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One of the newest NCAA varsity programs, Davenport University played its first Division 2 conference match in National Intercollegiate Rugby Association (NIRA). On Saturday, the Panthers ..
Turbulent weather has canceled some rugby games in the Southeast, but those girls’ high school, women’s college and women’s club matches that are occurring this weekend ..
You know the drill: National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) polls its coaches, and they inform weekly rankings. TRB just chimes in with the scores that informs these lists and their reorganization. ..
St. Thomas University added men’s and women’s rugby to its athletic department, and immediate interest has meant the program can start competing in Florida Rugby Union competitions ..
Even though there is some cloudiness in certain sectors of USA Club Rugby, one can still appreciate localized growth without context for the post-season or how that activity relates ..
Tracking USA Club Rugby has been more difficult early in the 2022-23 season. The now-defunct CMS that made schedules, standings, results and statistics available to the public have ..
National Collegiate Rugby published week two of its Women’s Division I Coaches Poll, and the following includes game notes and thus context for this week’s reorganized list. ..
The USA Women’s 7s team finished fourth at the Rugby World Cup Sevens, and even though it’s a pinnacle event, it is part of a larger build into which the Eagles are investing. The USA has eyes ..
With two 15s matches being postponed, it was a relatively light weekend for the National Intercollegiate Rugby Association (NIRA). Nonetheless, there were important benchmarks made ..
The Midwest Rugby Union is farther along in its senior club 15s season, having activated in late August. Play-ins begin on Oct. 22 and playoffs continue until Nov. 12, when divisional ..
Several College Rugby Association of America (CRAA) Division II conferences celebrated their season-openers last weekend, and the activity brought an addition to the rankings. This ..
Week three of the College Rugby Association of America (CRAA) Division I rankings saw one addition to the list. Crossover matches marked the Rocky Mountain conference, while the Rugby ..
The following is a list of girls’ high school, women’s college and women’s senior club rugby games occurring in the U.S. from Sept. 23-25, generally. Contact Jackie ..
National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) publishes its own coaches poll for its Division I, Division II and Small College competitions, and this week marked the first iteration since the pre-season ..
National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) publishes its own coaches polls for its women’s Division I, Division II and Small College competitions. Thusly, The Rugby Breakdown won’t ..
National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) publishes a weekly coaches poll for its women’s Division I, Division II and Small College competitions. The organization released pre-season rankings ..
[Updated: May 8, 2023] It’s important to note the publish date of this article because defining the women’s rugby college space is an on-going process. The sphere is malleable, ..
The USA Rugby Women’s National Team (WNT) will depart for New Zealand this Friday, two weeks before the Eagles’ opening game at the Rugby World Cup (RWC) 2021 (play in 2022). It has been ..
The traditional leaders in the Colonial Coast women’s rugby conference got to work last weekend, winning their opening league games in the National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) small ..
It’s still early days for the College Rugby Association of America (CRAA) Division II women’s teams, but nonetheless, the rankings have been edited for week two. Remember: ..
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