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Photo: Max Haynes (mxfotos.com) The Women’s Super Series has brought the top five teams in the world together, and it all begins on Friday in Chula Vista, Calif. ..
Air Force in Las Vegas / Photo: Jackie Finlan Air Force coach and Army veteran Lisa Rosen tracks the history of the women’s military rugby and how the first Armed ..
Thunderbird Nicole Fisch of North Shore / Photo: Jackie Finlan The Midwest is the reigning 15s National All-Star Championship, a title that was last awarded in 2012. When ..
Thunderbirds at 2019 Florida Winter Tour / Photo: Christine Cancian The Midwest High School Thunderbirds is the best run regional all-star program for girls in the U.S., ..
Rose DiBalsamo / Photo: Jackie Finlan The Midwest Rugby Football Union is extremely pleased to announce the 2019 Midwest Thunderbirds Men’s and Women’s sides. ..
Purdue University was home to the first Midwest LAU U23 All-Star tournament in 1999, one year after Bryn Chivers and Tammy Cowan created the Midwest U23 Thunderbirds and took ..
The Midwest High School Thunderbirds took their fourth-straight trip to Florida last weekend and returned with three victories. But as head coach Garrett Fisher explains, ..
Summer camp attendees The Midwest High School Thunderbirds are readying for another trip south, and head coach Garrett Fisher is bringing a larger roster to Florida from ..
HS Thunderbirds July camp attendees The Midwest High School Thunderbirds have been named for the upcoming calendar year, and 2019 promises to be especially memorable as the regional ..
Photo: Nathan Kovacs The Midwest High School Thunderbirds are the most consistent, active regional all-star program in the country – by far. A dedicated staff ..
The summer 2017 Thunderbirds who played Ontario U18s / Photo: Anne Marie Lemal-Brown The High School All-Midwest Thunderbirds head south for a third-straight year and will ..
Photo: Anne Marie Lemal Brown The Girls’ High School All-Midwest Thunderbirds spent the 2016-17 season building toward the Ontario U18 series this summer. Head ..
Ten players who helped the Midwest to a Florida sweep return The Girls’ High School All-Midwest Thunderbird program has named a 24-player squad that will assemble at Denison ..
Oak Creek’s, Midwest’s and Atlantis’ Megan Bird /// Photos: Diane Ramage Generally, high school rugby is still pretty quiet in February, with the exception of California ..
The High School All-Midwest Thunderbirds returned from their Florida tour with two wins, 190 unanswered points, and a bolder desire to play more rugby. Fortunately, the coaching ..
Five players return to the second Midwest tour to Florida. /// Photo: Samira Colbert • The High School All-Midwest Thunderbirds are returning to Florida for a two-game tour. ..
Thunderbird returner Ester Lachens during the 2015 tour to Wales/England. • The Midwest U24 Thunderbirds are heading to the 43rd annual Can-Am Rugby Tournament in Saranac ..
Midwest U19s won two games above their age grade. /// Photo: Samira Colbert The Girls’ Midwest U19 Thunderbirds spent four days in Florida last week, two days ..
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