When Mary Lastowski and Mike Streicker joined the Raleigh Cobras coaching staff this past fall, they inherited a group of very talented players. But there was a rigidity to the team’s game, and the long-time club members endeavored to unlock the players’ creativity and confidence, and went to work. In May, the Cobras won their first North Carolina Youth Rugby Union (NCYRU) Girls’ High School 15s Championship.
Lastowski started playing rugby at North Carolina State University, where she also met her rugby-playing husband, Kenny . . .