Candi Orsini

Candi Orsini
Date of birth (1956-12-09) 9 December 1956 (age 67)
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1987–1998?  United States
Coaching career
Years Team
–  United States

Candi Orsini (born 9 December 1956) is a former American rugby union player.[1][2] She participated in the 1991, 1994, and 1998 Women's Rugby World Cup.[3] After retiring, Orsini served as an assistant coach of the United States women's national rugby union team. She received an honourable mention to the list of the ten greatest North American Women rugby union players.[3]

  1. ^ Wertheim, L. Jon. "UNUSUAL TOLERANCE FOR PAIN CANDI ORSINI CHEERFULLY TAKES HER LUMPS IN THE FLICKS AND ON THE RUGBY FIELD". Vault. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
  2. ^ worldrugbymuseum (2017-08-07). "Vodka, Monsters and a disputed third place: the 1991 Women's Rugby World Cup". World Rugby Museum: from the vaults. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
  3. ^ a b Brown, Mathew. (2011). Rugby for dummies. Growden, Greg., Guthrie, Patrick, 1962- (3rd ed.). Mississauga, Ont.: Wiley. p. 321. ISBN 9781118043325. OCLC 731322674.