Elise Huffer

Elise Huffer
Rugby union career
Position(s) Center
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1991, 1994  United States

Elise Huffer is an Academic and former American rugby union player. She was a member of the United States squad that won the inaugural 1991 Women's Rugby World Cup in Wales.[1][2][3] She also featured at the 1994 Women's Rugby World Cup in Scotland.[4]

Huffer was born to an American mother and a French father. She has studied in the United States and France.[4] She is a graduate of UCLA.[5] Huffer has worked for 11 years in the Pacific Studies Program as a Senior Lecturer and as an Associate Professor at the University of the South Pacific.[4] She also served as Human Development Adviser for the then South Pacific Commission.[4]

Huffer and the 1991 World Cup squad were inducted into the United States Rugby Hall of Fame in 2017.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ Wise, Chad (2017-01-26). "Throwback Thursday: Revenge, Finality, And The Cup". USA Rugby. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  2. ^ Lubeck, Amanda (2017-07-31). "An Historic Weekend In Washington, D.C." USA Rugby. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  3. ^ Wise, Chad (2017-01-19). "Throwback Thursday: Eagles Land In Wales". USA Rugby. Archived from the original on 2022-04-18. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  4. ^ a b c d "Elise Huffer – New SPC Human Development Adviser". www.scoop.co.nz. 2008-01-22. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  5. ^ "15 Colleges that Shaped Women's Rugby". USWRF-WRCRA. 2021-02-25. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  6. ^ Vizard, Brian (2020-07-05). "Meet the U.S. Rugby Hall of Fame Class of 2017 – US Rugby Foundation". Archived from the original on 2020-07-05. Retrieved 2022-04-03.
  7. ^ "This Is American Rugby: Past Eagles Attending Hall of Fame Induction". 2020-06-25. Archived from the original on 2020-06-25. Retrieved 2022-04-09.