Date of birth | 5 July 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 170 lb (77 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Joanna Kitlinski (born 5 July 1988) is an American rugby union player. Kitlinski plays for Sale Sharks in the Premier 15s. She previously played for Exeter Chiefs in 2021. [1] [2]
Kitlinski ran track and cross-country in high school. She began playing rugby at Grand Valley State University when her roommate invited her to practice. [1]
Kitlinski played on the Collegiate All-American team from 2010 to 2011. She then competed in the Women's Premier League for the Glendale Merlins, she won three national titles and was MVP in 2015. [2] She debuted for the United States in July 2015 against Canada. [1] [2]
Kitlinski was named in the Eagles squad for the 2022 Pacific Four Series in New Zealand. [3] [4] She was selected in the Eagles squad for the 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. [5] [6] [7]
Date of birth | 5 July 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 170 lb (77 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Joanna Kitlinski (born 5 July 1988) is an American rugby union player. Kitlinski plays for Sale Sharks in the Premier 15s. She previously played for Exeter Chiefs in 2021. [1] [2]
Kitlinski ran track and cross-country in high school. She began playing rugby at Grand Valley State University when her roommate invited her to practice. [1]
Kitlinski played on the Collegiate All-American team from 2010 to 2011. She then competed in the Women's Premier League for the Glendale Merlins, she won three national titles and was MVP in 2015. [2] She debuted for the United States in July 2015 against Canada. [1] [2]
Kitlinski was named in the Eagles squad for the 2022 Pacific Four Series in New Zealand. [3] [4] She was selected in the Eagles squad for the 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. [5] [6] [7]