year. Our biggest obstacle is the lack of time together and as we look ahead to the Women’s Rugby World Cup, we must take full advantage of each assembly,” Women’s National Team Head Coach Kathy Flores said.
The USA last faced Canada in Nations Cup competition in August 2009, and edged out their northern neighbors 15-10 — the Women Eagles’ first win versus Canada since 2006. Much of the USA’s Nations Cup squad returns for the Florida assembly.
“Having beaten Canada in the last minute of our match in the Nations Cup shows that both teams are well matched and we expect these two matches to be no different,” Flores added. “We expect fierce competition, as Canada has just played the French twice and beat them in their first test. However, as with any rivalry, we are prepared to battle for the win.”
New additions to the squad since Nations Cup are forwards Naima Reddick and Kate Daley, who returns from injury, with Kelly Griffin joining the backline following an impressive season with the Berkeley All-Blues in the inaugural year of the Women’s Premier League (WPL).
Forwards invited to the Atlantic Cup include:
Sharon Blaney (Beantown), Stacey Bridges (Texas A&M), Jamie Burke (Beantown), Lisa Butts (At-Large), Kate Daley (Keystone), Melanie Denham (Beantown), Farrah Douglas (Keystone), Blair Groefsema (Berkeley All-Blues), Phaidra Knight (New York), Jillion Potter (Univ. of New Mexico), Naima Reddick (Berkeley All-Blues), Beckett Royce (ORSU), Lara Vivolo (New York), Kitt Wagner (Beantown), Mari Wallace (Beantown), and Kristin Zdanczewicz (Minnesota Valkyries).
Backs include:
Claudia Braymer (Albany), Stephanie Bruce (Berkeley All-Blues), Emilie Bydwell (Beantown), Ashley English (Berkeley All-Blues), Victoria Folayan (Berkeley All-Blues), Kelly Griffin (Berkeley All-Blues), Melanie Kanuk (Minnesota Valkyries), Ashley Kmiecik (ORSU), Lynelle Kugler (Twin Cities Amazons), Kim Magrini (Keystone), Nathalie Marchino (Berkeley All-Blues), Christy Ringgenberg (Minnesota Valkyries), and Hannah Stolba (Minnesota Valkyries).
The Atlantic Cup is the USA’s first stop on its road to the Women’s Rugby World Cup in England from Aug. 20 – Sept. 5, where the team is set to face 2006 runners-up England, Ireland and Kazakhstan in Pool B competition.
“I am continually impressed with the dedication and determination shown by our athletes in their journey to the Women’s Rugby World Cup.  We’ve put together an ambitious schedule for 2010, with a goal of 100 days of assembly, and every single athlete is committed to that goal despite personal and financial sacrifice,” Women’s High Performance Manager Alex Williams said. “They are true examples of elite-level amateur athletes and wonderful role models for all the girls in this country who dream of one day becoming an Eagle.”
Geared toward the future generations of USA Eagles, the Women’s National Team and WNT coaches will host a Rookie Rugby clinic on Friday, Jan. 8 from 3 – 4:30 pm (EST), also at the Tigertown complex in Lakeland, Fla. Athletes, coaches and rugby supporters alike are invited to attend the event, which include skills tests and demonstrations, practice drills and information sessions. For more information, visit www.usarugby.org/goto/WNT_clinic.
Media interested in attending the Atlantic Cup or the ancillary events should contact Ashley Voss at avoss@usarugby.org. Please visit www.usarugby.org/goto/women_eagles for more information on the WNT’s 2010 schedule and World Cup preparations.
The U.S. Women’s Rugby Team would like to acknowledge its partners:
The US Women’s Rugby Foundation, founded in 2005, is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization dedicated to promoting girls and women in the sport of rugby.  The Foundation is committed to fostering and sustaining the growth of rugby by working to assure girls and women have a voice, an agency, and the opportunities to participate.  To learn more about the Foundation go tohttp://www.uswrf.org
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Please join the WNT in supporting the Avon/Love Army of Women, an organization that is seeking to recruit one million women nationwide to help researchers learn what causes breast cancer and move beyond a cure to prevention.  Women across the U.S. are encouraged to be “one in a million” by learning more and signing up at www.armyofwomen.org.

BOULDER, Colo. – The USA Rugby Women’s National Team (WNT) will kick off the new year with a two-match Atlantic Cup series versus cross-border rivals Canada on Jan. 12 and 16, 2010 at Tigertown athletic complex in Lakeland, Fla.

Both Atlantic Cup matches, which provide crucial first steps in the team’s preparation for the Women’s Rugby World Cup, are set to kick off at 3 p.m. (EST) and will be webcast live viaUStream. The USA Under-20 Women will also face off in a curtain raiser match against the Canada U-20s on Jan. 16 (kickoff – 1:30 p.m. EST).

“We are looking to keep the players very involved over the next year. Our biggest obstacle is the lack of time together and as we look ahead to the Women’s Rugby World Cup, we must take full advantage of each assembly,” Women’s National Team Head Coach Kathy Flores said.

The USA last faced Canada in Nations Cup competition in August 2009, and edged out their northern neighbors 15-10 — the Women Eagles’ first win versus Canada since 2006. Much of the USA’s Nations Cup squad returns for the Florida assembly.

“Having beaten Canada in the last minute of our match in the Nations Cup shows that both teams are well matched and we expect these two matches to be no different,” Flores added. “We expect fierce competition, as Canada has just played the French twice and beat them in their first test. However, as with any rivalry, we are prepared to battle for the win.”

New additions to the squad since Nations Cup are forwards Naima Reddick and Kate Daley, who returns from injury, with Kelly Griffin joining the backline following an impressive season with the Berkeley All-Blues in the inaugural year of the Women’s Premier League (WPL).

Forwards invited to the Atlantic Cup include:
Sharon Blaney (Beantown), Stacey Bridges (Texas A&M), Jamie Burke (Beantown), Lisa Butts (At-Large), Kate Daley (Keystone), Melanie Denham (Beantown), Farrah Douglas (Keystone), Blair Groefsema (Berkeley All-Blues), Phaidra Knight (New York), Jillion Potter (Univ. of New Mexico), Naima Reddick (Berkeley All-Blues), Beckett Royce (ORSU), Lara Vivolo (New York), Kitt Wagner (Beantown), Mari Wallace (Beantown), and Kristin Zdanczewicz (Minnesota Valkyries).

Backs include:
Claudia Braymer (Albany), Stephanie Bruce (Berkeley All-Blues), Emilie Bydwell (Beantown), Ashley English (Berkeley All-Blues), Victoria Folayan (Berkeley All-Blues), Kelly Griffin (Berkeley All-Blues), Melanie Kanuk (Minnesota Valkyries), Ashley Kmiecik (ORSU), Lynelle Kugler (Twin Cities Amazons), Kim Magrini (Keystone), Nathalie Marchino (Berkeley All-Blues), Christy Ringgenberg (Minnesota Valkyries), and Hannah Stolba (Minnesota Valkyries).

The Atlantic Cup is the USA’s first stop on its road to the Women’s Rugby World Cup in England from Aug. 20 – Sept. 5, where the team is set to face 2006 runners-up England, Ireland and Kazakhstan in Pool B competition.

“I am continually impressed with the dedication and determination shown by our athletes in their journey to the Women’s Rugby World Cup.  We’ve put together an ambitious schedule for 2010, with a goal of 100 days of assembly, and every single athlete is committed to that goal despite personal and financial sacrifice,” Women’s High Performance Manager Alex Williams said. “They are true examples of elite-level amateur athletes and wonderful role models for all the girls in this country who dream of one day becoming an Eagle.”

Geared toward the future generations of USA Eagles, the Women’s National Team and WNT coaches will host a Rookie Rugby clinic on Friday, Jan. 8 from 3 – 4:30 pm (EST), also at the Tigertown complex in Lakeland, Fla. Athletes, coaches and rugby supporters alike are invited to attend the event, which include skills tests and demonstrations, practice drills and information sessions. For more information, visit www.usarugby.org/goto/WNT_clinic.

Media interested in attending the Atlantic Cup or the ancillary events should contact Ashley Voss at avoss@usarugby.org. Please visit www.usarugby.org/goto/women_eagles for more information on the WNT’s 2010 schedule and World Cup preparations.

The U.S. Women’s Rugby Team would like to acknowledge its partners:

The US Women’s Rugby Foundation, founded in 2005, is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization dedicated to promoting girls and women in the sport of rugby.  The Foundation is committed to fostering and sustaining the growth of rugby by working to assure girls and women have a voice, an agency, and the opportunities to participate.  To learn more about the Foundation go to http://www.uswrf.org

Pro Photo Rental specializes in providing convenient and cost-effective rentals on all top quality photography equipment, including a huge selection of Canon, Nikon and Olympus lenses, camera bodies and accessories.  For more information, please visit http://www.prophotorental.com.

Please join the WNT in supporting the Avon/Love Army of Women, an organization that is seeking to recruit one million women nationwide to help researchers learn what causes breast cancer and move beyond a cure to prevention.  Women across the U.S. are encouraged to be “one in a million” by learning more and signing up at www.armyofwomen.org.

from the Canadian Press:

TORONTO — Veterans Leslie Cripps, Gillian Florence and Heather Jaques will lead the Canadian women’s rugby team in a pair of Test matches against the U.S. on Jan. 12 and 16 in Lakeland, Fla.

The tour is part of the Canadian women’s preparations for the 2010 World Cup, set for Aug. 20 to Sept. 5 in England.

Other veterans on the squad include Arabah Chintoh, Sarah Ulmer and Mandy Marchak.

Canada was 3-4 in 2009 with wins over the U.S., South Africa and France. The losses were to France (twice), the U.S. and England.

Canada
Marie-Eve Brindamour-Carrigan, Paige Burdett, Andrea Burk, Arabah Chintoh, Leslie Cripps, Kim Donaldson, Marlene Donaldson, Gillian Florence, Megan Gibbs, Brooke Hilditch, Corrine Jacobsen, Heather Jaques, Shannon Kane, Jen Kish, Leslie Mackenzie, Mandy Marchak, Barbara Mervin, D’arcy Patterson, Ashley Patzer, Cheryl Phillips, Danielle Rowlands, Kelly Russell, Anna Schnell, Tabitha Stavrou, Laura Stoughton, Julia Sugawara, Sarah Ulmer, Brittany Waters, Julianne Zussman.

Head Coach: John Long

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