Four Scion Academy Residents Will Represent the USA In July's Super Series

Among the 26 players chosen to don the red, white and blue for the Women's National 15s team in Utah, there are four Scion Academy residents. Stacey Bridges, Samantha Pankey and Kimber Rozier, three original Scion Academy residents, are no strangers to the international stage and will potentially add to their caps total in a couple of weeks. Kiki Morgan, from Brown University and current Scion Academy resident, will look to suit up for the Eagles in her first international match.

All four players recently competed in the WNT Top 50 camp in Greeley, CO, which Pete Steinberg described as "the most competitive camp I have had in my 5 years as the head coach of the Eagles."

The Super Series, hosted in conjunction with Rugby Utah and Utah Sports Commission, and produced by First15 Sport Performance, will feature 6 matches, pitting 4 teams from the Top 6 in the world against one another. The Eagles will play France on July 1 (5pm MT), Canada on July 5 (5pm MT) and England on July 9 (3pm MT).

The Eagles seek to ride the momentum of last year's Super Series, in which they beat Canada and played some wonderfully skilled and hard hitting rugby against New Zealand and England, and the uber competitive Top 50 camp into this year's event. Like last year, a good number of players, 7 to be exact, will potentially step on the field for the first time as Eagles.

Not only will four Scion Academy residents represent the USA, but 3 other players, selected to the roster and reserve roster have competed with past Scion teams--Cheta Emba, Alycia Washington and Lauren Rhode, This Eagles squad is an exciting mix of some young, explosive speedsters and experienced, athletic veterans, who hope to leave a mark, or several, in Utah this July.

Stay tuned for updates on where you can find the matches and post-match recaps.