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Nov 24, 2015
2:14:13pm
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Why women (and men for that matter) should play rugby
I came across this blog posting by a member of the newly crowned National Champions Quinnipiac Women's Rugby team. It's entitled, "8 Reasons You Should Let Your Daughter Play Rugby". It starts out:
"I would never let my daughter play rugby"

Those are the eight words that inspired this blog post.

I'll stick to my promise of not publicly sharing who said it, but here's a little context for you:

I was talking to someone about my recent rugby injury, a bad concussion. It was really pretty rough when it happened, but thankfully now (about 3 weeks later) I am almost completely back to normal. The individual was asking me how it happened, and althought I have no memory of the event, I told them I likely hit my head on the turf during a tackle. This is when the person looked me up and down, all 5' 3 inches of me, and said

"Well that's why small girls like you shouldn't play rugby. I would never let my daughter play rugby"


The funny thing about their comment is that it did not make me angry. I was not upset that I was referred to as a "small girl" at 20 years old, nor was I frustrated by the fact that this individual assumed one injury should prevent me from playing this sport for the rest of my life. No, I wasn't angry on my behalf.

Instead, I felt pity for his poor daughter.

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It's a great article. Have a good read.
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