Why does the Women’s Rugby team need contibutions?


The Yale Women's Rugby team receives very limited funding from the University. In recent years, Yale’s Club Sports department has provided only $2,500 to be shared between the men's and women's rugby teams. As the club has grown and become a consistent member of Division I, the costs to field a competitive team have grown to over $7,000 per year.


The undergraduate players pay club dues each year, but these dues still leave the club far short of the necessary funding to pay for coaching, travel, equipment, referees, tournament fees, and league dues.


Women's rugby at Yale was not established until 1978, unlike the men's rugby team, which has been in existence since 1875. Because of this, the YWRFC’s monetary resources are extremely modest and, unlike the men’s team, we have not yet received the capital to create an independent endowment. With only a few decades of dedicated and recent alumnae on which to depend, we receive very little in external funding. As an athletic team dedicated to an unconventional and somewhat obscure sport for women, the YWRFC continues to struggle for recognition and financial support from both the University Administration and the wider Yale community.


This year, the YWRFC plans to change our financial circumstances by establishing an endowment, an endeavor that will require $30,000 in gifted funds. Contributions to the YWRFC are essential to the club's continued success. All donors will be recognized in our annual newsletter and on our Web site. Each gift not only helps us achieve our financial goals; by contributing to our team, donors help to advance the profile of women's rugby at Yale.

Support Yale Women’s Rugby

Make a Contribution

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A Special Thanks to our Generous Benefactors:


   Kathy Neuman & Richard Wipfler            Mrs. Frances A. Hess


   Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hess                            Dr. John C. Weinberg


   Ms. Lillian Fox                                          Mr. and Mrs. Peter Velcofsky

Gifts By Credit Card


Please follow the below instructions carefully to ensure that your donation is credited to Yale Women's Rugby:


  1. 1. Go to Yale's online donation page.

  2. 2. Select "Other" from the "Please choose an area" drop-down menu.

  3. 3. In the "Purpose" field put Designation #17675

  4. 4. Hit "Continue" at the bottom of the page and follow the instructions on the screen to complete your donation.


Gifts By Check


If you would prefer to send a check, please mail it to:


YWRFC

PO Box 206030

New Haven, CT 06520


All checks should be made out to "WRFC.”