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Army has won six of the seven All-Armed Forces 7s Championships, but last weekend’s tournament was far from routine for the gold medalists. Hosted at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., the competition pushed Army to single-digit decisions, deficits, and a pool-play loss that ultimately incentivized the team’s title run. [Photo: Mass Communication Specialist […]

The Washington Athletic Club (WAC) is always a contender for the USA Club Rugby Women’s 7s National Championship, and that trend continues into 2026. The Seattle team takes the top seed out of the Pacific Northwest to Madison, Wis., this weekend and brings a squad that has a solid core of returners, some young talent […]

The Midwest U18 Thunderbirds held its annual summer rugby 15s camp but for the first year held two separate assemblies in Wisconsin then Ohio. Back-to-back camps had been a years-long goal for Baby Birds head coach Garrett Fisher, and the effort has produced a deeper look into the region’s high school talent. The all-star program […]

Phoenix has made multiple appearances at the USA Club 7s National Championship, but despite the program’s notoriety, the South-based team is always a bit of a wild card at the annual tournament. 2026 brings that same energy, with just four players from the 2025 squad returning and no training sessions together until this Wednesday in […]

July is a big month for representative rugby and the Next Phase Rugby Player of Month is an active pursuer of those opportunities. Rising high school senior Lucy Brandt out of Arizona recently returned from the Eagle Impact Rugby Association (EIRA) tour to Ireland, one of many trips around the country and internationally for the […]
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