CGS Alum Takes on the Growing Sport of Rugby with BU Women’s Rugby Club
Rugby is the fastest growing team sport in the country, and Anesha Jones (CGS’15, CAS’17) is a key player in the Boston University women’s rugby football club.
“In the first game I ever watched my rookie year, I saw a girl run off the field with a finger injury,” says Anesha Jones (CGS’15, CAS’17). “At that point, rugby was just a scary foreign tale to me.” Now, Jones is a forward player, called a prop, on the rugby club.
The club was founded in 1998 and consists of 30 to 40 members who practice three nights per week. They are divided into two teams: A-side (varsity) and B-side (junior varsity). The club also competes in the Northeast Women’s Rugby Conference.
BU’s team emphasizes that women’s rugby is just as intense as men’s. Coach Nick Hildebidle (Wheelock’13) says, “It’s the only sport where the rules are the same for men and women.”
Featured in a video on BU Today and Bostonia, Jones continues: “It’s pretty high intensity. There’s days where it’s like practice last night was rough. But at the end of the day, we know that the hard work we put into practice is definitely worth it in the game.”
Learn more about the team here and read the full story on BU Today and Bostonia.