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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From pandemic disruptions to Olympic podiums, women’s rugby in the United States entered a dynamic new chapter between 2020 and 2025.
The USA Women’s Rugby Sevens team competed at both the 2020 Tokyo Olympics (held in 2021) and the 2024 Paris Games, earning a bronze medal, the first-ever Olympic medal for the US women. As impressive as the bronze medal win for the US women, so was the appointment of Kat Roche as head referee for the women’s gold medal match.
In 2020, Alycia Washington and Kristine Sommer founded the XV Foundation to support the U.S. Women’s National 15s Team. The XV mission is to create a financially sustainable platform through diverse, direct, and transparent revenue sources. In July of 2025, XV raised over $150,000 for the 2025 World Cup team.
Domestically, the Women’s Premier League (WPL) continued to serve as a competitive and developmental hub until 2024. The Women’s Elite Rugby (WER) opened their inaugural season in the spring of 2025 helping elevate visibility and professionalism in the women’s game. (Left) Professional 15s and USWNT player Hope Rogers, became the most capped U.S. player of all time in 2025 with a record 53 caps.
Premier Rugby Sevens (PR7s) began play in 2021 expanding opportunities for elite-level 7s competition and fan engagement.
Girls Rugby Inc expanded their operation into multiple states.
Founded in 2024 by Memphis Inner City Rugby (MICR) and Inner City Education Foundation (ICEF), Urban Rugby America became the first and only space in American rugby dedicated exclusively for minority students born in under-resourced communities across the country to connect, compete and grow into the bright future we are all building together.
Led by Jackie Finlan (The Rugby Breakdown) and Wendy Young (Your Scrumhalf Connection) women rugby journalists expanded their professional expertise into larger spheres including social media, podcasts, and announcing.
But the 2020 decade was also a time of loss and transition.
The U.S. rugby landscape was rocked in 2021 when USA Rugby declared bankruptcy.
In 2022, the American Rugby Pro Training Center (ARPTC) closed its doors after seven years. ARPTC was founded by Tania Hahn and Julie McCoy, and staffed largely by female coaches. ARPTC was the first organization founded to solely support the growth of elite women’s rugby by expanding pathways and visibility for women.
In 2021, the rugby world lost Kathy Flores, a beloved, trailblazing player and coach. Kathy won multiple national college and club championships and numerous personal awards. She was the first woman to coach any national rugby team and the first woman of color to coach a national team. She was the first captain of the U.S. Women's Rugby Team in 1987 and a member of the first 1991 World Cup Team. She was a member of the U.S. Women's National Team from 1987-1994. From 1994-2010 she embarked on one of the most successful coaching stints of all time, leading the Berkeley All Blues to eleven national senior club championships. She coached the U.S. Women’s National Team from 2003 to 2010, and was the head coach of the 2006 and 2010 U.S. Women’s World Cup Team. She was one of the founders of the U.S. Women’s Rugby Foundation (USWRF) and in 2009, helped establish the Women’s Premier League (WPL). In 2014 Kathy became Head Coach at Brown University, one of the first Division I NCAA teams, where she continued coaching until her death. In 2022, the USWRF established the Kathy Flores Lifetime Achievement Award in her honor (below). The PR7s Championship Cup is named for Kathy and the WPL ‘Heart of a Champion Award’ honors Kathy.
Other significant players we lost in 2020’s include Robin Pace, a member of the first US women’s national team (1987) and Val Sullivan, a member of the 1991 World Cup Team.
The COVID-19 pandemic shut down rugby across the world. In the U.S., major events like the National Club Championships, the Women’s Premier League (WPL), and college seasons in every division were canceled (2020-2021). The postponement of the Tokyo Olympics and Women’s Rugby World Cup disrupted elite training cycles and global visibility. More tragically some members of the rugby community passed away from CoVid and others face long CoVid symptoms.
As a result of CoVid, collegiate programs faced severe cuts, and many high school and club teams saw drops in participation and recruitment. While varsity programs largely endured, youth and grassroots play paused or shrank due to school closures and safety restrictions.
Still, the community adapted. Virtual clinics, revised protocols, and sevens-focused events kept engagement alive in 2021–22. By 2023, competition returned, and interest slowly rebounded.
I have the opportunity to make a tangible impact on someone's life every day. To me, that's not even work, but what I owe to the world after it's been so good to me.
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The pandemic also highlighted real-life heroes. U.S. Eagle Tess Feury and her mother and long time coach, KJ Feury were recognized for serving on the healthcare frontlines throughout CoVid as was 1991 World Cup Champion and Captain, Barb Bond, an emergency room physician near Oakland, California.
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Delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Tokyo 2020 Olympics took place July 29-31, 2021 marking the second Olympic appearance for rugby sevens.
USA Rugby named a 15-player squad led by head coach Chris Brown, featuring a blend of veterans and promising new talent. Abby Gustaitis and Kristen Thomas served as co-captains, while Olympians Lauren Doyle and Alev Kelter returned for their second Games.
Ten of the twelve starting players were first-time Olympians, including standout Ariana Ramsey, who had impressed at the 2019 Pan Am Games, where the U.S. won silver.
The U.S. team finished sixth overall losing a tough fifth place match to Australia 17-7.
The 2021 Rugby World Cup was the ninth Women's Rugby World Cup, organized by World Rugby. It was held from October 8 to November 12, 2022 in Auckland and Whangārei, New Zealand. It was originally scheduled to be held in 2021, but was postponed by one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2021 World Cup was the first to not be marketed by World Rugby as the Women's Rugby World Cup. World Rugby decided wisely to market both the men's and women's tournaments under the Rugby World Cup title with no gender distinction. The window of the tournament was extended and realigned to allow for at least five days rest between matches, as with the men's Rugby World Cup. All matches were scheduled on weekends. Twelve national teams competed. Canada knocked the U.S. out in the Quarter Finals 32-11.
At the 2024 Paris Olympics, the U.S. Women’s Rugby Sevens team made history by winning their first-ever Olympic medal — bronze — in a thrilling 19–14 victory over Australia.
The team, led by Emilie Bydwell, the first woman to be an Olympic head coach, featured a powerful mix of veteran leaders and first-time Olympians. Returning players like Alev Kelter, Kristen Thomas, Kristie Kirshe and Lauren Doyle provided critical experience, while rising stars such as Ariana Ramsey and Naya Tapper brought energy and explosive scoring ability to the roster.
USA Rugby's Olympic campaign was built on years of rising competitiveness. Before the pandemic, the team had closed out 2019 ranked number two in the world, earning five medals in six tournaments — their strongest World Series performance ever.
The medal win in Paris was more than just a podium finish — it sparked a national surge in interest for women’s rugby, especially among high school and youth athletes, many were newly inspired to take up the sport and gave a much needed boost to teams that had been previously depleted by CoVid.
Ilona Maher emerged as one of the most recognizable faces in American rugby during the 2020s. A powerhouse on the field and a charismatic force off the field, Maher used her Olympic appearances and viral TikTox to blend elite performance with bold personality. Her advocacy for body positivity, mental health, and visibility for
women in contact sports turned her into a 2025 ESPY Award winner and global icon.
A record number of fans watched the U.S. v Fiji in a World Cup tuneup match in Washington DC, July 2025.
The 2025 World Cup - the tenth edition of the Women's Rugby World Cup - was held in England between 22 August and 27 September 2025. Faced with a tough pool the U.S. finished with one win v Samoa, one loss v England, and one tie v Australia. The U.S. missed the quarterfinals.
Premier Rugby Sevens (PR7s) launched on October 9, 2021, debuting as a gender-equitable league with six men’s and four women’s teams. The Loonies, led by Olympian Kelly Griffin, won the inaugural women’s championship.
In 2022, the league expanded to a three-stop circuit, introduced the concept of franchises—each with a men’s and women’s team—and launched the United Championship. The women’s trophy was renamed the Kathy Flores Cup, honoring a legend of the game, and USA stars like Naya Tapper, Alev Kelter, and Abby Gustaitis joined the league.
By 2023, PR7s grew to a five-tournament, two-conference structure, adding the Golden State Retrievers and Pittsburgh Steel Toes, while also welcoming back the Texas Team and New York Locals—now with women’s squads. New Zealand’s Ruby Tui and other Black Ferns joined the competition, adding global star power.
With the 2024 Olympics shaping the rugby calendar, PR7s shifted its season and hosted a landmark All-Star Weekend on October 22, 2024, featuring the USA Women’s and Men’s Sevens teams versus PR7s All-Stars. Olympians Kelly Griffin and Sammy Sullivan led the women’s All-Star team, closing out a transformative first era for PR7.
2021 PR 7s Women's Games
2021 PR 7s Women's Final
Founded in 2009, the Women’s Premier League (WPL), was a national, amateur model that while producing exceptional talent was financially difficult to sustain. In 2025 the WPL morphed into Women’s Elite Rugby (WER) the first US women’s professional 15’s league. Led by Jessica Hammond-Graf and Katherine Aversano, WER featured six teams with rosters of up to thirty athletes. The league features general managers, paid coaches, compensation for players' medical and travel expenses, and the aspiration of salaries for players.
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WPL Champions
2020 Cancelled Due to CoVid
2021 Cancelled Due to CoVid
2022 Berkeley All Blues vs Beantown
2023 Colorado Gray Wolves vs Berkeley All Blues
2024 Colorado Gray Wolves vs Berkeley All Blues
Foundational Five
In an opening draft each team was awarded five players to serve as the core of their rosters.
With a structure uniquely American, senior club rugby continues to serve as the pillar for the development and sustainability of women’s rugby in the United States. The U.S. club structure is over 50 years old and has grown to over 1200 clubs across the U.S. Women’s rugby clubs can now be found in virtually every city in America.
73 year old KO Onufry (far left), one of the founders of Beantown and one of the first U.S. players (1987) continues to play for the Old Girls. Here she confers with her daughter, Skyler (right) at the 2023 Can Am Tournament.
Eagle 327 Sophie Pyrz at the USA Club Rugby 7s National Championship - Interview
USA Youth & High School Rugby (USA YHS) played a central role in the expansion of youth and high school rugby in the United States. In 2024, the organization surpassed 50,000 total registrations, including a 19% increase in female participation from the 2022/23 to 2023/24 season.
The US Rugby Foundation supported this momentum through funding and outreach. Ongoing efforts like the "A Ball 4 All" program supplied 2,000 free rugby balls annually to youth and high school teams in need.
In partnership with USA YHS, the Foundation also helped launch new high school rugby programs across the country through its High School Grant Program.
Urban Rugby America was formed in 2024. URA’s mission is to advance youth rugby initiatives in under-resourced communities across the United States. Participating programs include: ICEF Rugby (Los Angeles), Memphis Inner City Rugby, Chicago Lions Youth Rugby, Play Rugby USA, Washington DC Youth Rugby, Cincinnati, Dallas, North Philly, Nashville, New Orleans, and Patterson (NJ).
The bankruptcy of USA Rugby in 2021 drastically changed the college landscape as three governing bodies vied for control of the collegiate landscape. National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) carved off approximately 85% of women’s collegiate club programs. Led by Women’s Director, Angela Smarto, they invested heavily in producing top notch regional and national championships in both 15s and 7s. The National Intercollegiate Rugby Association (NIRA), governed by the NCAA, fields a much smaller group of collegiate teams but arguably attracts the most talented players as they represent fully-funded, collegiate, varsity teams. USA Rugby directs The College Rugby Association of America (CRAA), which includes a smaller number of D1 universities in the Pacific and West. The result is three different organizing bodies running a large number of National Championships throughout the year and leaving all of us wondering ‘who really is the best in the nation?’
National Intercollegiate Rugby Association (NIRA) is the governing body for NCAA women's rugby programs in the United States.
NIRA National XVs Champions: D1
2020 Cancelled Due to CoVid
2021 Dartmouth College v U.S. Military Academy
2022 Dartmouth College v Harvard University
2023 Harvard University v Dartmouth College
2024 Harvard University v Dartmouth College
2025 Harvard University v Dartmouth College
NIRA National XVs Champions: D2
2021 American International College v West Chester University
2022 Davenport University v Lander University
2023 Queens University v Davenport University
2024 American International College v Davenport University
2025
NIRA National XVs Champions: D3
2021 Bowdoin College v University of New England
2022 Bowdoin College v University of New England
2023 Bowdoin College v Adrian College
2024 Bowdoin College v University of New England
2025 Bowdoin College v University of New England
National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) is the largest governing body for college rugby in the United States, supporting national championships for various levels of competition, including small colleges, Division II, and Division I men's and women's programs. NCR was previously known as the National Small College Rugby Organization (NSCRO) but changed its name to better reflect its mission of serving all collegiate rugby programs, regardless of size. with Men's D1AA, Women's D1 and Women's D2. In summer of 2025 USA Rugby announced they will allow CRAA teams to compete in NCR championships events.
NCR National XVs Champions: D1
2020 Cancelled due to CoVid
2021 Life U. Dev. v Northern Iowa
2022 Univ of Michigan v Notre Dame College
2023 Univ of Michigan v Notre Dame College
2024 Wheeling University v Southern Nazarene University
2025
NCR National XVs Champions: D2
2020 Cancelled due to CoVid
2021 Cancelled due to CoVid
2022 UW Eau Claire v Marquette University
2023 UW Eau Claire v Vassar College
2024 Vassar College v UW Eau Claire
2025
NSCRO (Small College) National XVs Champions: D2
2020 South Dakota vs Univ Chicago
2021 Wayne State University vs SUNY Cortland
2022 Endicott College vs Lee
2023 St. Bonaventure vs UW-Platteville
2024
2025
USA Rugby fields the College Rugby Association of America (CRAA) which includes a number of Men's D1A and Women's D1 Elite – along with Men's D1AA, Women's D1 and Women's D2. In summer of 2025 USA Rugby announced they will allow CRAA teams to compete in NCR championships events.
CRAA D1A (Elite) National XVs Champions
2020 CoVid
2021 Lindenwood University
2022 Lindenwood University
2023 Lindenwood University
2024 Life University
CRAA D1 (Elite) National 7s Champions
2020 CoVid
2021 Lindenwood University
2022 U.S. Naval Academy
2023 Northeastern University (Fall) / Stanford University (Spring)
2024 Harvard University
2025 Dartmouth College
CRAA DI National XVs Champions
2020 CoVid
2021 U.S. Naval Academy
2022 U.S. Naval Academy (fall) BYU (spring)
2023 Western Washington State University
2024
2025 Stanford University
CRAA DII National XVs Champions
2020 CoVid
2021 Vassar College
2022 Vassar College (fall)/ Claremont College (spring)
2023 Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
2024 Vassar College
2025 Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
2021 Howard University women’s rugby team becomes the first Historically Black College and Universities (HBCUs) women’s team.
The 2020s have featured an outstanding group of women in leadership positions. Below some of the women who made headlines for their accomplishments in this ‘New Era.’
Anne Barry :
In 2025, Anne was appointed as the first woman CEO of the US Rugby Foundation (USRF). Anne was the first woman to serve as President and Treasurer of USAR. When she took over as the Treasurer, USAR had little infrastructure and was nearly $4 million in debt. She strengthened the organization, increased funding, and built large financial reserves that became the funding source for future international events in the US. As President of USAR she helped lead a remarkable growth in US rugby, including the acceptance of the sport by the U.S. Olympic Committee, the start of a national youth rugby development program, and the creation of the North American West Indies Rugby Association (NAWIRA). She increased funding to the USA Women's National Teams, and created the Club and Individual Participation Program (CIPP). Anne
is widely regarded as the most effective leaderever of USA rugby. Anne was also the General Manager USA Women's National Team from 2002-2006, President of the Minnesota Rugby Union and served on the Governing Council for the Women’s Premier League and the board of USRF. In 2024 she was awarded a LIfetime Achievement Award from the USWRF.
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Jamie Burke :
Jamie Burke has been called the greatest tight head prop of her time. Her accolades include 51 caps, 3 World Cup appearances, serving as Captain of the 2010 World Cup team, being named to the IRB’s (World Rugby) Dream team and the World's Greatest 15’s team. In 2020 she was inducted into the U.S. Rugby Hall of Fame and in 2024 she was given a Kathy Fores Lifetime Achievement Award by the USWRF. She was a long time Assistant Coach with the USWNT15’s program, the Coach of Colorado Girls High School All-State Team, the Coach of the Colorado Gray Wolves (Women’s and Youth programs) 2023 and 2024 WPL Champions, and most recently the Director of Rugby for the Women’s Elite League (WER).
Amanda Cox :
Amanda was everywhere. She was the Referee Manager for the WPL, (a position she held since 2018). She’s a USAR Referee Coach, World Rugby Referee Educator, and was the World Rugby Referee Manager for the Pac 4 Series in 2023. She was the first female certified Level 2 Coach of Match Officials in the USA. She is currently the Television Match Official (TMO) for Major League Rugby (MLR) a position that demands she watch and analyze hours of game film each week. She’s a committed advocate for women referees and devotes hours of her referee coaching duties. She was a founding member of the Raleigh Venom Rugby Club (4-time National Champions).
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Emilie Bydwell :
The first woman to serve as the Head Coach of an Olympic Team, Em rose through the ranks from player to coach. A two sport athlete at Brown University (ice hockey and rugby), Emilie was the 2009 USAR College player of the year, leading Brown to a final four spot at the D1 Collegiate Championships. She was a member of multiple USWNT 15s and 7s teams, participating in the 2010 World Cup. She was one of the first players in the 7s residency program. She was a member of the 2013 Women’s World Cup team (the US placed 3rd) and 2014 Women’s World Cup 15s squad. She was named USA Rugby Coach of the Year in 2016. She coached three consecutive USA Rugby Club 7s National Championship teams with Atavus Academy in 2017 and the San Diego
Surfers in 2018 and 2019. From 2018-2021, Bydwell served as the USA Rugby Director of Women’s High Performance.
Martha Daines :
From her first playing days in the 1980’s to her current coaching role with the U.S. development program there hasn’t been a season in 37 years without Martha on the pitch. She began her playing career as a #8 with the Chicago Women before joining the Minnesota Valkyries. Throughout her time with the Valkyries she was a mainstay on the Midwest Select Side and a member of the WNT. Martha began her coaching journey at Macalester College in 1997, before moving on to successful tenures at the University of Minnesota (2000-2007), the Minnesota Valkyries and the Midwest Select Side. Martha has been involved in USA Rugby’s high-performance programs since 2000, beginning as an assistant coach with the USA U23 team. She continued to work with this program through 2014, taking on the role of head coach as the name of this team changed
from U23s to USA”A” to Collegiate All-Americans. In 2015, she stepped into a two year long assistant coaching role for the Senior Women’s National Team before returning to the women’s pathway in 2018 as the director/head coach of the USA U18s. She was consistently involved in talent identification and player development throughout much of this time. From 2020-2025 she was the manager of USA Rugby’s Women’s High-Performance Pathway. Her work with coaches has extended beyond the high-performance environment as she has also been a USA Rugby/WR coach educator and trainer since 1999.
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Erin Kennedy :
Erin is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Co-Founder of Girls Rugby Inc. and is the Regional Development Manager for Rugby Americas North. She’s worked in development and management for both USA Rugby and Rugby Canada, on Rookie Rugby and Try on Rugby. She’s worked for the North American Caribbean Rugby Association, developing youth rugby and women's rugby programs in the Caribbean and Mexico. She coordinated programs for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Switzerland, focusing on the Youth Olympic Games. She is a World Rugby Trainer, has played for multiple teams in the U.S. and abroad, as well as coached at the youth, high school, and adult club levels.
Danita Knox :
Danita is the founder, Board Chair and President of USWRF. She began playing rugby at Clemson University in 1985 at age 18. From 1995-2005, she played with the Atlanta Harlequins Women's Rugby Football Club, helping transform the team into a perennial national contender. She represented USA Rugby South All Stars from 1998-2004, participating in Inter-Territorial Tournaments. Beyond her playing career, Danita's greatest impact has been through administrative leadership. She founded the US Women's Rugby Foundation in 2005, where she continues to serve as President and Board Chair. She served on the USA Rugby Board of Directors from 2004-2013, where she led the Territorial Union/Local Area Union (TU/LAU) Committee that created the current Geographic
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Union structure. Other significant leadership roles include President of the Georgia Rugby Union (2002-2012), Women's Director and Vice President of USA Rugby South (1999-2013), and advisor to the Women's Rugby Coaches and Referees Association since 2017. Her visionary leadership continues to advance opportunities for women and girls in rugby across the United States. In 2025 Danita was inducted into the USRF Hall of Fame.
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Ilona Maher :
In 2024, Ilona became the most followed rugby player on Instagram. A true media star, she has captured rugby and non-rugby fans with her exceptional play, wit, beauty and fierce advocacy for body positivity. Soon after winning a bronze medal in the 2024 Olympics, Ilona became a contestant on Dancing with the Stars with no dance background, Ilona and her partner finished second in the weeks long competition. She was featured in the 2024 Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition and in 2025 won the ESPY Award as breakout athlete of the year. She began her rugby career with the South Burlington School Rugby Football Club in Vermont at the age of 17. She played center for Quinnipiac University, helping the team win three, National Intercollegiate Rugby Association (NIRA) championships. She was a 3-time All American and in 2017 received the
MA Sorensen Award. She made her debut with the USA Rugby World Cup Sevens team in 2018 at a Women's SVNS tournament in Paris. She was chosen for both the 2020, 2024 Olympic teams and the 2025 World Cup 15s Team. In 2024, she signed with the Bristol Bears in the Premiership Women’s Rugby League. She is regarded as one of the top female rugby players in the world and one of the most influential women in sport.
Katherine Roche :
Kat is a professional rugby referee. She was the head referee for the 2024 Olympic Women’s Gold Medal match. A member of the Texas Referees Union, Kat rose from being the youngest referee on the USA Rugby Referee National Panel to Chairman of the Texas Rugby Referee Association to one of the top ranked referees in the world. An official for both 15s Rugby and Rugby Sevens. In 2018 she worked the Rugby Americas North (RAN) U19 Final between Mexico
and USA South and in 2019 she was part of the crews for the women’s Super Series, with matches involving Canada, France, New Zealand and England. She also worked the Women’s Premier League Final in 2019 and a number of Men’s Premier Club matches. She was an Assistant
Referee at HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series and the Rugby World Cup Sevens in 2017 and 2018. She joined the MLR refereeing ranks in 2019 as an assistant referee and has worked her way up the ranks. In 2021, she was the first female lead referee in MLR history. In 2024 she refereed the opening Six Nations fixture between France and Ireland. Kat is a Board member for both the Texas Rugby Union and Red River Competitions Committee. 2018-2020 Rookie Rugby Texas coached 3rd-5th grade players in flag rugby.
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Tamara Sheppard :
In 2023, USA Rugby appointed Tamara as the General Manager of Men’s and Women’s High Performance Rugby. Tamara came to USAR after serving five years serving as High Performance Director with Swimming Australia, leading the world class organization across both men’s and women’s high performance programs. Tamara has broad proven experience in developing gold medal caliber teams, implementing effective human resource practices and providing strategic consulting to a range of sport governing bodies. Most notably, she was the architect of Swimming Australia’s most successful Olympic campaigns ever during the 2021 Tokyo games. Her appointment proved fruitful as the U.S. women took home a bronze medal in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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Angela Smarto :
Angela Smarto was the Women’s Rugby Director for National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) and Commissioner of Division I & II rugby. Her work with NCR transformed the collegiate rugby landscape and set a new bar for national championship pathways. She oversaw approximately 85% of women’s collegiate rugby teams, most of whom she recruited to NCR. Her trailblazing work in administration has led a number of women administrators to seek her mentorship. In addition to her national level administrative roles, she was the Head Coach at Robert Morris University for 10 years, an Executive officer and Collegiate Coordinator for the Allegheny Rugby Union, the President for the Pittsburgh Forge Rugby Club, and Assistant Coach for Allegheny Women's Select Side
Program (2017-2022). Smarto was a standout player for Penn State from 2007-2012 and part of three, D1 National Championship teams with Penn State.
