Elisabeth “Bit” Dustin developed her passion for rugby at Mount Holyoke College where she captained the inaugural MHC women’s club side.   Wherever her career took her after graduation, she always sought out the local rugby club, playing first fifteen’s for Portland, Maine, Chicago Lakeshore, St. Louis and Beantown. 

It was playing for Portland in 1982 that Bit first met BWRFC Head Coach MaryBeth Mathews. In the 90’s, they met again on the Beantown pitch and in the fall of 2003, MaryBeth asked her to join the Polar Bear coaching staff.

A USA Rugby certified level 1 coach and referee, Bit enjoys working with the BWRFC backs and in particular, the rookies. Off the pitch, Bit works for a start-up tech company that is experimenting with using social media and gamification as a means of encouraging consumers to adopt healthier lifestyles.    She also spends time ferrying her son, Daniel, to various chess venues across New England.