USA Women's Rugby 7s Tour To Alaska

August 31, 2015

USA Women’s Rugby 7s Tour To Alaska

Doug Coil

The USA Women’s Rugby 7s National Team is soon traveling to Anchorage, Alaska and will visit Alaska Mountain Rugby Grounds September 5th. The trip is designed to promote rugby in the schools and will be funded by Alaska Rugby. Over the course of a week, the team will visit over 25 schools in an effort to grow the sport. A youth camp and a demo match by the team will also be held.

Alaska Rugby takes pride in having two members of the team from Alaska. Lorrie Clifford and Alev Kelter have become role models for Alaska Rugby.

USA Rugby indicates that the following team members and staff will be traveling to Alaska to promote the game:

Players

Emily Azevedo

Megan Bonny

Lauren Doyle

Melissa Fowler

Irene Gardner

Kelly Griffin

Kristen Thomas

Katherine Zachary

Lorrie Clifford