Tess Feury

Tess Feury (born March 15, 1996) is an American rugby union player. She made her debut for the United States in 2016 against England at the Women's Super Series in Salt Lake City, Utah. She was selected for the Eagles 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup squad.[1][2]

Tess Feury
Date of birth (1996-03-15) March 15, 1996
Height1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb; 10 st 6 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Full Back
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016-Present United States 6 (-)

Feury graduated from the Pennsylvania State University where she majored in Nursing and played for their women’s rugby team.[3] She grew up playing rugby; her father was introduced to the sport when he attended Rutgers University. He started an American Flag Rugby Program which allowed his sons and daughter to play rugby.[4][5]

She captained the United States Girls team at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics. Feury was also a member of the 2017 Women’s Rugby World Cup squad.[6]

Feury currently works as a Pediatric Intensive Care Nurse at Morristown Medical Center.

References
  1. "Opening Kick". www.thisisamericanrugby.com. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
  2. Wise, Chad (17 July 2017). "Eagles announced for Women's Rugby World Cup 2017 in Ireland". USA Rugby. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
  3. "Nursing student balances academics with rugby to compete in 2017 World Cup". Penn State University. 24 August 2017. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
  4. Jackson-Gibson, Adele (2016-06-10). "How rugby prodigy Tess Feury found the game so young". Excelle Sports. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
  5. Lefton, Clara (22 April 2015). "Tess Feury: Rugby Brings One Family Together". www.usasevenscrc.com. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
  6. Havsy, Jane (15 August 2014). "Morris Rugby duo to represent U.S. at Youth Olympics". Daily Record. Retrieved 2017-09-19.


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