WHAT IS THE EVENT?
- Marist College Women's Rugby team will host its first on-campus tournament.
- Day-long tournament with seeding games and a final match.
- Games are 30 minutes with ten-minute breaks.
- Teams from New York, New Jersey and Connecticut will be there.
WHEN IS THE EVENT?
- Saturday April 21
WHO WILL BE THERE?
- Rutgers Women's Rugby
- Hofstra Women's Rugby
- New Paltz Women's Rugby
- Sacred Heart Women's Rugby
- SUNY Albany Women's Rugby
- To provide all spectators with a chance to learn about rugby.
- To meet the members of Marist College Women's Rugby.
- To educate today's youth about the benefits of playing rugby.
- Team captains will host a free clinic about the fundamentals of rugby after the tournament.
- Admission is free; donations are accepted.
- Stop by at any time to watch your favorite team compete.
WANT MORE?
E-mail Julie.Maio1@marist.edu for other pictures and videos. Or visit our Facebook page.
"I wouldn't know what I would do without the game of rugby and our team;
they're like a second family to me" - Cathie Wiaceck, Team Veteran
"This team has made great progress over the years. When I played we started out in division three and now we're nationally ranked in division two." Maren Milliard, Head Coach
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TEAM HISTORY
- Marist College Women's Rugby has recently made a name for its self in the collegiate rugby world
- In 2009, the team was nationally ranked in DII for the first time
- The team has held its ranking in the top 25 each year since
- The team competes in the MET NY division
- The team traveled to Florida to compete in the DII Rugby Nationals
- Coaches Maren Milliard and Danielle Hundt are Marist Alumni and once played on the team