Rachel Ehrecke

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Rachel Ehrecke
Date of birth (1995-12-06) 6 December 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Minnesota
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight165 lb (75 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2023 DMP Sharks 13 (10)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2021–Flag of the United States.svg  United States 11 (0)

Rachel Ehrecke (born December 6, 1999) is an American rugby union player.

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Rugby career

2021

Ehrecke made her test debut for the United States against Canada in 2021. [1] She was named in the starting line-up in her second test against Ireland, the Eagles lost 20–10. [2] [3] [4] In her third appearance, the Eagles were defeated by England who ran in 15 unanswered tries for a record 89–0 score. [5] [6]

2023

In 2023, Ehrecke joined the DMP Sharks for the remainder of the 2022–23 Premier 15s season. [7] [8] She was named in the Eagles traveling squad for the 2023 Pacific Four Series. [9] [10]

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References

  1. Ray, Bryan. "Test Match Preview: USA vs Canada". rugby-network. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
  2. "Preview: Ireland welcome USA for historic RDS showdown". Six Nations Rugby. 2021-11-11. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
  3. "Women's Eagles Announce Squad For Ireland Test This Friday". www.florugby.com. 2021-11-11. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
  4. Diallo, Raf (2021-11-12). "Recap: Ireland 20-10 USA". www.rte.ie. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
  5. "Eagles shut out as Red Roses run rampant". Americas Rugby News. 2021-11-21. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
  6. "Red Roses defeat USA at Sixways". www.englandrugby.com. 2021-11-22. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
  7. "Three more Eagles land in Premier 15s". Americas Rugby News. 2023-01-15. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
  8. Mainland, Fergus (2023-01-13). "DMP Sharks welcome high flying Eagles to their shiver". Sports Gazette. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
  9. "Eagles name traveling squad for Spain series". Americas Rugby News. 2023-03-01. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
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