Portal:1991 Spring Women/Intro

May 1991 was the first USA Rugby Collegiate Women's National Championship

It was a beautiful season because we KILLED everyone until the final game. We still won [the national championship!], of course, but it was one of the most difficult teams we played (Boston College). The final was close because after playing all our proceeding matches on the postage stamp pitch we did not adjust early to the larger pitch very well. Boston College were incredibly strong and skillful in the forwards (they had scrimmaged on a regular basis against Beantown who were the best pack in the world at that time).

three MVPs were selected, one from BC (there captain), two from AF: Dana Teegarden and Margo Willoughby (Bjorkman). The BC captain, who got up first, was certainly disappointed, and made a rambling long speech. Then Margo got up and said "I could not have done this without the pack in front of me and the backs behind me". She then sat down, a perfect example of leadership and humility in a speech.