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Photo: Shellie Marvin The DI Midwest held its first conference matches of the National Collegiate Rugby season last Saturday. Northern Iowa beat Iowa State 63-10; Wisconsin had the bye; ..
Sedrick was one of five USA try-scorers (Photo: P Yates / World Rugby) The USA is 1-0-1 at Fast Four 7s in Edmonton, defeating Mexico 37-0 in round two. The Eagles will now face 1-0-1 ..
Several members of the National Intercollegiate Rugby Association (NIRA) joined the NCAA varsity league as a completely new program; i.e., there were no club entities that existed prior ..
All photos: Amanda Galczyk Of all the Mid-Atlantic Conference (MAC) games last weekend, DII’s Phoenixville White Horse and Northeast Philadelphia Irish played the most competitive ..
The Midwest Rugby Union’s DI/DII hybrid league has drawn attention early in the 2021-22 season. The grouping relies on the recent history of strong DII clubs in the eastern conference; ..
Photo courtesy: Griff Lacey I have had the privilege of writing in this space twice previously about both one young player and the greater rugby community in general. I am writing again ..
Castleton University is a Division III team within the National Intercollegiate Rugby Association (NIRA) but the Vermont program has remained in the developmental league for the entirety ..
It would be easy for a Major League Rugby (MLR) entity to focus efforts on its feeder systems, but it’s been interesting to learn about the organizations making deeper connections ..
The 2022 Girls High School Club Rugby National Championship will occur Friday-Sunday, May 20-22 at Wayne State College in Wayne, Neb. After a two-year hiatus due to Covid-19, the event ..
Scion is the 2021 USA Club 7s National Championship titleholder, completing a perfect weekend in Tukwila, Wash., with a 40-0 final win against Life West. The title marks the D.C.-based ..
The DI Elite has named its 2021 rugby All-Americans, selecting 26 players across five member teams to the honorary list. [Photo: Todd Lunow] National champion Lindenwood University ..
Fifteens is in short supply for high school girls playing in Arizona, but the Bobcats Rugby Academy values the additional opportunities that the traditional version of the game can provide. ..
The Mid-Atlantic Women’s Rugby Showcase (MAWRS) held its first-ever event in early June in New Jersey, and college rugby recruiters returned rave reviews. Teams got to play 15s – which ..
Zons vs. Pleasanton/Danville / Photo: Jackie Finlan Only a handful of NorCal girls’ high school teams have been able to play this spring, and all of the games have been friendlies. ..
All photos: Angela Galligher / Charger Rugby Club Facebook Charger Rugby Club is the Rugby Indiana Girls’ High School 15s champion, having defeated Carmel 10-7 in the semifinals and North ..
Last weekend marked a new era for the Collegiate Rugby Championship (CRC), a tournament that now belongs to National Collegiate Rugby (NCR), a membership organization. Covid-19 and new management ..
Traditionally, the National Invitational Tournaments (NITs) and Regional Cup Tournaments (RCTs) are major venues for high school 15s teams and college recruiters, but Covid-19 eliminated ..
The Raptors have had a good year on the rugby pitch. The Brentwood-area team won the Tennessee high school fall 7s title and then funneled that momentum into the spring. After an undefeated ..
Roosevelt High School won the Iowa Youth Rugby Association (IAYRA) State Championship, defeating Southeast Polk 19-10 in the final. It was such a fulfilling ending for the Des Moines ..
Photo courtesy @mavericksgirlsrugby Instagram After a runner-up finish in the West Ada 7s Championship in the fall, Mountain View went on an undefeated run to Rugby Idaho’s High School ..
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