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[ HIGH SCHOOL ] Black & Blue Earn Montana Gold
Montana has garnered attention in the last couple of years, as the girls’ high school competition has grown from 7s to 15s, and its state all-star team most recently finished second at the Great Northwest Challenge. In spring 2025, two more U19 teams joined the girls’ league, and there’s hope for another two teams in […]
[ USA ] Falcons’ Brazil Tour Lends RWC Pool Insight
After a fruitful tour in 2024, the USA Falcons returned to South America for a two-game series against the Brazil women’s national 15s team. The teams split the two contests on June 1 and June 7, and both games were decided by single digits. That intensity of competition allowed the national team staff to take […]
[ COLLEGE ] NCR Griffins Win Silver in Portugal
National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) sent its first-ever women’s select side on tour last week, competing in the Algarve 7s in Portugal. Led by head coach Deven O’Crump (née Owsiany) and assistant coach Naya Tapper, the Griffins placed second across the international field. The overseas trip was a superb experience not only for the college-aged students […]
[ HIGH SCHOOL ] Lady Liberty Wins Rugby WA
The Liberty Rugby Club won the Rugby Washington (Rugby WA) girls’ high school championship for the first time ever, but that title run wasn’t the prime topic for Shannon Nielsen. The team’s first and only head coach has dedicated her life to cultivating a safe, respectful and fun home for young rugby players, and the […]
[ HIGH SCHOOL ] Rugby Showcase Celebrates 5 Years of Growth
In spring 2021, four high school girls’ rugby teams gathered in Clinton Township, New Jersey, in front of family and a handful of collegiate coaches and recruiters for the first Mid-Atlantic Women’s Rugby Showcase. That modest event, held at the tail-end of the Covid-19 pandemic, allowed talented young ruggers to be seen and has blossomed […]
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