1975 Sexist OSU Newsletter
The Old Man, the newsletter of the Ohio State University Men’s Rugby club announced the formation of the Ohio State women’s team. Note the graphic illustration of a female player.
1977 The Pitch
The Tube and the Pitch, two different Ohio State Women’s team newsletters from 1977 show the grassroots organizing, bawdy nature of women’s rugby at the time.
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When you contribute to the U.S. Women’s Rugby Foundation you become part of a movement to support girls and women involved in rugby.
We are a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization.
All donations made are tax deductible.
Wendy Young
Wendy Young began her rugby journalism career in 2006 as an undergraduate student at the University of Oklahoma publishing the WRFU - Women’s Rugby blog, in 2008 she rebranded to Your Scrumhalf Connection, a website focused on covering international women’s rugby. In 2021 the site again transformed and now curates women’s rugby stories from across the globe with a focus on large rugby events. YSC has grown into one of the most respected news sources for women’s rugby.
In addition to her broadcasting and journalism career, Wendy has been a player, coach, referee and administrator.
Teams you played for: University of Oklahoma (2001-06), West U23 (03-04), West Senior (7’s and 15’s ‘04-12), Austin Valkyries (06-12), WNT Player (06-09)
Teams you coach: Bluebonnet 7s Select Coach (14-16), University of Texas (11-14), UT 7’s (09-14), West Senior 7s All Stars Coach (13), Austin Valkyries 15s & 7s (11-12), West U23 All Stars (08-11), Texas Rugby Union U23 All Stars (08-12)
Referee: Texas Rugby Referee Association, USA Rugby Female Referee Coach of the Year (2018), HSBC 7s Series, USA Rugby Club Championships XVs, 7s & 7s All Stars, USA Rugby College Championships XVs, & 7s, USA Rugby WPL Championships, Collegiate Rugby Championship 7s, National Small College Rugby Organization XVs Championships, National High School Championships, Red River Rugby Conference XVs and 7s, West XVs & 7s Championships, First female in Texas to referee Men’s D1 Championship & Men’s D1 Match
Admin: Present: Texas Geographic Union (10-present), RRRC Competitions Committee (13-22), USA Rugby Club Competitions Committee - Women’s Representative (20-22),
USA Rugby Competitions Sub-committee Member (12-20), USA Rugby Congress, Member (14-16), Austin Valkyries Board Member (07-11) Oklahoma Rugby Board Member (02-06)