Kristin Bitter

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Kristin Bitter
Born (2001-02-03) February 3, 2001 (age 24)
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Rugby union career
Position Fly-half
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2025– Denver Onyx
2025– Leicester Tigers 3 (0)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2023– United States 7 (0)

Kristin Bitter (born February 3, 2001) is an American rugby union player. She represented the United States in the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup. She played for the Denver Onyx in the Women's Elite Rugby competition before joining Leicester Tigers in the Premiership Women's Rugby.

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Early career

Bitter started playing rugby aged 16 and went on to play collegiate rugby for Dartmouth College. [1] [2]

Rugby career

Bitter made her international debut for the United States against Spain in March 2023. [1] She later made an appearance for the Eagles against Italy in the 2023 WXV 2 tournament in Cape Town. [1]

In 2025, she joined the Denver Onyx for the inaugural season of the Women's Elite Rugby competition. [2] [3] In May, she signed with the Leicester Tigers in the Premiership Women's Rugby competition. [1] [2]

Bitter was named in the Eagles squad for the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup in England. [4] [5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Harvey, Joe (2025-11-13). "Kristin Bitter: 'I kind of had this whole new identity as a rugby player'". www.rugbypass.com. Retrieved 2025-11-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. 1 2 3 "Get to know the USA Women's Eagles World Cup Debutants". eagles.rugby. 2025-08-19. Retrieved 2025-11-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ↑ Martin, Hallie (2025-02-18). "Denver Onyx Announce 2025 Athlete Roster". www.womenseliterugby.us. Retrieved 2025-11-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ↑ "USA name squad for Women's Rugby World Cup 2025". Rugby World Cup. July 18, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
  5. ↑ Burke, Jenni (July 17, 2025). "USA Women's Eagles Squad ready to make their mark as the Women's Rugby World Cup 2025 is revealed". USA Rugby. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
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