U.S. Girls & Women's Rugby News • EST 2016

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  • Downingtown rugby

    [ SCORES ] Rugby Results: Sept. 25-27, 2026

    There’s a nor’easter heading to the East Coast, so be prepared for some rainouts. That said, the following lists all of the scheduled women’s games for high school, college, senior club and USA teams occurring from Friday-Sunday, Sept. 25-27, 2026. Check this post throughout the weekend for updates and feel free to message Jackie Finlan […]

  • Colby Rugby

    [ COLLEGE ] NCR Coaches Poll #1: DIII Review

    National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) published pre-season rankings for 10 Division III teams, and now after a couple weeks of play, the Coaches Poll expands to 20 teams. There is lots of movement to account for these early-season showings, and the following lends some context to the reorganization. The Rugby Breakdown is not involved in actually […]

  • Atlantis U23 Rugby

    [ USA ] Atlantis Reps U.S. at World University Games

    The Fédération Internationale du Sport Universitaire (FISU) hosts the annual World University Games, a competition that is not well known within the American rugby community. The organization has unsuccessfully been courting a USA Rugby U23 National Team to participate, that is, until Atlantis agreed to represent the country for the 2026 iteration. Atlantis Women’s Head […]

  • AIC Rugby Kiyanah Edwards

    [ COLLEGE ] Closer Matches Mark NIRA Week 3

    A good amount of teams were in motion during week three of the National Intercollegiate Rugby Association (NIRA), although many games were non-conference matches. With that said, the majority of the regular-season games were all pretty competitive. [lead photo: AIC’s Kiyanah Edwards / Jackie Finlan] There were three games in Division I, including the debut […]

  • NC State Rugby

    [ COLLEGE ] NC State Wins Slugfest vs. Virginia

    The National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) 15s season gets moving quickly. It’s not uncommon for teams to have two weeks of training before their first league games, especially in the big conferences. That’s the case in the voluminous DI-AA South Atlantic Rugby Conference (SARC). Last Saturday, North Carolina State University started big, facing powerhouse Virginia Women’s […]

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