An Open Letter to the Women's Rugby Community from USA Rugby Leadership
Dear Members of the Women's Rugby Community, Thank you for continuing to support the women on USA Rugby's Board of Directors and...
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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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- Dec 16, 2019
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USA Rugby Shadow Program Coaching Clinic at 2020 WRCRA Conference
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- Oct 23, 2019
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- Sep 12, 2019
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- Aug 28, 2019
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- Aug 5, 2019
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- Jul 26, 2019
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- Jul 24, 2019
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- Jul 19, 2019
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- Jun 24, 2019
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- Jun 20, 2019
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- Jun 9, 2019
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