# @conneronassignment on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DIILj9Hvjum
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/32266034-conneronassignment-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/cda10695b9.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-04-07T02:00:48.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Shannon Conner (@adventuresinsweets) — https://gondola.cc/adventuresinsweets

## Caption

20 years ago my RA and swimming teammate convinced me to join the club rugby team. I fell and I fell hard (literally and figuratively) - I had found a sport that I felt was actually made for me. It was the combination of strength, endurance and physicality that just clicked. While my rugby career was short, it was incredibly impactful.

When I heard the Women’s Elite Rugby League (WER), a professional league, had a Bay Area team as part of their inaugural season, I was so excited. I reached out and they were gracious enough to let me come out to photograph the games. As a former player, it was surreal to be on the field for a professional WOMEN’S team. It was inspiring to witness their passion, grit and determination. 

Rugby is a source of empowerment and strength for athletes around the world, particularly for young women and girls. If you happen to be in or traveling to a city that is home to one of these teams - come out and check it out - fair warning, it’s very easy to become addicted 😉. In the US, the WER teams are in the Bay Area, Denver, Chicago, Boston, New York and the Twin Cities (Minnesota)

#womenseliterugby #baybreakers #womensrugby #womensrugbyunion #womeninsports #womeninsport #bayareasports #rugby #sportsphotographer #womeninsportsphotography

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- **Likes:** 698
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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Shannon Conner | @adventuresinsweets | https://gondola.cc/adventuresinsweets | Photographer |
| Women’s Elite Rugby | @rugbyevolved | https://gondola.cc/rugbyevolved | Sports League |
| Bay Breakers | @wer_breakers | https://gondola.cc/wer_breakers | Sports Team |

## Tags

womenseliterugby, womeninsportsphotography, sportsphotographer, womensrugby, womeninsports, baybreakers, bayareasports, rugby, womensrugbyunion, womeninsport

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