Morgan Whelan started playing rugby only a year before she committed to play in college. To continue reading and pack your ...

Some of South Africa’s most promising young female rugby players have descended upon Queens High School in Johannesburg for the highly anticipated FNB U16 and U18 Girls Weeks, two major tournaments ...

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The Summit High School senior has decided to attend Quinnipiac University where she will be a member of the women's rugby program. Delilah Staberg/Courtesy photo3B991AF ...

Salomon-Clayton is used to being a pioneer in the world of rugby: She was a player on Quinnipiac’s first NCAA Division 1 team and joined the Mexican national team in 2019 to support it as an ...

Maher later played rugby for Quinnipiac University, where she earned a nursing degree and won three National Intercollegiate Rugby Association championships. ... Women's History Month Merch 2025.

U.S. women's rugby star Ilona Maher took the 2024 Paris Olympics by storm with her dynamic performances on and off the ... Began playing rugby at 17; Played rugby at Quinnipiac College for 3 years ; ...

Ilona Maher cheekily trolled the haters of women's Rugby by ... Maher made her debut with the USA Rugby World Cup Sevens team in 2018 following an impressive collegiate career with Quinnipiac ...

By Priscilla Rotich. World Rugby has established the Impact Beyond 2025 Global Impact program to harness the lasting positive effects of the Women’s Rugby World Cup England 2025 and drive the ...

She began playing rugby at 17 years old and went on to play the collegiate level at Quinnipiac University for three years. Maher plays center for the US women’s rugby team.

Maher, who is from Vermont, is the mouthpiece of a decades-long movement to drum up support for women’s rugby in the US, a movement that has surged forward during these Olympics.

U.S. women's rugby sevens center Ilona Maher has dominated the Olympics, both on the pitch and on social media. Here's what to know about the rising star — and the rising sport.