Wendy Young

Editor of Your Scrumhalf Connection and passionate rugger since 2001. Have been covering women's rugby in the USA and Internationally since 2006.

Rookie/Collegiate Clinic – Hosted by Austin Valkyries

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Rookie/Collegiate Clinic – Hosted by Austin Valkyries A one-day clinic coached by: Meredith Bagley (USA Eagle Pool)Heidi Whitman (USA Eagle Pool)Meg Pace (playing over 15 years)Wendy Young (USA Eagle Pool)Traci Schmidtke (USA U23 Eagle) Cost is being determined as we speak. We are thinking about showing a Tri-nations rugby game or some sort of game … Read more

More and More 7s…

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MORE AND MORE 7s…IN ORDER BY DATE: 40th annual Sneath Cup 7s – Denver, CO We would like to have your club play in the Sneath Cup 7s. As you may know we are hosting one of the three Mens WRFU 7s Super Regional Qualifiers, Mens Social & Womens Club Brackets, Youth Division. Saturday July … Read more

Eco-Friendly Rugby Ball (Fair Trade!)

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Wendy, Got to your blog from someone linking to ours. I’m from Texas, so the Valkyries caught my eye. Quick question: do you have any teammates insane for Fair Trade coffee there in Austin? If so, they might be interested to know we have the first eco-friendly rugby ball in the States that is also … Read more

Drop Kick Photos

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If you haven’t checked out Dropkick Photos recently….you should!! Check out these great shots of ME! They did a great job of taking successive photos of the action. The NASC photos are particularly good, but they have TONS of other rugby pictures. Your Scrumhalf Connection – Women’s Rugby Blog. Daily posts about rugby across the … Read more

Bloodfest 7s Results

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Bloodfest 7s – June 23, 2007 1st Place: Baton Rouge2nd Place: Denton3rd Place: Texas Tech/Corpus Christi Motley4th Place: Satiated Beavers5th Place: Olde Girl Valks* *Olde Girl Valks only chose to play 2 games and were undefeated on the day. The tournament was a great success with over 30 men’s teams and 5 women’s teams. The … Read more

Satiated Beaver Tour Day 6 -10

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Day 6 … according to Burns “3rd Degree” ChamberlainLong Beach, California So the day began with a stroll to the coffee shop and taqueria for breakfast. We met a very helpful woman at the donut shop, who advised us on the best route to the beach, good restaurants, stain removal, and a general treatise on … Read more

Satiated Beavers Tour Day 5

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Day 5 … according to Stephanie “Kitty” DorseyLas Vegas to Long Beach, Califas What up! Here is Monday, Day 5 coming at you! While most Americans were starting their work week the Beavers were either still in bed or pool side sipping Bloody Marys. Around noon we packed up our kits and gifts for the … Read more

NASC to become NA4

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From USA RUGBY (info given to All Star Players at NASC): Dear Coaches and Players, In the interest of advancement of player performances, a Territorial Season must take place in the following year, 2008. As the 2007 TU Season was a trial period, a competitive schedule was created to allow Territorial players/coaches a better opportunity … Read more

Satiated Beavers Day 4

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Day 4 … according to Rachel “Rocky” OsbornLas Vegas The day began with a call for breakfast. We were hungry beavers! We began walking up and down the strip, grabbing food, sipping drinks, playing slots and shopping for cheap Vegas crap… I mean thoughtful souvenirs. We took some fun pictures out and about. Our Beaver … Read more

Satiated Beaver Tour Update & Pictures

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Day 3 … according to Rosalind “Chou” ChouTempe to Las Vegas Austin is synonymous with the phrase “Keepin’ it Weird.” For we Austin based Satiated Beavers, it is unclear if it was Austin “weirdness” or the mysterious winds of Roswell, New Mexico that were responsible for our oddly, adventured-filled day three of da’ bus tour. … Read more