Kristi Kirshe

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Kristi Kirshe
Date of birth (1994-10-14) October 14, 1994 (age 29)
Height5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Weight160 lb (73 kg)
School Franklin High School
University Williams College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Center, Prop (7s)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2018–Present United States
National sevens team(s)
YearsTeamComps
2019–Present United States 81 (215)

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.

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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

U.S. National Sevens Team

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

Kirshe played for the Women's Experts during PR7s inaugural season in 2021.

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References

  1. ↑ "Kristi Kirshe | Player Profile | USA Eagles". eagles.rugby. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
  2. ↑ "USA Women's Sevens Preview: HSBC Sydney Sevens 2019".
  3. ↑ "KRISTI KIRSHE, RUGBY". teamusa.org. Archived from the original on August 11, 2020.
  4. ↑ McCarron, Heather. "Going for gold. Franklin's Kristi Kirshe competing with women's rugby team at Tokyo games". Wicked Local. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
  5. ↑ "Franklin's Kristi Kirshe Goes from Novice to the US Olympic Rugby Team in 2 Years". NBC Boston. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ "A Rugby Newcomer Pursues Her Olympic Dream". www.wbur.org. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
  8. ↑ "USA women's 7s for Spain announced". planet7s.com.
  9. ↑ "USA names rosters for Sevens World Cup". Americas Rugby News. 2022-09-02. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
  10. ↑ 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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