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U.S. Women’s Rugby Team Breaks World Record for Attendence in Kansas City

Danny Heinen, Yearbook Manager
May 5, 2025
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The Canadian Pacific Kansas City stadium during a KC Current soccer game. The game frequently hosts games for the local women’s soccer team, but on occasion hosts other events like rugby.

On Friday, May 2, a record-breaking 10,518 fans attended a U.S. women’s rugby team game at the Canadian Pacific Kansas City stadium. This was especially shocking as the stadium typically hosts KC Current games, Kansas City’s local women’s soccer team. Plus, many attendees hold season passes for the stadium and decided to go on whim, still enjoying the game despite not regularly attending rugby matches.

This is significant for the Kansas City area to experience, as the stadium already brings in a major amount of revenue from matches by the local team; however, having surprise appearances from national rugby teams brings in even more revenue to the area. The popularity of such a game shows an increase in interest in rugby as a whole.

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Danny Heinen
Danny Heinen, Yearbook Manager
Hi! I’m Danny! This is my second year in SPUB and I’m the yearbook manager this year! I wanted to do SPUB as it feels like the most professional student organization in the school, and I’ve always loved writing and designing. SPUB truly is a family and that has been apparent since my first year. I’m excited to work with Brynna to make the best book we can, and also make SPUB better, even if it’s marginally. SPUB and journalism in general matter because of its impact in our daily lives. Whether it’s through social media, like TikTok, or through a newspaper, journalism, no matter how professional, influences us all in our daily lives. I’m also involved in Volunteer as well as Scholar’s Bowl at Spring Hill, and I love to paint and draw in my free time (which I won’t have much of.)