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United States Women's National Rugby Union Team
The USA Women's national rugby union team, nicknamed the Women's Eagles, represents the United States in women's international rugby union. The team was officially formed in 1987 and is nicknamed the Eagles. An international powerhouse during the 1990s— the Eagles won the inaugural 1991 Women's World Cup and finished second in the two following World Cups in 1994 and 1998. The team finished fourth at the 2017 Rugby World Cup in Ireland. In May 2018, Rob Cain was appointed full-time Head Coach. Cain joined the Eagles after winning the inaugural Tyrell Premier 15s title in England with Saracens Women. History ''(SourceUS Women's Rugby Foundation)'' The history of women's rugby in the United States can be traced back to three teams that existed in 1972 – the Colorado State University Hookers at Fort Collins; the University of Colorado, at Boulder; and the University of Illinois, at Champaign. During the mid-1970s women's teams began to spring up on college campuses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rachel Johnson (rugby Union)
Rachel Johnson (born February 5, 1991) is an American rugby union player. She plays Flanker (rugby union), Flanker for the United States women's national rugby union team, United States and for Exeter Chiefs Women, Exeter Chiefs in the Premier 15s. Background Johnson has a Bachelors Degree in Community health, Community Health from Portland State University. Rugby career Johnson made her United States women's national rugby union team, Eagles debut against New Zealand women's national rugby union team, New Zealand in 2018. She joined Exeter Chiefs Women, Exeter Chiefs in 2020 and scored a try on her debut against Saracens Women, Saracens and thus ending their 33-match winning streak. She was named in the United States women's national rugby union team, Eagles squad for the 2022 Pacific Four Series in New Zealand. She was selected in the Eagles squad for the 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. Johnson was named in the United States women's national rugby union team, Eagles t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC, U of I, Illinois, or University of Illinois) is a public university, public land-grant university, land-grant research university in the Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area, Illinois, United States. Established in 1867, it is the founding campus and Flagship#Colleges and universities in the United States, flagship institution of the University of Illinois System. With over 59,000 students, the University of Illinois is one of the List of United States public university campuses by enrollment, largest public universities by enrollment in the United States. The university contains 16 schools and colleges and offers more than 150 undergraduate and over 100 graduate programs of study. The university holds 651 buildings on and its annual operating budget in 2016 was over $2 billion. The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign also operates Research Park at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, a research park home to innova ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loughborough Lightning (rugby Union)
Loughborough Lightning are a women's rugby union club based in Loughborough, Leicestershire, England. They are the Professional women's team of Loughborough Students RUFC and Loughborough University. Together with the netball team and the women's cricket team, the rugby union team is one of three women's sports teams based Loughborough University that use the Loughborough Lightning name. In 2017, they were selected as a franchise for the inaugural Premier 15s season. History LSWRFC were initially founded in the late 1970s during a boom in women playing rugby at universities across England. In 1983, Loughborough Students were one of the founder members of the Women's Rugby Football Union, set up to regulate women's rugby throughout the British Isles. Two years later, they hosted the American touring Wiverns rugby team and provided a number of players to the Midlands Select XV that played against the Wiverns on their tour. In 2009, Loughborough worked with the Nottingham Ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2025 Pacific Four Series
The 2025 Pacific Four Series was the fifth edition of the Pacific Four Series, an international women's rugby union tournament. Matches took place from the 3 to 24 May over two continents and provided all four teams with important preparation ahead of the Women's Rugby World Cup in England. Canada were the reigning champions and were defending their title in this tournament. New Zealand reclaimed the Pacific Four Series after winning against the United States in the final match. They beat Canada to the title on points difference. Participants Squads Table ''Correct as of 24 May 2025'' Fixtures Round 1 ---- * Braxton Sorensen-McGee made her test debut for the Black Ferns. Round 2 ---- * Ruby Anderson made her test debut for the Wallaroos Round 3 ---- See also * 2025 Laurie O'Reilly Cup Notes References {{DEFAULTSORT:Pacific Four Series 2025 So far, the year has seen the continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sione Fukofuka
Sione Fukofuka is an Australian rugby union coach. Early career Fukofuka taught English and Physical Education at Brisbane State High School for sixteen years. Coaching career Fukofuka was the Development coach for the Australian Youth Women’s sevens team to the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games, and for the Australian Men’s sevens team in 2019. From 2014 to 2017 he was the Queensland Women’s sevens team's Head Coach. In 2020, he was the Head Coach for the Sunnybank Rugby side in the Queensland Premier Rugby competition. He was the Queensland Reds Women's attack coach. He also served as the Wallaroos assistant coach for three years. He was appointed Head Coach of the United States women's national rugby union team The USA Women's national rugby union team, nicknamed the Women's Eagles, represents the United States in women's international rugby union. The team was officially formed in 1987 and is nicknamed the Eagles. An international powerhouse durin ... in 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
History Of Women's Rugby Union Matches Between New Zealand And The United States
New Zealand and the United States clashed for the first time officially at the inaugural 1991 Rugby World Cup in Wales (although there was an earlier non-test match encounter at RugbyFest 1990). They have faced each other 16 times with New Zealand winning 15, and the USA winning 1. The Eagles handed the Black Ferns their first defeat in the semi-final with a score of (7–0). They also faced each other in three separate World Cups in 1998, 2014 and 2017. At the 2014 World Cup they met twice, in the pool stages and in the fifth-place playoff. The Eagles hosted the Black Ferns for the first time at Soldier Field in Chicago, it was part of a Rugby Weekend triple header. The United States were trounced (6–67) by the Black Ferns. They met at the 2022 Pacific Four Series in New Zealand where the Black Ferns clinched their first series title after beating the Eagles (50–6) in the final match. The Black Ferns extended their winning streak to 15 after defeating the Eagles at the 2025 Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
History Of Women's Rugby Union Matches Between England And The United States
England women and USA women first participated against each in the final of the inaugural Women's Rugby World Cup in 1991. It was the only match won by the United States and all games since, including the 1994 World Cup final have all been won by England. Summary Overall Record Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set. Results References External links {{United States women's national rugby union team England women's national rugby union team matches United States women's national rugby union team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
History Of Women's Rugby Union Matches Between Canada And The United States
Canada and the United States played the first-ever women's test outside of Europe in Victoria, British Columbia on 14th November 1987. They have played each other 47 times since their first game, with Canada winning 28 matches and the Eagles only 19. They have met at three Rugby World Cup's on four separate occasions — 1998, 2010, and twice at the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup that was held in New Zealand New Zealand () is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and List of islands of New Zealand, over 600 smaller islands. It is the List of isla ... in 2022. The Eagles have won nine consecutive matches from 1987 to 1999, whereas Canada has equaled that feat by beating their North American rivals nine consecutive times since November 2019. Summary Overall Record Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set. Results References {{United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
History Of Women's Rugby Union Matches Between Australia And The United States
Australia and the United States first met on 2 August 1997 in Brisbane, Australia. They have played each other nine times with the US Eagles winning six of those encounters. They have met at three separate Rugby World Cup's — first at the 2002 Rugby World Cup in Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ..., and also in the 2006 and 2014 tournaments. At the 2006 Rugby World Cup they faced each other in the pool stages and the play-offs with the United States winning both matches. Summary Overall Record Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set. Results References {{United States women's national rugby union team Australia women's national rugby union team United States women's national rugby union team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of United States Women's National Rugby Union Team Matches
The following is a list of the United States women's national rugby union team international matches. Legend 1987–1992 1993–1994 1996–1999 2000-2002 2003–2006 2007–2009 2010 2011–2012 2013 2014 2015–2016 2017 2018–2019 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Other matches References {{DEFAULTSORT:United States women's national rugby union team matches Matches A match is a tool for starting a fire. Typically, matches are made of small wooden sticks or stiff paper. One end is coated with a material that can be ignited by friction generated by striking the match against a suitable surface. Wooden matc ... Women's rugby union matches Women's sport-related lists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emilie Bydwell
Emilie Bydwell (born 31 August 1985) is a Canadian American rugby union coach and former player. Bydwell was a three-time All-American at Brown University and was also selected as the 2007 Collegiate Player of the Year. While at Brown University she also played ice hockey. Rugby career Playing career Bydwell began playing rugby at age fourteen. Bydwell graduated from Brown University in 2008 with a degree in human biology. After college she played senior club rugby with the Beantown Rugby in Boston, MA. She made her USA Eagles debut against England in August 2008. Bydwell was a member of the 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup roster for the United States, where the US finished in fifth place. In 2011, Bydwell moved from Boston to San Diego, CA to train with the emerging USA Rugby Sevens Residency program. In 2012, Bydwell won a senior club 7s national title with the San Diego Surfers, and was named tournament MVP. Bydwell appeared in the 2013 Dubai Women's Sevens representing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Steinberg
Pete Steinberg (born 16 May 1971) is an American rugby union coach and former player. He is the current head coach of the United States. He has previously coached the Penn State Rugby. He was born in Cambridge, United Kingdom. Coaching career In 1995, Steinberg moved from Assistant Coach to Head Coach for the Penn State women's rugby team, replacing Coach Charlie Smith. Steinberg built upon what Smith started, and created a college rugby dynasty at Penn State Rugby winning national championships in 1997, 2000, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014. Steinberg coached the United States women's national rugby team during the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup in Paris and in 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup The 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup was the eighth edition of the Women's Rugby World Cup and was held in Ireland in August 2017. New Zealand became the 2017 champions by beating England 41–32 in the final on 26 August. Matches were held in Du ... in Ireland. He st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
