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The San Diego Surfers are heading to the USA Club Rugby Division I 15s National Championships on May 15-17 in Lemont, Ill. The SoCal side beat Seattle and Berkeley to win the Pacific Super Regional Championships (SRCs) in Henderson, Nev., thus booking its spot in the national semifinals against an opponent that will be named […]

The Univ. California Santa Barbara (UCSB) Women’s Rugby team is relatively new to competitive 7s, but made good use of its debut at the College Rugby Association of America (CRAA) 7s championships last weekend. The SoCal team did not bring expectations to Indianapolis but rather embraced on an open-minded, curious and improvement-based mindset to the […]

The 2026 Collegiate Rugby Championship (CRC) 7s brought 64 women’s teams to Boyds, Md., and for two days they battled for one of four titles. Of note, three of the finals featured teams from Colorado, and two of those High Peaks squads took home their respective divisions’ top prizes. Three teams won both their national […]

The Women’s Elite Rugby (WER) 2026 season is set to begin on May 2-3 and the six member teams have released their full rosters. More than 200 players have signed for the second-ever WER season, and teams are carrying rosters in mid- to high-30s. There has been a decent amount of turnover in […]

Big, big weekend for rugby. Friday night is the final PAC4 match for the USA Women’s National Team. In college, CRAA and NCR are holding their respective 7s championships, and USA Club Rugby is hosting Super Regional Championships for the Gulf Coast and Pacific. Lots of high school rugby, too, so check this post often. […]
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