In November 2018, Life West faced the D.C. Furies in a Women’s Premier League (WPL) challenge match, the stakes being a spot in the 2019 rugby 15s competition. The Gladiatrix put in a statement performance and then a year later celebrated its debut season in the WPL with a final’s appearance. On Saturday, Sept. 7, the Hayward, Calif., club heads to Wisconsin for the national semifinals with an eye on a second-ever berth to the . . .
