USA Rugby Women’s Eagles Super Series Squad

USA Rugby Head Coach Rob Cain has named the squad for the Women’s Rugby Super Series 2019 which will be held June 28 to July 14 in San Diego, CA, and broadcast LIVE on FloRugby.com.

The USA squad consists of 28 players with another seven injury reserves. Up to nine new caps may be awarded.

The squad includes five players from the USA Women’s Sevens Residency program including Ashlee Byrge, Eti Haungatau, Alev Kelter, Kris Thomas, and Hope Rogers.

The squad includes three Collegiate players in Dartmouth College’s Emily Henrich, who won the 2019 MA Sorenson Award, Olivia Ortiz from Davenport University, and Joyce Taufa from Lindenwood University. The remaining players are Club athletes, most having played in the Women’s Premier League. Neariah “Nene” Persinger is unattached, while Kristin Sommer played with the Harlequins in the English Women’s Premier League, as well as with the Seattle Saracens.

The Women’s Eagles will assemble on June 22 in San Diego, CA for the two-week Women’s Rugby Super Series featuring No. 1 New Zealand, No. 2 England, No. 3 Canada and No. 4 France. The first four rounds will be hosted at the U.S. Olympic Training Site in Chula Vista with the final round taking place at University of San Diego’s Torero Stadium. Two matches will be played per round.