Tess Feury

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Tess Feury
Date of birth (1996-03-15) March 15, 1996 (age 28)
Height1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb; 10 st 6 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Full Back
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2023–Present Leicester Tigers (0)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2016-Present United States 23 (0)

Tess Feury (born March 15, 1996) is an American rugby union player. She competed for the United States at the 2017 and 2021 Rugby World Cup's. She plays for the Leicester Tigers in the Premiership Women's Rugby competition.

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Early life

Feury graduated from the Pennsylvania State University where she majored in Nursing and played for their women’s rugby team. [1] 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. [2] [3]

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

Rugby career

Feury captained the United States Girls team at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics. [4] 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. [5] [6]

In 2022, she was named in the Eagles squad for the Pacific Four Series in New Zealand. [7] [8] She was selected in the Eagles squad for the 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. [9] [10] [11]

Feury was named in the Eagles traveling squad for the 2023 Pacific Four Series. [12] [13] She signed with the Leicester Tigers for the 2023–24 Premiership Women's Rugby season. [14] [15]

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References

  1. ↑ "Nursing student balances academics with rugby to compete in 2017 World Cup". Penn State University. 24 August 2017. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
  2. ↑ Jackson-Gibson, Adele (2016-06-10). "How rugby prodigy Tess Feury found the game so young". Excelle Sports. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
  3. ↑ Lefton, Clara (22 April 2015). "Tess Feury: Rugby Brings One Family Together". www.usasevenscrc.com. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
  4. ↑ Havsy, Jane (15 August 2014). "Morris Rugby duo to represent U.S. at Youth Olympics". Daily Record. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
  5. ↑ "Opening Kick". www.thisisamericanrugby.com. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
  6. ↑ Wise, Chad (17 July 2017). "Eagles announced for Women's Rugby World Cup 2017 in Ireland". USA Rugby. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
  7. ↑ "Eagles name Pacific Four traveling squad". Americas Rugby News. 2022-05-10. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  8. ↑ Cahill, Calder (2022-05-09). "USA Women's Eagles traveling roster named for Pacific Four Series 2022". USA Rugby. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  9. ↑ Cahill, Calder (2022-09-14). "USA Women's Eagles Rugby World Cup roster named as the official countdown to New Zealand begins". eagles.rugby. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
  10. ↑ "Kate Zackary leads Eagles squad to Rugby World Cup". Americas Rugby News. 2022-09-16. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
  11. ↑ Mockford, Sarah (2022-10-09). "USA Women's Rugby World Cup Squad 2022 – USA 10-22 Italy". Rugby World. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
  12. ↑ "Eagles name traveling squad for Spain series". Americas Rugby News. 2023-03-01. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
  13. ↑ Dean, Taylor (2023-02-28). "World Rugby Pacific Four Series returns for 2023 with USA Women's Eagles Traveling Roster and Schedule Confirmed". eagles.rugby. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
  14. ↑ Buckley, Stanley (2023-06-27). "Three new Future Leicester Residents". Leicester Tigers. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
  15. ↑ Aloia, Andrew (2024-02-06). "Leicester Tigers: Tess Feury on juggling a rugby career with nursing". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2024-04-27.


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