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Denver Onyx wins Women's Elite Rugby's Legacy Cup
New York Amsterdam News
|July 03, 2025
This past Sunday marked the conclusion of the 2025 Women's Elite Rugby (WER) season as the Denver Onyx claimed the league's Legacy Cup 53-13 over the New York Exiles before an enthusiastic crowd at the TCO Stadium in Eagan, Minn.
The first women's professional rugby league in the U.S. kicked off its inaugural 13-week season in March with six teams: Bay Breakers, Boston Banshees, Chicago Tempest, Onyx, Exiles, and TC (Twin Cities) Gemini. Each team played 10 games — five at home and five away.
This story is from the July 03, 2025 edition of New York Amsterdam News.
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