Last weekend, the New England Junior Jacks took 22 U18 girls and five staffers to Canada for a 15s match against the Rugby Quebec U18s. But the trip across the border provided much more than 80 minutes on the pitch, and the academy program is hoping for even more momentum and opportunity after word of the international trip continues to spread.
“There was so much positivity,” Junior Jacks head coach Stacey Markovic said. “It was very apparent on game day that they had grown together – not just in rugby but interpersonally. As . . .