Candi Orsini

Candi was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2017 as one of the most decorated US players of all time. Candi began her playing career at Florida State University in 1975 and helped lead the team to 13 championship finals and four national championships. In 1987, she was selected to the first USA Women’s Rugby team. In 1990, she was selected to the “President’s XV” at the World Rugby Festival and the All-World Team. She was a member of the 1991, 1994 and 1998 Women’s Rugby World Cup and played with Atlantis at the 1996 Hong Kong 7s. Candi began coaching in 1999, as a position specialist coach for the US Women’s National Team. She later became an assistant coach for both the Berkeley All Blues and the Pacific Coast Grizzlies, Assistant Coach and Head Backs Coach for the USA Rugby Women’s National Team for the 2006 and 2010 Rugby World Cup campaigns. She has been an assistant coach with the Orlando men’s team, head coach of the Eckerd College women’s team, assistant coach for the Sarasota Men’s Rugby Club and assistant coach for the Dartmouth College women’s team and the Bay Area Pelicans Men’s Rugby Team.

Position: Center, wing

Teams: Florida State University, Atlantis, USWNT (19 caps)

• 10 appearances in the National Club Championships finals

• Member, first women’s national team (1987)

• All-World Team 1990

• Member, 1991 World Cup Team

• Three World Cup appearances, (1991, ’94, ’98)

• US Rugby Hall of Fame, inducted in 2017

• Assistant Coach, USWNT (2002-2010; 2006, 2010 World Cup)

• Assistant Coach Berkeley All Blues, Pacific Coast Grizzlies, Orlando men, Dartmouth WRFC, Eckerd College WRFC, Bay Area Men, Sarasota Men