by Bryan Kelly | Jun 21, 2022 | USA, Women's Rugby
Jessica Dombrowski admits it took a while for the news to sink in that she had been accepted onto the Capgemini Women in Rugby Leadership Programme. When confirmation arrived earlier this year, Dombrowski read the email “four or five separate times” and asked...
by Bryan Kelly | Jun 16, 2022 | St. Lucia, Superweek, Women's Rugby
“I honestly had not considered playing rugby at all. I thought it was too aggressive for me,” says former track and field athlete turned national rugger Makeba Alcide. However despite her initial reluctance, last year 31-year-old Makeba made the switch to rugby after...
by Bryan Kelly | Jun 9, 2022 | Canada, Women's Rugby
The 35-year-old from Bordeaux has been Canada’s new head coach since the beginning of March this year, replacing Sandro Fiorino, for whom Rouet was assistant coach for the last three years. With this appointment, Rouet follows in the footsteps of François Ratier...
by Lauren Rothwell | Jun 5, 2022 | Mexico, Women's Rugby
In 2013 Mariana Oble was invited to a rugby tournament. While at the tournament, she met many coaches, one of whom invited her to provide physio support for a team from Mexico City. The coach of the women’s national team was also present, and invited Mariana to...
by Lauren Rothwell | May 23, 2022 | USA, Women's Rugby
An athletic high schooler, Kat Aversano discovered rugby in college. Originally intending to try out for the volleyball team, Kat found herself at a rugby practice in an effort to fill her spare time. Discovering a sport perfectly matched to her physicality, she was...
by Bryan Kelly | May 23, 2022 | Canada, USA, Women's Rugby
Whenever sides who are number three and number seven in the World Rugby Women’s Rankings powered by Capgemini respectively meet in any sport there is sure to be fireworks – and we can all look forward to two mouth-watering encounters between Canada and the...