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Cassandra (Cassie) Law is a former American women's rugby union player. She was a member of the United States championship team that won the inaugural 1991 Women's Rugby World Cup in Cardiff, Wales.[1][2][3][4]
Biography
editLaw began her rugby career in 1985 while studying at the University of Oregon. After graduating in 1988, she moved to San Francisco, California to begin her federal career with the US Department of Veterans Affairs. Her rugby career continued in California with the Bay Area SheHawks (BASH) where she competed from 1988 to 1995 winning three National Titles.[5] During these years, she represented the Pacific Coast Grizzlies territorial team and was selected to join the USA Eagles Women's National Rugby Team competing from 1990 to 1994.[6]
Law's international rugby career as a United States Eagle began at RugbyFest 1990 in New Zealand. She was in the inaugural 1991 Rugby World Cup and also featured in the 1994 Rugby World Cup in Edinburgh, Scotland where the Eagles fell to England taking second place.[7]
In March 2017, Law and the 1991 U.S. Women's World Cup Championship team were inducted into the United States Rugby Hall of Fame in San Diego, California.[8][9]
Law is currently a Senior Executive for the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), serving as the Deputy Chief of Staff where she advises the Secretary, Deputy Secretary and Chief of Staff on internal operations of the VA, the federal government's second-largest Cabinet department with a budget of over $269 billion and more than 470,000 employees serving in health care settings, benefits delivery and national cemeteries.
References
edit- ^ Wise, Chad (2017-01-26). "Throwback Thursday: Revenge, Finality, And The Cup". USA Rugby. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
- ^ Lubeck, Amanda (2017-07-31). "An Historic Weekend In Washington, D.C." USA Rugby. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
- ^ Wise, Chad (2017-01-19). "Throwback Thursday: Eagles Land In Wales". USA Rugby. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
- ^ "'91 World Cup Winners Honored in ATL | The Rugby Breakdown: Women's News". The Rugby Breakdown: Women's News. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
- ^ Release, Press (2017-06-08). "Rugby Hall of Fame Dinner - June 30". www.rugbytoday.com. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
- ^ djcoilrugby (7 April 2016). "USA Women's Rugby World Cup 1991 Champions Reunite at Atlanta 7s".
- ^ "Rugby World Cup Women".
- ^ Vizard, Brian (2020-07-05). "Meet the U.S. Rugby Hall of Fame Class of 2017 – US Rugby Foundation". Archived from the original on 2020-10-24. Retrieved 2022-04-03.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "This Is American Rugby: Past Eagles Attending Hall of Fame Induction". 2020-06-25. Archived from the original on 2020-06-25. Retrieved 2022-04-03.
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