“I could tell you all about how rugby has helped me accept my body and myself for who I am, but that wouldn't show how rugby also empowers me to push my limits and improve myself on and off the pitch. I'd write a poem about how getting hit, knocked down, and tackled only makes me want to get up and keep playing, but I don't know how to describe the strength and determination I feel during a game in words that rhyme with tackle. I could explain the lack of confidence I had before rugby and how now I know that I am capable of so much more than I ever thought could be possible. I can write pages upon pages about why I play rugby and still not have a complete answer because rugby is so much more than just a sport. It’s a part of my life now. Without it I’d feel incomplete.”
-Holli Page, UMWRFC Athlete