Erica Jarrell (born February 25, 1999) is an American

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player. She plays Prop for

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and the

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Rugby career

Jarrell was named in an Eagles Under-20 side that competed in a Women's Under-20 Tri-Nations Cup against Canada and England in 2019. She featured in both games at

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. Jarrell graduated from Harvard in 2021, she was a co-captain of the women's rugby team. In 2022, She was selected in the Eagles squad for the postponed

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. Jarrell made her international debut against

on 14 July 2023, at

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. She signed for

in January 2024.

Personal life

Jarrell is a 2017 graduate of

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jarrell, Erica Living people American female rugby union players Harvard Crimson rugby players Buckingham Browne & Nichols School alumni 1999 births Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American sportswomen