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 7th. 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