the first professional women’s rugby league with 15 players on each side in the United States. At the end of an aggressive and lively match, which the Banshees won, 29-27, in the final minute on ...

We know you're already following Ilona Maher, but these rugby players, who are competing in the inaugural Women's Elite Rugby league, deserve your attention too.

A new women's professional rugby league kicked off this spring with half a dozen teams. The U.S. women won their first Olympic rugby medal last summer, and the league has its eyes on the World Cup.