August 23, 2016
Empire GU Rugby Women Hosts Capital Rugby Union Women’s Selects
Doug Coil
A trend continues this Saturday August 27th, as the Capital Rugby Union Women’s Selects plays the Empire GU Rugby Women Selects at 1pm. Rutgers University Women’s Rugby Club is hosting the match at 1600 Brett Rd, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854.
Select side matches between rugby unions provide high performance opportunities for athletes.
The Capital Rugby Union held an Open Camp for the Capital Selects on Sunday July 10th at Mount Saint Mary’s University in Emmitsburg, MD. From this camp athletes were invited to a invitational camp on August 7th. The later camp served as the selection vehicle for the match against the Empire GU.
The Capital Rugby Union Women’s Selects also played against the British Armies Selects and the Stars Rugby XV this year. They faced the British Armies Selects on May 29, 2016. Although the Capital Women’s Selects lost 43-21, they gained valuable high performance experience. On January 31, 2016 the Capital Women won 55-24 against Stars Rugby XV.
The Empire GU HP Women played at the CanAm Rugby Tournament at Saranac Lake on August 2nd. In Pool play they won 51-0 against Brooklyn and then lost 14-0 to Beantown. In the Consolation Semi-final, they then lost to New York Rugby Club.
Empire GU Rugby Women’s Selects
- Jennifer Jones – Monmouth
- Sian Parker – Rutgers
- Catie Goldstein – Rutgers
- Diana Valencia – Monmouth
- Nicole Carroll – Monmouth
- Tara Harten – Village Lions
- Fedora Francois – Brooklyn
- Katherine Hussey – Monmouth
- Rebecca Musemeci – Monmouth
- Emmarie Etheridge – Village Lions
- Ashley Allen – Rutgers
- Melanie Marotta – Marist
- Leah Berry – Monmouth
- Amanda Fins – Union
- Ciara Lehane – Village Lions
- Angie Toreto – Union
- Fellie Vargas – Monmouth
- Alex Rumsey – Monmouth
- Leah Smeltzer – Rochester
- Maverick Perez – Union
- Mara Friedman – Rutgers
- Brenda Doctor – Notre Dame
- Mariana Flemming – Monmouth
- Eric Arroyo – Monmouth
Coaches
- Head Coach: Ken Pape -Rutgers
- Assistant Coach: Val Rogers – Monmouth
- Assistant Coach: Sharon Berger – Union
Capital Rugby Union Women’s Selects
- Sarah Romano -Nova
- Jillian Erin – Severn River
- Nichola Aregano Diaz – Norfolk
- Avery Rain – Nova
- Rian Van Nordheim – James River
- Lucia Martino – DC Furies
- Kayla Thompson – Raleigh
- Sara Parsons – Scion Academy
- Brianna Kim – Nova
- Chelsea Garber – Raleigh
- Kristen Maxey – DC Furies
- Maggie Olney – DC Furies
- Megan Gilmore – Norfolk/Scion
- Masha Romanchak – Severn River
- Sarah Rosche – Raleigh
Reserves
- Carol Ann Trammell – Raleigh
- Meg Foster – DC Furies
- Lyn Meyerhoff – Chesapeake
- Kate Todorovich – Severn River
- Dana Briosos – Scion Academy
- Jazz Harrison – Severn River
- Claire Angela Cole – DC Furies
- Charlee Bryan – Severn River
- Katie Marshall – Severn River
- Leni Dworkis -DC Furies
Coaches
- Head coach: Julius Togamau Fanueli
- Assistant coach: Matt Estes