Maggie Ribardo played in Women’s Elite Rugby during it’s inaugural season in 2025. She represented the New York Exiles for her entire WER career.
Named on the NY Exiles reserve roster, Maggie Ribardo earned their WER debut when she was named on the bench for the New York Exiles’ Round 5 clash with the Boston Banshees. She has previously played with New York Old Blue, as well as NYRC in the WPL.
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New York native Denisse Zambon-Regalado played in Women’s Elite Rugby during it’s inaugural season in 2025. She represented the New York Exiles for her entire WER career.
Denisse Zambon-Regalado earned their WER debut when she was named on the bench for the New York Exiles’ Round 5 clash with the Boston Banshees. She has represented the Dominican Republic internationally at sevens level, and has previously played with NYRC in the WPL. She also represented Norwich University during her time there
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Oregon native Tiara A’au, known as Pooki, played in Women’s Elite Rugby during it’s inaugural season in 2025. She represented the New York Exiles for her entire WER career.
Pooki A’au earned their WER debut when she was named on the bench for the New York Exiles’ Round 5 clash with the Boston Banshees. She has represented the USA international in both rugby league (USA Hawk #34) and rugby union (USA Eagle #315). She has also played with NYRC in the WPL and at Central Washington University during her time there. She has also played with the Stade Français Pink Rockets in France.
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Emily Becker played in Women’s Elite Rugby during it’s inaugural season in 2025. She represented the Boston Banshees for her entire WER career.
Named on the Banshees reserve squad, Emily Becker earned their WER debut when she was named on the bench for the Boston Banshees’ Round 5 clash with the New York Exiles. She has previously represented Beantown RFC in the WPL.
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Maryland native Alex Pipkin played in Women’s Elite Rugby during it’s inaugural season in 2025. She represented the Boston Banshees for her entire WER career.
Alex Pipkin earned their WER debut when she was named on the bench for the Boston Banshees’ Round 5 clash with the New York Exiles. She played rugby at Harvard during her time there, and has previously represented Beantown RFC in the WPL.
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Israeli-born forward Elianne Sacher played in Women’s Elite Rugby during it’s inaugural season in 2025. She represented the Boston Banshees for her entire WER career.
Elianne Sacher earned their WER debut when she was named on the bench for the Boston Banshees’ Round 5 clash with the New York Exiles. She has previously played for Harvard University during her time there, and has represented Israel in 7s internationally.
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Oliver Wright played in Women’s Elite Rugby during it’s inaugural season in 2025. They represented the Boston Banshees for their entire WER career.
Oliver Wright earned their WER debut when they were named on the bench for the Boston Banshees’ Round 5 clash with the New York Exiles. They have previously played with Beantown RFC in the WPL,
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Colorado native Delaney Dill played in Women’s Elite Rugby during it’s inaugural season in 2025. She represented the Boston Banshees for her entire WER career.
Delaney Dill earned her WER debut when she was named on the bench for the Boston Banshees’ Round 5 clash with the New York Exiles. She has previously played through her time at Brown University,
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Vermont native Jenni Laferriere played in Women’s Elite Rugby during it’s inaugural season in 2025. She represented the Boston Banshees for her entire WER career.
Jenni Laferriere earned her WER debut when she was named in the Boston Banshees starting lineup for their Round 5 clash with the New York Exiles. She has previously played with Beantown RFC in the WPL, and played for the Nor’Easters through her time at the University of New England. Farther afield, Laferriere has also played with Richmond in London, England
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Indiana native Alexander Hernandez played in Major League Rugby between 2025-2026. He represented the Chicago Hounds, as well as Anthem RC on loan.
Raised in Indianapolis, IN, Alexander Hernandez played rugby through high school at Warren Central HS, before committing to Marian University and playing rugby during his 5 years there. Hernandez declared for the 2024 MLR Draft and was selected in the 3rd Round, 34th overall by the Chicago Hounds. He played with the Hounds academy side during their fall season in 2024 and impressed enough to earn an MLR contract for the 2025 season.
On April 22nd, 2025, the Hounds loaned Hernandez to Anthem RC for 4 weeks, and he was included in the Anthem RC matchday 23 for their Round 11 clash with the Seattle Seawolves on April 23rd, 2025, on the bench. Hernandez’s loan to Anthem RC was extended until the end of the 2025 season, and he earned 7 appearances for the Rising Stars including his first 4 pro starts. After spending the fall of 2025 back with the Chicago Hounds playing with their Autumn Performance Squad, the Hounds loaned Hernandez to Anthem RC for a second time for the 2026 season. This was confirmed by Anthem on December 16th.
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