USA hope to 'dent' England at Rugby World Cup
Rogers turns record-breaker
Rogers is the Eagles' most-capped women's player on 53. She made her 52nd appearance in their 26-14 defeat by Canada.The Exeter Chiefs prop led out the side in front of a record-breaking crowd for a US women's rugby match of 10,518 in Kansas."It was amazing," she said. "You could feel the support and love, I've never felt that in my 12 years of playing for USA."When Rogers walked out, she made a heart symbol to the crowd and TV cameras which made quite a stir, as to who the heart was for.The answer from the prop was straightforward. "It was for my team-mates because they were just there in full support in full love," she said. "And I think that's one thing that's special about our USA team is, you know, we talk a lot about how we have a great culture. We get along very well."
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