"When I was little, like 7, and we were living in northern California, most army installations had a rugby team. My dad [a Green Beret] served over 20 years, and there's pictures of me at my dad's rugby games, which is wild to think about how full circle that's all come. He grew up playing football, then like most football players when he tried rugby, concussed himself three times in his first practice, knocked himself out, but he loved it."
"Coach Emilie Bydwell's team are third in the season standings, set for Championship tournaments in spring and summer. Bydwell can no longer call on Ilona Maher, the breakout star of the 2024 Paris Olympics, at which the Eagles took a historic bronze medal. But Sammy Sullivan, another standout on the field and on social media—in her case via the unlikely medium of Lego—is back in the squad after six months off attending to her duties as a captain in the US Army."
World Rugby's HSBC SVNS tournament is being held in Harrison, New Jersey, at Sports Illustrated Stadium over two days. The US women's rugby team, coached by Emilie Bydwell, is competing after finishing third in Vancouver the previous week and currently ranks third in season standings. The team is preparing for Championship tournaments in spring and summer. Sammy Sullivan, a standout player known for her social media presence and Lego content, has returned to the squad after six months away fulfilling her duties as a captain in the US Army. Sullivan discovered rugby through her father, a Green Beret who played the sport, and was introduced to the game during her college years.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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