Sariah Ibarra was happy playing softball, but when her dad suggested that her younger brother try rugby to learn better tackling technique for football, the then-nine-year-old protested. [Photo: Travis Prior (@rugby_photog_co) for USA Rugby]
“Wait, if Lenny’s going to start playing, then I want to play,” Ibarra quoted herself.
So the duo joined Back Bay in Costa Mesa, Calif., and Ibarra played co-ed contact with the U10s and then U12s.
“I really love how it consists of your entire body,” Ibarra said of rugby developing . . .