UCLA Women's Rugby is a rugby union

Rugby union

Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...

 club representing the University of California, Los Angeles

University of California, Los Angeles

The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...

 at the Division I level of collegiate USA rugby. The team is also known as the Bruin Rangers

Bruin Rangers

The Bruin Rangers are a division I collegiate women's rugby team representing the . They are an officially supported club sport of and are part of the Southern California Rugby Football Union, SCRFU.- History :...

 and is part of the Southern California Rugby Football Union SCRFU. UCLA Women's Rugby is an official club sport of UCLA Recreation.

History

Beginning in 2005, the collegiate side of UCLA Women's Rugby was formed and began competing in the collegiate division of the Southern California Women’s Rugby Union. In their first year as a collegiate team, the Bruin Rangers won the Division II Championships in the Southern California territory and traveled to Santa Cruz for Nationals. They now compete in Division I.

In 2008, the Bruin Rangers went undefeated in league games and won the Southern California Division I Championships. Their success brought them their first appearance at the Division I level of the National Collegiate Championships in Albuquerque, New Mexico. In 2009, the team made their second appearance at the Division I level of the National Collegiate Championships. UCLA Women's Rugby is currently ranked 13th in the nation.

International Tours

2006 - England. University of Sheffield

University of Sheffield

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 & Teeside University

2008 - Hong Kong.

2010 - Scotland.

Current Team Members

Rebecca Mendoza, Jessica Sandoval, Julia Chui, Anita Bradbury, Gabrielle Mirsaidi, Ann Leese, Julia Notar, Mary Lee, Chau Bui, Marituly Mejia, Tia Blythe, Karen Martinez, Jackie Johnson, Nika Kolodziej, Annie Berenberg, Eunice Bhavilai, Andi Wang, Sophia Chang, Rachel Castillo, Robin Barnett, Shannon Krell, Laura Hurley, Brittany Wolfe, Carrissa Hsieh, Sonia Globerson-Lamb, Lotta Chan, Middy Pineda, Kelly Griffin, Victoria Perales, Pooja Patel, Carol Hunsperger, Alex Morrissette, Cassandra Tong, Crystal Dorton, Jane Fung, Judy Maxwell, Kristina Lai, Lily Roberts, Liz Baker-Jennings, Malina Tran, Tiffany Kuang, Vicky Zalameda

Current Officers

• President: Cassandra Tong
• External Vice President: Jane Fung
• Internal Vice President: Alex Morrissette
• Publicity: Rachel Borowski
• Travel: Doreena Gonzalez
• Treasurer: Yukako Kawakatsu
• Match Secretary: Andi Wang
• Social Chair: Ann Leese
• Alumni Chair: Sarah Jo Combs
• Webmaster: Katie Seibert

Prom Dress Rugby

Prom Dress Rugby is an annual match featuring the Bruin Rangers in prom dresses. The event intends to raise funds for the team and promote awareness of women’s rugby as an emerging NCAA sport. Past Prom Dress Rugby events have attracted crowds over 200 people and have featured the team dancing Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” at half time.

Video: UCLA Prom Dress Rugby 2009

External links

• Official Site
• Official Myspace
• SCRFU