Kristi Kirshe (born October 14, 1994) is an American rugby sevens player. Kirshe played one season with the Rocky Mountain Experts of Premier Rugby Sevens.
| Date of birth | October 14, 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 160 lb (73 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Franklin High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Williams College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kirshe started her rugby career with the Northeast Academy and Boston Rugby, from there she was selected to join the Women's Falcons at the Hokkaido Governor's Cup in 2018. [1]
Rugby career edit
U.S. National Sevens Team edit
Kirshe made her debut with the U.S. Eagles sevens team in Sydney in 2019.[2] In 2021, she competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[3][4][5][6][7] In 2022, She was again selected for the United States to compete at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.[8][9][10]
Premier Rugby Sevens edit
Kirshe played for the Women's Experts during PR7s inaugural season in 2021.
References edit
- ^ "Kristi Kirshe | Player Profile | USA Eagles". eagles.rugby. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
- ^ "USA Women's Sevens Preview: HSBC Sydney Sevens 2019".
- ^ "KRISTI KIRSHE, RUGBY". teamusa.org. Archived from the original on August 11, 2020.
- ^ McCarron, Heather. "Going for gold. Franklin's Kristi Kirshe competing with women's rugby team at Tokyo games". Wicked Local. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
- ^ "Franklin's Kristi Kirshe Goes from Novice to the US Olympic Rugby Team in 2 Years". NBC Boston. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
- ^ Weitzer, Nate (June 18, 2021). "Franklin's Kristi Kirshe named to US women's rugby Olympic roster - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
- ^ "A Rugby Newcomer Pursues Her Olympic Dream". www.wbur.org. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
- ^ "USA women's 7s for Spain announced". planet7s.com.
- ^ "USA names rosters for Sevens World Cup". Americas Rugby News. 2022-09-02. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
- ^ Cahill, Calder (2022-09-01). "Women's Eagles Sevens target podium chase as roster is named for the Rugby World Cup Sevens". eagles.rugby. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
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