1975 Sexist OSU Newsletter
The Old Man, the newsletter of the Ohio State University Men’s Rugby club announced the formation of the Ohio State women’s team. Note the graphic illustration of a female player.
1977 The Pitch
The Tube and the Pitch, two different Ohio State Women’s team newsletters from 1977 show the grassroots organizing, bawdy nature of women’s rugby at the time.
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When you contribute to the U.S. Women’s Rugby Foundation you become part of a movement to support girls and women involved in rugby.
We are a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization.
All donations made are tax deductible.
Maggie Lynn Klyer
Age: 23
Hails From:
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Job That Pays the Bills:
Operating Room Sales Representative, Key Surgical
Rugby Life:
Twin City Amazons (player)
Metropolis 7s (player)
NCR All-Star 7s (player)
Iowa U23/U24 Selects (player)
University of Northern Iowa (captain and president)
L200 Certified Coach
Leading Like a Boss:
Waverly-Shell Rock Girls High School Rugby (Head Coach and Co-Founder)
USWRF Horizons Program (participant)
Concussion Legacy Foundation's Teammate of the Year (awarded for her advocacy and education around CTE)
Penn Mutual Student Leader of the Month
Why We Love Lynn:
Big supporter of ‘Rugby For All’
A champion for women’s public health education
“Not only is she an amazing rugby player, she has the skill set to be an amazing coach.”
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