Whitman Wire

Rugby girls tear it up

Elena Aragon • October 18, 2012

Rugby is one of the most unique sports on campus. Whitties have undoubtedly heard stories, know players or walked by practices of the Motherruckers, Whitman's women's rugby team. Rugby is a multifaceted...

Sweets, Motherruckers represent alternative athletic culture

Pamela London • November 3, 2011

Some of the most successful teams around campus share a similar trait: They do not call themselves the Whitman Missionaries.

Ignorance leads to low support for women’s rugby

Tyler Hurlburt • March 10, 2011

The women's rugby team often finds itself with less support than many other teams on campus, due in large part to ignorance to the sport as a whole.