The Rugby Breakdown | January 8, 2025

“Beating such a talented opponent was a confidence booster, but more importantly, coming back from a 0-19 deficit showcased our mental and physical resilience,” Bridenbaugh praised the effort. “That performance solidified our belief that no matter the circumstances, we could fight our way back—a mindset that carried us confidently into the finals.”

The Daily News | November 7, 2024

The 2024 season is the first time the team has qualified for playoffs in 5 years and the first time in club history the Renegades will be playing for the DII Championship title.

13Wham | May 11, 2024

“We in the rugby community use the phrase with you,” said Emminger. “You’ll hear people screaming with you. I’m with you, and your right, your left, whatever, but you have that voice behind you. So we hold that really near and dear to our heart.”

13 WHAM | May 21, 2022

The Rochester Aardvarks, Renegades, and Colonials came together to form One ROC Rugby, an initiative to support people impacted by the war in Ukraine. Saturday, the group hosted their first fundraiser event, with all proceeds being donated to RocMaidan, a local humanitarian organization focused on helping the people of Ukraine.

Coach to Coach Podcast | December, 2024

Kelley shares her experience of transitioning into coaching after suffering from ACL injuries, highlighting the importance of finding her role within the coaching staff and overcoming imposter syndrome. She details her experience as the head coach of the Rochester Renegades, discussing the challenges of building a competitive team culture, making selection decisions, and managing player expectations

RochesterFirst.com | May 8, 2025

“Everyone’s behind you on your team because we pass backwards in rugby, so you can’t really see who’s got your back and who’s behind you, and the term that gets thrown out there is ‘With you. I’m with you. I’m behind you. I’m on your right. I’m on your left. But ‘with you’ is that term and that is what we’ve found is really the big thing that unites this community and this team is we’re all with you, we are all one team, we’re all one community, and Meg really embodied that and that’s how we like to remember her,” Rochester Renegades Club President Hannah Emminger said.

News 10 WHEC I May 8, 2025

“A lot of the teams here played with or against Meg at one point and knew how key she was and how quickly she picked up the game and how much she loved the sport…She found her sport when she found rugby. And so even if you didn’t know Meg, there’s so many people out here that are touched by suicide that are here to support the cause and raise money for suicide prevention in her memory. It’s really great to see.”