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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.
The start of women's rugby
In the fall of 1972, on a gray, drizzly day, the first women’s rugby game in the United States was played between the University of Colorado and Colorado State University.
“At the time, there were very few team sport options for women. For all of us, it was incredible to be on a field, tackling and playing a full-contact team sport.” (Julia Marley, CU)
