What Our Game has Truly Lost
By Becky Carlson D-I NCAA Coach, Founder of The Fearless Coach Reposted from LinkedIn with permission from the author Thank you, Becky,...
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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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- Oct 21, 2021
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- Jun 22, 2021
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- May 24, 2021
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- Apr 26, 2021
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- Apr 6, 2021
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- Mar 30, 2021
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- Mar 22, 2021
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- Mar 11, 2021
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- Mar 8, 2021
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- Mar 3, 2021
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- Feb 25, 2021
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- Feb 11, 2021
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