Women’s Elite Rugby (USA) takes definite shape

Now we know where and when the six teams will be playing. The inaugural season will last from 22 March to 14 June, comprising 30 matches, home and away. The venues: Bay Breakers – Grape Bowl Stadium, Lodi Boston Banshees – Veterans Memorial Stadium and Tidewater Landing Stadium Chicago Tempest – Martin Stadium, NW University

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Women’s Elite Rugby – Our first Roster!

Late on 18 February TC Gemini (Minneapolis-St Paul) became what I thought was the first of the six WER teams to announce their full squad. Little did I know! Forwards:  Emerson Allen, Sam Brackett, Brooke Doerscher, Ali Gillberg, Marisa Hall, Abbey Jacobs, Emilee Jalosuo, Emily Juhl, Alivia Leatherman, Lucy Leatherman, Emily Mack, Katrina Nunes, Antonina O’Neill,

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An Overdose of Symbolism

WER takes another step forward First a reminder of the six franchises that comprise the Women’s Elite Rugby (WER) league: The Bay Breakers (San Francisco); Boston Banshees; Chicago Tempest; Denver Onyx; New York Exiles and Twin Cities (TC) Gemini (Minneapolis-St. Paul). If you know your US cities well, you’ll already have spotted symbolic references in

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