Western women's rugby club ready to play for national title

Like most club sports at Western Washington University, players on the women's rugby team toil in relative obscurity most of the time - playing their hearts out in a sport they love with few people taking notice other than family and close friends.

"Most of the school is not aware that we exist," said senior Sarah Coe, who plays flanker and serves as forwards captain and president of the club. "Unless you have some friends or roommates on the team, I don't think most people know about us. Rugby might be a little more popular up here. We have a number of fans that come out. But we don't get the publicity of a lot of the (varsity) team sports. When we're doing good, though, we get a little more recognition."