Jennifer Crawford (born July 25, 1964) is an American former

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...

fifteens and sevens player. A former all-time leading Eagles tryscorer at the time of her retirement, Crawford is considered the finest female player produced by North America. Crawford participated at the Women's Rugby World Cup in

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, and

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...

. At her last world cup, she captained the Eagles and earned her twentieth cap and she was the team's leading try-scorer. Crawford also led the Berkley All-Blues to nine consecutive USA Rugby National Women's Club championships as a player and assistant coach.

Life

Crawford graduated from

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References

External links

*https://www.usarugby.org/player/jennifer-crawford/ *http://blog.atavus.com/paving-the-road-for-women-like-me *http://www.rugbytoday.com/women/down-memory-lane-usa-women-triumph-first-womens-rugby-world-cup-1991 *http://www.rugbytoday.com/women/down-memory-lane-usa-women-third-2000-canada-cup {{DEFAULTSORT:Crawford, Jen Living people United States women's international rugby union players American female rugby union players 1964 births 21st-century American women Place of birth missing (living people)