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Former Harvard Captain Maya Jarrell-Searcy Joins Sale Sharks

3/26/2026

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Maya Jarrell-Searcy, a former Harvard women's rugby captain, signed with Sale Sharks in January 2024 to pursue professional rugby in the United States and join the PWR.
After graduating, she trained alone and worked long hours as an ambulance worker.
At Sale's training base, she faced a steep learning curve to raise her skills.
She scored the Eagles' only try at the Women's Rugby World Cup in August.

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Maya Jarrell-Searcy, a former Harvard women's rugby captain, signed with Sale Sharks in January 2024 to pursue professional rugby in the United States and join the PWR.
After graduating, she trained alone and worked long hours as an ambulance worker.
At Sale's training base, she faced a steep learning curve to raise her skills.
She scored the Eagles' only try at the Women's Rugby World Cup in August.