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Women's rugby gains skill, attention
Coach says team has chance to be successful in future; lack of funds are an obstacle
By Trevor Martin Special to the Kansan
In women's rugby action Saturday at Broken Arrow Park, the Jayhawks defeated Kansas State 5-0.
For more than four years, the University of Kansas Athletic Corporation has helped sponsor the women's rugby football club. Each year membership has increased.
"We used to have to borrow players from the other team," said Sheryl Moore, Wichita sophomore and team captain, regarding the small size of the squad. "Now we're the ones doing the lending."
Moore plays rugby because it's more fun to do things that people think she shouldn't do, she said.
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Stacey Stringfellow, Lawrence graduate student and club president, said she played the game because she loved team sports, and there was a lot of unity in this sport.
"People stick out in a game," she said. "But they don't carry the team."
Most of the women on the team said they had found out about the opportunity to play rugby from other players or from members of the men's rugby club.
Although the team has a few experienced players, more than half the team has played for less than one year. The team has experienced some tough losses, such as a 17-0 defeat against Missouri in its second game on Saturday.
Two weeks ago the team placed second in a tournament in Ames, Iowa. This, coupled with the 5-0 victory against Kansas State, is one reason why Coach John Wiley said he thinks this team has the talent to be successful down the road.
"We've lost some games due to inexperience," Wiley said, "But these girls are very coachable, and we will be successful in the near future."
Another obstacle for the program is the limited funds the club receives from the University. The players estimate that they spend about $3,500 a semester on travel and that only $1,000 is given to the program by the University.
According to USA Rugby, women's rugby is the fastest growing sport for women in the world.
USA Rugby estimates that there are 179 women's rugby teams in the United States: 118 university teams, 56 post-college teams and at least five high school teams, including one in the Kansas City area.
Gina Thornburg / KANSAN
Ashley Guerin, Lawrence sophomore, passes the ball to Sheryl Moore, Wichita junior, during the Kansas-Kansas State women's rugby game on Saturday.
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