Guest from Ezine Articles, By Savannah Adams: In 1972, three all-female rugby teams represented three prestigious universities-Colorado State University, the University of Colorado at Boulder, and the University of Illinois at Champaign. When the pioneer members graduated, Colorado rugby training schools soon sprouted in major cities and urban areas in the state. In 1978, the first ever Women’s … Read more
from Lee Bennet: During the summer of 2011 in Toronto the coach of the Senior Womens Toronto Saracen’s team Andy Ireland hatched the idea of taking a team to participate in the Vegas Sevens tournament. Initially the team would be made up of the Saracen players but as the fall came it became obvious that … Read more
To Do List: 1) Sign up for frequent flyer programs, 2) Get new/second, better paying job, 3) Develop a system of packing that allows a person to stuff 80lbs of clothes/Gatorade products into a duffle bag without busting a zipper, 4) Patent said packing system and make lots of money off of it, 5) Develop … Read more
Schedule for today: 7am breakfast, 8:30am-12pm meeting into beep test into morning session 1 into reflection into morning session 2, 12pm lunch, 1pm-5:30pm meeting into evening games into evening session, 5:30-7:30 ice baths into shower into dinner, 7:30-8:45 meeting…and done. Twas a busy day, but a very productive one. The beep test turned out to … Read more
Re-posted with permission from On The Rugby Sidelines: “No beep test this morning!” You can imagine how suspiciously excited we were upon hearing this. However, breaking news that the beep test would be tomorrow morning quickly routed the evanescent excitement. Actually, none of us had any hope of the beep test disappearing from our itinerary, … Read more
I am struggling to write this after a long day of testing, training, and mental meetings… I am ready to curl up in bed and veg out for a bit with ‘The Hunger Games’, which thanks to Phoebe, I am now addicted to. As it would appear, I am not the only one. Between me, … Read more
Training, Day 1 (Sevens Camp) First session we did speed testing with a 40m race. Vix rocked it, with Vanesha close on her tail. Amy Daniels said “I may be the oldest but I’m not the slowest!”. She’s definitely a great role model for young eagles like myself! Second session ended with the death flop. … Read more
As we mentioned, we were able to convince a few Eagles to blog, take pics & video of their experience at camp. Here is the first on from Lo Daly. Day one Wed. Jan 11 Heading to Tampa… A few thoughts; Jeans or sweats to travel? Balancing being hydrated and having to go to the … Read more
from Rugby Wrap Up: A perennial Team USA Eagle, Phaidra Knight is one of the most recognized names in women’s rugby. Her home club is the New York Rugby Club. Today, she chats with Team USA star Alison Price, who takes time out despite her crazed schedule. PK: AP, thanks so much for taking the … Read more
from Rugby Wrapup: A perennial Team USA Eagle, Phaidra Knight is one of the most recognized names in women’s rugby. Her home club is the New York Rugby Club. Today, she chats with Team USA star Jennifer Starkey, who helped us out while on her trip to NYC. PK: Vanilla Face! Thanks for making yourself … Read more