A number of ladies’s rugby gamers have represented USA Rugby previously calendar yr. Former Lions Eti Haungatau and Mackenzie Hawkins have been each chosen within the USA participant pool for the Ladies’s Rugby World Cup. Present gamers Taina Tukuafu, Freda Tafuna, and Millie Gibson have additionally represented the squad on a global degree.
Tukuafu and Tafuna are in Cape City, South Africa for the month of October carrying the USA Eagles jersey to compete within the WXV 2, a contest consisting of six groups from all over the world together with america, Scotland, Japan, Italy, Samoa, and host South Africa. The Eagles may have three fixtures inside the WXV 2 which can present a terrific platform for the following World Cup.
The USA Eagles recreation schedule for the WXV 2 is as follows:
October 14 versus Samoa at 7 a.m. CDT
October 20 versus Scotland at 7 a.m. CDT
October 28 versus Italy at 10 a.m. CDT
Tukuafu and Tafuna made their debut appearances for the Eagles this previous summer time. Each began for the U.S. within the Pacific 4 Collection in Canada, dealing with former Ladies’s World Cup Champions the New Zealand Black Ferns and the Australia Wallaroos.
The pair of Lions have been additionally chosen for the USA U23 squad together with Haungatau. That staff traveled to Brazil in July for the America’s Trophy Cup and performed Brazil to a 15-15 draw and topped Colombia 27-24.
Tukuafu, Tafuna, and Haungatau additionally traveled to Boston as a part of a USA U23 versus Canada U23 “Border Battle” consisting of two pleasant matches performed at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Massachusetts, house of the New England Free Jacks Main League Rugby (MLR) staff.
Gibson was additionally in motion this summer time after being chosen for the USA Ladies U20 staff to play Wales in Canada.
Ladies’s rugby hosts the St. Louis Sabres on October 14. The opening kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. on the Lindenwood Monitor Complicated.
