Patty Connell

{{short description|American rugby union player}}

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| repyears1 = 1991–1994

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Patty Connell is an American former rugby union player. She played for the United States at the inaugural 1991 Women's Rugby World Cup in Wales.{{Cite web |last=Wise |first=Chad |date=2017-01-26 |title=Throwback Thursday: Revenge, Finality, And The Cup |url=https://www.usa.rugby/2017/01/throwback-thursday-revenge-finality-and-the-cup/ |access-date=2022-04-04 |website=USA Rugby}}{{Cite web |last=Lubeck |first=Amanda |date=2017-07-31 |title=An Historic Weekend In Washington, D.C. |url=https://www.usa.rugby/2017/07/an-historic-weekend-in-washington-d-c/ |access-date=2022-04-04 |website=USA Rugby}}{{Cite web |last=Wise |first=Chad |date=2017-01-19 |title=Throwback Thursday: Eagles Land In Wales |url=https://www.usa.rugby/2017/01/throwback-thursday-eagles-land-in-wales/ |access-date=2022-04-04 |website=USA Rugby}} Connell scored a try in the United States 19–6 victory over England in the 1991 Final.{{Cite web |last=Goff |first=Alex |date=2016-04-06 |title=25 Years Ago, the March to the Top Began |url=https://www.goffrugbyreport.com/news/25-years-ago-march-top-began |access-date=2022-04-03 |website=Goff Rugby Report |language=en}} She also featured at the 1994 Women's Rugby World Cup.

Connell was inducted into the United States Rugby Hall of Fame along with the 1991 World Cup squad in 2017.{{Cite web |last=Vizard |first=Brian |date=2020-07-05 |title=Meet the U.S. Rugby Hall of Fame Class of 2017 – US Rugby Foundation |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200705120503/https://usrugbyfoundation.org/meet-the-u-s-rugby-hall-of-fame-class-of-2017/ |url=https://usrugbyfoundation.org/meet-the-u-s-rugby-hall-of-fame-class-of-2017/ |archive-date=2020-07-05 |access-date=2022-04-03 }}{{Cite web |date=2020-06-25 |title=This Is American Rugby: Past Eagles Attending Hall of Fame Induction |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200625175503/http://www.thisisamericanrugby.com/2017/06/past-eagles-attending-hall-of-fame.html |url=http://www.thisisamericanrugby.com/2017/06/past-eagles-attending-hall-of-fame.html |archive-date=2020-06-25 |access-date=2022-04-03 }}