Tracy Moens (née Henderson) is a former American rugby union player. She was a part of the United States squad that won the inaugural 1991 Women's Rugby World Cup in Wales.[1][2][3]

Tracy Moens
Rugby union career
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1980–2003 New Orleans Halfmoons RFC (-)
1986–1996 TRU Select Side (-)
1987–1996 Western RFU Select Side (-)
1992–1996 Atlantis 7s (-)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1987 United States
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
1997  United States
Coaching career
Years Team
2002–2006 United States (Strength & Conditioning Coach)
1999, 2001 Atlantis 7s
1997–1999 Western RFC Select Side 7s

Moens made her Eagles debut on November 14, 1987 against Canada at Victoria, British Columbia. It was the first-ever women's test match that was played outside of Europe.[4] She also featured for the USA women's 7s in 1997.[5] Between 2002 and 2006 she was the Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Eagles.[5][6]

Henderson and the 1991 World Cup squad were inducted into the United States Rugby Hall of Fame in 2017.[7][8]

References edit

  1. ^ Wise, Chad (2017-01-26). "Throwback Thursday: Revenge, Finality, And The Cup". USA Rugby. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  2. ^ Lubeck, Amanda (2017-07-31). "An Historic Weekend In Washington, D.C." USA Rugby. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  3. ^ Wise, Chad (2017-01-19). "Throwback Thursday: Eagles Land In Wales". USA Rugby. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  4. ^ Birch, John (2014-08-16). "An American Century: USA's 100th test". Scrum Queens. Retrieved 2022-04-17.
  5. ^ a b "Tracy Moens - NOLA Rugby". www.nolarugby.com. Retrieved 2022-04-17.
  6. ^ Wise, Chad (2017-05-25). "Throwback Thursday: small margins, big lessons". USA Rugby. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
  7. ^ Vizard, Brian (2020-07-05). "Meet the U.S. Rugby Hall of Fame Class of 2017 – US Rugby Foundation". Archived from the original on 2020-07-05. Retrieved 2022-04-03.
  8. ^ "This Is American Rugby: Past Eagles Attending Hall of Fame Induction". 2020-06-25. Archived from the original on 2020-06-25. Retrieved 2022-04-09.