AUSTIN, TX – The 2019 Texas Rugby Union Women’s Rugby All Star Challenge is December 5 – 8, 2019 and will be held Huns Rugby Complex in Austin, Texas. Seven senior women’s sides and one U-24 sides will be in attendance this year. The Midwest Thunderbirds will be joined by Mid-America, USA South, Capital Selects, Pacific Northwest, and three TRU Women’s All-Star sides.

Live streams of the matches will be available on the TRU Youtube Channel and Facebook page, with competition kicking off at 10:00 am CST on Saturday, December 7^th. The Thunderbirds will play the TRU Senior All-Stars at 2:00 pm CST on Saturday and be seeded for play the following day.

The roster for this weekend is as follows –

Megan Ahnen, Fort Wayne

Amanda Anderson, Milwaukee Scylla

Sarah “Esther” Anderson, Chicago Women

Monica Christian, Cincinnati Kelts

Erika Crosby, Minnesota Valkyries

Anabel Diaz, Chicago Lions

Alyssa Doucet-Murad, Fox Valley Vixens

Allison Dykes, Chicago Northshore

DeVonna Francis, Columbus Squirrels

Morgan Haggerty, Pittsburgh Forge

Maggie Hutchinson, Wisconsin

Charli Jacoby, Chicago Northshore

Ariane Lozac’hmeur, Chicago Women

Vanessa Marsh, Cleveland Iron Maidens

Amy Martello, Chicago Northshore

Tierney Morton, Wisconsin

Kathleen Murphy, County Will Morrigans

Margaret Nedow, Milwaukee Scylla

Rachel Rogawski, County Will Morrigans

Loren Schlei, Milwaukee Scylla

Alie Schoening, Chicago Women

Brooke Schraffenberger, Detroit

Whitney Swenson, Minnesota Valkyries

Noby Takaki, Chicago Northshore

Cassandra Urbano, Minnesota Vakyries

STAFF

Head Coach – Jason Edsall, Midwest At-Large

Assistant Coach – Mary Swanstrom, Midwest At-Large

Assistant Coach – Justin O’Connor, Wisconsin