WER 2026 – RD 1: Boston Banshees v New York Exiles

38 v 19

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The 2nd Season of Women’s Elite Rugby kicks off at Veteran’s Memorial Stadium with the Boston Banshees hosting the New York Exiles!

The visiting New York Exiles finished as Legacy Cup Runners-Up in 2025 and were the only side to defeat the juggernaut Denver Onyx in WER’s first season. They will be looking to go one better in their 2nd season, but in their way to kick off the season are the Boston Banshees. The Banshees finished in 4th place in 2025, just 3pts behind the Exiles with a 6-4 record. These two teams split the 2025 series 1-1, which included a Banshees victory away in New York to kick off the inaugural 2025 WER season.

Although the 2026 WER Season opener looked close through the first hydration break, the Boston Banshees stepped on the gas for the 20 minutes either side of half time, and raced out to a huge 38-7 lead. The NY Exiles would grab a pair of late consolation tries from Co-Captain Jetta Owens to make the score a more palatable 38-19, but the Banshees were well in control. The home side gets their 2026 campaign off to a perfect start, while last seasons runners up look towards their home opener next week.

Details

Date	Time	League	Season
May 2, 2026	5:00 pm	Women's Elite Rugby	WER 2026

Results

Team	Tries	Conversions	Penalty Kick	TB	LB	Points
Banshees	6	4	0	1	0	38
Exiles	3	2	0	0	0	19

Banshees

#	Player	Position	T	C	KS/KA	Pts
1	Caitlin Weigel 17	Prop	1	0	0	5
2	Lauren Ferridge 20	Hooker	0	0	0	0
3	Lauryn Carlton 16	Prop	0	0	0	0
4	Molly McAlevey	Lock	0	0	0	0
5	Jenny Kronish 21	Lock	1	0	0	5
6	Shelby Vance	Flanker	0	0	0	0
7	Sia Meni	Flanker	0	0	0	0
8	Yeja Dunn 19	Number 8	0	0	0	0
9	Gen Quirion	Scrum-half	0	0	0	0
10	PK Vincze	Fly-half	0	0	0/1	0
11	Nicolette Pantor	Wing	1	0	0	5
12	Lauren Kuffel 18	Center	1	0	0	5
13	Amanda Wild 22	Center	0	4	4/4	8
14	Emma Santosuosso	Wing	1	0	0	5
15	Morgan Cunningham	Fullback	1	0	0	5
16	Salma Bezzat 3	Hooker	0	0	0	0
17	Akweley Okine 1	Prop	0	0	0	0
18	Emily Becker 12	Prop	0	0	0	0
19	Kate Boggs 8	Lock	0	0	0	0
20	Nickky Nguyen 2	Hooker	0	0	0	0
21	Cassie Depner 5	Lock	0	0	0	0
22	Morgan Walker 13	-	0	0	0	0
23	Desiree Leaupepe	-	0	0	0	0
	Total		6	4	4/5	38

Exiles

#	Player	Position	T	C	KS/KA	Pts
1	Emily Brower 20	Prop	0	0	0	0
2	Jessie Ruiz 16	Hooker	0	0	0	0
3	Kathryn Lanzante 18	Lock	0	0	0	0
4	Cari Pick 17	Lock	0	0	0	0
5	Jess Salud	Lock	0	0	0	0
6	Ana van Ravenswaay 21	Flanker	0	0	0	0
7	Chloe Jex	Flanker	2	0	0	10
8	Misha Green-Yotts	Number 8	0	0	0	0
9	Sarah Minahan 19	Scrum-half	0	0	0	0
10	Jetta Owens	Fly-half	0	2	2/3	4
11	Eve Mango	Wing	0	0	0	0
12	Allysa O’Neill	Center	1	0	0	5
13	Sophie Frick	Center	0	0	0	0
14	Fabiola Millien-Faustin 23	Wing	0	0	0	0
15	Caitlyn Caldon 22	Fullback	0	0	0	0
16	Faith Morley 2	Hooker	0	0	0	0
17	Laurell Cuza 4	Prop	0	0	0	0
18	Daisy Titus 3	Lock	0	0	0	0
19	Maggie Ribardo 9	Scrum-half	0	0	0	0
20	Sophia Zaragoza 1	Flanker	0	0	0	0
21	Nic Carroll 6	Lock	0	0	0	0
22	Mahdia Parker 15	Center	0	0	0	0
23	Erin Walsh 14	Wing	0	0	0	0
	Total		3	2	2/3	19