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The Northern Virginia (NOVA) Women’s Rugby Club has featured in the previous four USA Club Rugby 15s National Championships, winning the titles in three of those finals. The Piranhas are heading to Indianapolis this Friday for their national semifinal against Metropolis, and if all goes well, then a fifth-straight trip to the trophy match awaits. […]

In one of the most competitive states for high school girls’ rugby on the East Coast, Pennsylvania’s Doylestown High School Girls Rugby is not just playing the game, it’s changing it. Led by veteran coach Stacy Mancuso, now in her 21st year with the club, the Dragons have earned a reputation for being tough, smart, […]

In the U.S., so many rugby players find the sport in college, which means club teams have to have a good on-campus recruitment game. But even the best funded and supported programs explore their student populations for crossover athletes, because they do bring different, valuable perspectives to the team. For Brown University Women’s Rugby Head […]

The Girls’ High School and High School Club national 15s tournaments occur this Friday-Sunday, May 16-18 in Madison, Wis. The multi-school event begins Friday with pool play and then finals are Saturday. Meanwhile, the single-school championship begins with quarterfinals on Saturday and finals on Sunday. All games will occur at the Wisconsin Rugby Complex across […]

The Houston Athletic Rugby Club women’s team (sHARC) is heading to the USA Club Rugby Division I National Championship finale, which takes place at Kuntz Stadium in Indianapolis. DI semifinals are Friday, May 16 and then all of finals will be held on Sunday, May 18. Livestream info TBA. [lead photo: Nick Mundy @nickisbadatpictures] Head […]
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