Horns standing out internationally

trevor.kenney — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 18:15:23 +0000

��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge Pronghorns women's rugby players continue to make their mark internationally.

Current Horns Kelsey Willoughby and Laura Murphy-Burke recently helped lead the Canadian U-20 national side to a title at the 2010 North American Caribbean Rugby Association regional tournament.

Murphy-Burke drilled one of two Canadian penalty kicks that stood up to be the difference in a 6-3 tournament-deciding victory over the United States. The Canadian side went through the tournament with an undefeated record.

The Senior Women's National Team boasts three former Horns on the roster in Ashley Patzer, Paige Knauf and Ashley MacDonald. That squad opened the 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup in London over the weekend and rolled to a 37-10 trouncing of Scotland.

Both Knauf and Patzer have been put on the active roster for the Canadians' second game, Tuesday against Sweden.

The Women's Rugby World Cup runs Aug. 20 to Sept. 5. Canada enters the event as the fourth-rated squad in the world and is playing in a preliminary pool with Scotland, third-rated France and Sweden.

Meanwhile, the Horns begin defense of both their conference and national titles when the Canada West season kicks off, Sept. 24 in Victoria. Fall training camp for the Horns opens on Wednesday, Sept 1.

The ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge plays host to the Canada West Championships Oct. 22-24 at the Community Sports Stadium.

Canadian side boosted by Horns

trevor.kenney — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 19:27:02 +0000

A pair of ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge Pronghorns women's rugby players is playing a key role on Canada's Under 20 women's rugby team as it competes at the 2010 North American Caribbean Rugby Association regional tournament.

Kelsey Willoughby and Laura Murphy-Burke helped guide the Horns to their third consecutive CIS women's rugby crown last fall. Now playing for Canada, the duo was front and centre in a 43-0 opening-game victory over a Caribbean Select team and a 62-0 rout of the Cayman Islands a day later.

Willoughby, the reigning Canada West rookie of the year, had two tries for the Canadian side while Murphy-Burke also recorded a try and connected on three converts against the Caribbean selects. In the 62-0 rout of the Cayman Islands, Murphy-Burke touched for two tries and added six converts with Willoughby scoring a lone try.

Canada faces the United States in the tournament final on Friday.

Meanwhile, the Horns begin defense of both their conference and national titles when the Canada West season kicks off, Sept. 24 in Victoria. Fall training camp for the Horns opens on Wednesday, Sept 1.

The ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge plays host to the Canada West Championships Oct. 22-24 at the Community Sports Stadium.

UNews - the 2010 North American Caribbean Rugby Association

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