Harlequins Ladies Co-Head Coaches Karen Findlay and Gary Street have announced their squads to play Worcester Valkyries on Saturday.
Kristine Sommer, a US international who played for the Eagles at the 2017 World Cup, has joined the Club and starts at flanker. Sommer played football in America for the University of California before discovering rugby and going on to play for Seattle Saracens.
“Karen Findlay approached me during the World Cup and, while I was surprised, I was completely excited for another opportunity to play high-level rugby,” said Sommer.
“I am looking to work on my back-row skills over here and expand my technique and attack in the lineout. I’m also excited about the rugby culture over here.”
Elsewhere Shaunagh Brown moves to prop and in the backs Lucy Packer plays on the wing while Leanne Riley comes in at Scrum-half. New signing Khadidja Camara, who made such an impact in last week’s Development Squad victory, is named as a Game Changer.
Findlay said: “We are delighted to welcome Kristine Sommer to the squad and look forward to the positive impact she can have on the team.
“It was good to get back to winning ways against Firwood Waterloo and I was pleased with the character the side showed at Surrey Sports Park.
“We now face another challenging away day at Worcester and we relish the battle for both our first XV and Development squad as we continue to improve and grow this season.”
Harlequins Ladies squad to play Worcester Valkyries (kick-off: 14:00)
15 Emily Scott
14 Heather Cowell
13 Jade Mullen
12 Rachael Burford (captain)
11 Lucy Packer
10 Ellie Green
9 Leanne Riley
1 Vickii Cornborough
2 Leah Lyons
3 Shaunagh Brown
4 Zoe Saynor
5 Abbie Scott
6 Kristine Sommer
7 Samantha Cornborough
8 Fiona Fletcher
Game Changers
16 Chloe Edwards
17 Chloe Butler
18 Samantha Voyle
19 Georgia Newman
20 Sarah Cornforth
21 Khadidja Camara
22 Kiera Paul-Jones
Harlequins Development XV v Worcester (kick-off: 16:00)
15 Heike Niemand
14 Charlie Wellbelove
13 Bobbie Haywood
12 Isobel Mayhew
11 Natasha Bradshaw
10 Emogene Sutton
9 Beverley Gilbert
1 Alicia Saili
2 Jen Vik (captain)
3 Jenny Eyre
4 Teya Ashworth
5 Courtney Dobson
6 Destiny Field
7 Ashleigh Greenslade
8 Samantha McCarthy
Game Changers
16 Sheree Cooper
17 Louisa Ward
18 Megan Brodie
19 Sally Parker
20 Alexandra Chung
21 Molly Saunders
22 Sasha Cutten
Courtesy of Harlequins
