Stacey Bridges

Stacey Bridges (born April 23, 1988 in Waco, Texas) is a rugby union player from the United States. She made her debut for the United States on 10 August 2009.[1] She represented the Eagles at the 2010 and 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup's.[2][3][4] She played for 2 years with the USA U-20's. In her senior year of high school she was also an alternate for regionals in powerlifting.

Stacey Bridges
Date of birth (1988-04-23) April 23, 1988
Place of birthWaco, Texas, U.S.
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Occupation(s)Assistant Coach Dartmouth Women's Rugby
Professional rugby union player
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Texas A&M ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2009-
-		  United States
USA U-20		 7
-		 -
-

As a freshman at Texas A&M, Bridges originally sought out to join the power lifting team. While at an open house she asked some of the rugby girls where the power lifting table was and they were able to convince her to give rugby a try. "I haven't looked back yet," Bridges claims. She credits her college coach Will Riddle and her U-20 coaches Bryn Chivers and Lance Connolly for shaping her into the national team player that she is today. She graduated with a master's degree in Kinesiology from Texas A&M University.[5]

She made her debut for the USA Eagles in August 2009 against England. She is the assistant coach for Dartmouth Women's Rugby.[6][7]

References
  1. Sjeklocha, Katie (September 4, 2013). "USA Eagle Stacey Bridges hired as Youth Outreach Manager". Minnesota Youth Rugby. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  2. Wise, Chad (July 17, 2017). "Eagles announced for Women's Rugby World Cup 2017 in Ireland". USA Rugby. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  3. "Women Eagles Name World Cup Squad". www.thisisamericanrugby.com. July 17, 2017. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  4. "New caps in Women's Eagles World Cup squad". Americas Rugby News.com. July 20, 2017. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  5. Yuen, Matt (September 11, 2016). "Captain of USA Eagles comes to coach Dartmouth rugby". The Dartmouth. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  6. "Stacey Bridges Joins Dartmouth Women's Rugby Coaching Staff - djcoilrugby". djcoilrugby. September 7, 2016. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  7. "Stacey Bridges Added to Women's Rugby Coaching Staff". DartmouthSports.com. September 6, 2016. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
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