by Lauren Rothwell | May 10, 2022 | USA, Women's Rugby
At only 17, Caterina Cergol is making an impact at Curaçao Rugby. Caterina was introduced to rugby at the age of 12 through the Curaçao American Prepatory School and the Get Into Rugby programme. After watching a boy’s beach rugby tournament hosted by her...
by Lauren Rothwell | Mar 28, 2022 | Mexico, RAN Sevens, Women's Rugby
Gabriela (Gaby) Rojas grew up in Mexico, but it wasn’t until a university exchange program at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro (UNCG) that she found rugby, with the help of Rosie the Riverter. “During my first week of exchange, I attended a campus...
by Lauren Rothwell | Mar 11, 2022 | USA, Women's Rugby
When it comes to rugby, Wendy Young wears a lot of different hats. In Texas, you’ll find Wendy serving the Texas Rugby Union as an administrator, coaching up and coming referees with the Texas Rugby Referee Association, and offering her expertise as the Technical Zone...
by Lauren Rothwell | Feb 24, 2022 | Mexico, Women's Rugby
Dany Rosales stumbled into the world of rugby by chance. In 2009, her father, a former rugby player, invited Dany to attend a men’s game with him to see some of his old friends. Ahead of the men’s game, there was a women’s exhibition game, however, there were not...
by Lauren Rothwell | Feb 15, 2022 | Canada, Women's Rugby
Amanda Neale-Robinson is the Executive Director of the Toronto Inner-City Rugby Foundation (TIRF). Joining TIRF in 2017 as a communications officer, Amanda found her way to rugby as a spectator. Growing up in Bermuda, Amanda had the opportunity to attend the Bermuda...