Lethbridge's MacDonald added to World Cup roster as injury replacement

Lethbridge, AB – After narrowly missing out of being named to the original Canadian women’s rugby World Cup roster, former Pronghorn Ashley MacDonald has been called up from the non-traveling reserve roster as an injury replacement.

 

MacDonald, after suffering a broken leg in the dying minutes of the CIS Championship game last November, had a long road to recovery but worked extremely hard to be fit for the summer rugby season. Her hard work paid off having a strong showing at the Can-Am series in Vancouver earlier this summer.

 

MacDonald began her university career in her home province with the University of Prince Edward Island, where she was a CIS All-Canadian and transferred to the University of Lethbridge for her final two seasons. During her two years as a Horn, Ashley was a member of two conference and national champions, earning Canada West All-Star and CIS All-Canadian accolades during both seasons.

 

The 2010 edition will be the sixth Women’s Rugby World Cup.

There are three pools of 12 teams that have been seeded according to the 2006 WRWC results. After the pool phase, the teams will be reseeded based on the position they finished in their respective pool.

 

Two venues will host the 2010 WRWC in London. Most of the matches will be played at the Surrey Sports Park. The Twickenham Stoop, home of the NEC Harlequins, will host the semi-finals and finals.

 

Canada will play the opening match of the 2010 WRWC when they kickoff against Scotland August 20th at 12pm BST.

Source:

Lethbridge Sports Info