Two New York Air National Guard members played in the All-Air Force women’s rugby team that competed against squads from the Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard during a September 6-8 tournament in Chula Vista, California.
Tech Sgt. Julia Nagy, a member of the 174th Attack Wing, and Tech Sgt. Chanel Kung, who serves in NY Air Guard headquarters, were part of the 15-member team that battled for first place in the Armed Forces Women’s Rugby Championship.
The tournament was held at the U.S. Olympic Committee’s Elite Athlete Training Site in Chula Vista.
The Air Force women lost to the Army team with a score of 14 to 15 in the final game of the tournament in which Kung scored one of two Air Force “trys” or goals.
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