Mary Dixey

Mary Dixey is an American former rugby union player. She was a member of the squad that won the inaugural 1991 [Women's Rugby World Cup] defeating 19-6 in the final. She played at the Flyhalf position for the United States women's national [rugby union team|Women's Eagles]. Her Eagle appearances include matches against The Netherlands, Wales, Canada, Japan, and Ireland. She scored a try as an Eagle in the United States v. Ireland quarter-final match in the 1994 Women's [Rugby World Cup] in Edinburgh, Scotland. In 2017, she was inducted into the U.S. Rugby Hall of Fame as a member of the 1991 Rugby World Cup team. Dixey's club is Beantown RFC. She received Club Nationals MVP selection twice. Dixey also played 15s and 7s with Hartford Wild Rose and founded Hello My Name is Mary 7s who played exclusively at the Cape Cod 7s Tournament. Dixey was part of the coaching staff of Radcliffe Rugby at Harvard University from 1993 to 2001, including the 1998 National Championship campaign, and Yale WRFC from 2002-2006. In governance service, Dixey sat on the USA Rugby BOD as a director, the Management Committee as an International Athlete Vice President with oversight of national teams, and she chaired the Eligibility Committee.