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The USA South won its first-ever Mary Graham All-Star 15s Championship in early December, and the Tier 1 trophy match needed overtime before settling in with the Panthers. It’s a big achievement for the regional select side, and head coach J.K. Anderson is using 2025 as a foundation from which to grow. Anderson took over […]

The Atlanta Valkyries continue to stay busy while being relatively isolated from organized girls’ high school rugby, and this fall has provided more moments to celebrate. The team has traveled to 7s tournaments in the Southeast, brought competition to town with its annual event, and perhaps most notably, won the Old North State 15s tournament. […]

Annekkia (Nikki) Ritter-Truxal is a big part of American International College (AIC) Women’s Rugby’s history books, but it was almost an opportunity missed for the current graduate student. Only after multiple recruitment calls did the Idaho native commit to the NCAA Division II varsity program in Springfield, Mass., but the gamble was worth it. Ritter-Truxal, […]

Harvard University Women’s Rugby is the first program to win four National Intercollegiate Rugby Association (NIRA) championships, and the Class of 2026 has enjoyed three of those title runs. From year to year, there are some constants that define the legacy of Crimson rugby, but every squad is different and treated as such. Every pre-season […]

The dissolution of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) and introduction of Women’s Elite Rugby (WER) reshaped USA Club Rugby, but in different ways depending on the region. For the Midwest, the impact was a bit delayed, simply due to the timing of its championship 15s season, but this fall was different from years past. Former […]
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