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Summit High School girls rugby alums Marin Pennell, Natalie Gray and Cassidy Bargell have been selected to the USA Rugby Women’s U-20 team for an upcoming preparation camp in advance of July’s U-20 Women’s Tri Nations Cup in England.
In total, Team USA head coach Ricardo Ramirez has selected 36 of the country’s best U-20 women’s rugby players for the prep camp, which will take place June 2-6 at Neumann University in Aston, Pennsylvania. The camp, which will conclude with the team playing two matches against the National Small College Rugby Organization (NSCRO) All Stars on June 5 and June 6, will factor into final selections for the Tri Nations Cup. At the Tri Nations Cup, the U.S. team will face England U-20s on July 20 and Canada U-20s on July 24. A winner will be named on July 28 following the final match between England and Canada.
The Harvard University rising-sophomore Bargell’s position for the preparation camp is listed as scrumhalf, the Lindenwood veteran Gray is listed as a lock and the rising-junior Pennell of Dartmouth College is slated as a flanker.
“The group assembled for this event is very diverse on the field,” Ramirez said in a USA Rugby statement. “Almost every player plays multiple positions and we are going to allow the players to showcase their abilities. I am excited to see the role(s) every athlete brings to the table.”
To support the U-20 team, go to: Bit.ly/SummitUSARugby