The USA Girls U18s and U20s will have a busy summer of action, USA Rugby has announced.
The U18s will play in a festival of shortened matches in Wales in late July, facing off with Netherlands, Scotland, and Wales. The final USA vs Wales match on Saturday, July 27th. The final USA vs Wales match will be a full 70-minute affair and will be broadcast live on RugbyPass TV.
“This opportunity provides a wealth of learning for the players," said U18 Head Coach Susan Whitwell. "Representing your country in an international competition comes with pressure and learning to handle that pressure takes practice. The festival format allows us to experience a variety of game styles in a short period of time which helps develop game understanding and flexibility of thinking. This is a critical chance for our players to develop their ability to identify, adapt and respond quickly under pressure.”
Donations help fund this tour and Rhinos Rugby is making a donation and also matching all public donations up to $15,000 through its global competition organization, Rugby Tens,
The XV Foundation has again donated funds.
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Attendees for the East Camp at Mount St. Mary's will be the Wales touring players with additional development camp attendees, spending six days under Camp Manager Stacy Mancuso in a full training environment before the traveling squad ships off for Wales on July 19. The U18s West Camp will take place July 2-7 on the campus of Western Oregon University, led by Camp Manager Heidi Whitman and inviting top prospects from the western regions of the USA.
| USA Women’s U18s Wales Tour Squad | |
| NAME | CLUB/SCHOOL |
| Natalie Allen | Vienna High School Rugby |
| Rebecca Balladares | West Carroll Marauders |
| Bailey Borum Gray | Hough |
| Emerson Callegari | TNT Rugby Club |
| Camryn Cook | Chicago Lions |
| Layla Cox | West Carroll Marauders |
| Drew Dauser | Sparta Rock Rugby |
| Laella Delaney | Raleigh Rugby FC-Cobras |
| Kiyanah Edwards | Columbia Central High School |
| Nolah Flynn | Doylestown |
| Aleksandria Gabbard | Tucson Thunderbirds |
| Dana Greer | Sacramento Harlequins |
| Cora Haughey | The Duval Tides |
| Anneliese Henrich | Orchard Park |
| Alyssa Hine | Rocky Mountain Rugby |
| Marley Larkin | Majestics Rugby Club |
| Amenekina Latu | San Mateo Wolverines |
| Samantha Levine | Try Time |
| Sana'a Lunon | State College Area HS |
| Eseta Pale | Sac Pal Amazons |
| Alyssa Post | Sparta Rock |
| Vasiti Turagavou | Provo/Wasatch |
| Salote Valikoula | Kahuku Rugby Club |
| Annabella Vogel | Knightmare Washington |
| Jennie Weiner | Aspetuck Valley Rugby Club |
| Halateka Williams | Pleasanton Lady Cavaliers |
USA Women’s U18s Wales Tour Coaches and Staff
Head Coach | Sue Whitwell
Kelly Griffin | Assistant Coach
Orlando Pulou | Assistant Coach
Kiah Sundermeir | Physio
