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It was Friedrich Nietzsche who said that what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger … or perhaps it was Kelly Clarkson.
Eight colleges with varsity rugby programs have banded together to form the National Collegiate Varsity Women’s Rugby Association.
When the Quinnipiac Women traveled to Marietta, Ga., for its season-opener against Life University, the 34-19 win proved difficult to interpret. The Running Eagles are newly varsity and the late August match was an early fixture. But the Bobcats’ strength came into focus last Saturday, when it defeated traditional DI power Army 50-17.
League play started for most of the USA players playing overseas, and it was win day for everybody.
In the Aviva Premiership in England, Blaine Scully started on the wing for Leicester as they beat Newcastle 36-17. For Newcastle, Eric Fry did not play. Still, it was a big day for Scully as he started in the team’s opener and seems to be poised to factor greatly in the team’s plans.
The USA Selects team for the Americas Rugby Championship will be named soon, and don’t expect too many new faces in the squad.
USA Head Coach Mike Tokin is staring down the barrel of a very challenging 12 months, with the full Eagles squad schedule to host New Zealand November 1, and then to play Romania, Tonga, and Fiji during their fall tour of Europe.