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Flanker Kayla Thompson (Raleigh) returns for Capital. /// Photo: Colleen McCloskey • The Stars and Capital All-Stars are facing off once again, reuniting in Leesburg, Va., for the select ..
Rogers during the 2016 Super Series vs. France /// Photo: Paul Rudman – KLC fotos for USA Rugby (see more) • Two days after announcing its 12-player squad for the Sydney 7s, the USA Women’s ..
UC Irvine in a fall friendly against DI UCSD /// Photo: Paul Rudman / KLC fotos (see more) • Two games into the DII Gold Coast season and interest is already spiking. Traditional ..
USC scrumhalf Courtney Fernandes /// Photo: Bailey White’s father • When Callie Woods took over as University of South Carolina (USC) head coach, the Gamecocks were readying ..
Photo: Michael Lee / KLC fotos • CHULA VISTA, Calif. – Four Olympians, including Rio 2016 Olympic Summer Games captain Kelly Griffin, have been named to Richie Walker’s ..
Photo: Amber Butler • Emerald City was the favorite to win the DII Pacific Northwest last year, and then Bend took the title and continued into the post-season. That experience lent ..
Photo: Jackie Finlan • The first Player of the Week for 2017 goes to Humboldt State outside center Lila Bell, who was instrumental in the Lumberjacks’ season-opening 38-24 win over ..
SFGG beat Berkeley 38-10. /// Photo: Jackie Finlan • DI COLLEGE Gold Coast UC San Diego 57-0 UC Santa Barbara UCLA 27-19 CSU Northridge (f) Arizona St – Arizona (cld – ..
Photo courtesy Arizona Bobcats Girls Rugby • Arizona is the latest state to engage its female rugby athletes aging out of the co-ed middle school ranks. This spring, the Grand Canyon ..
Big NorCal weekend occurs in Sacramento /// Photo: Jackie Finlan • The warm-weather leagues around the country start picking up this weekend. Here’s a look at what’s playing ..
Davis’ Brenda Erickson, an important returner /// Photo: Jackie Finlan • It’s opening weekend for the Pacific Mountain Rugby Conference (PMRC), which now contains two – ..
Land Park flyhalf Leireena Anjoklok – leading candidate for Saturday’s MVP. /// View more photos • Rugby NorCal got its first look at this season’s contenders, as the Girls’ ..
LAFAYETTE, Colo. – It is time for the USA Rugby community to rally behind one of Team USA’s Olympians, a World Cup Eagle, a teammate, a partner, and a friend in Jillion Potter, ..
Photo: Carisa Weaver (view more) • The country eagerly awaits the announcement of the USA player pool for the 2017 Women’s Rugby World Cup. Meanwhile, players have returned ..
Both of the National All-Star Competitions (NASCs) – senior and junior – saw the melding of two age groups. Collegiate standouts propelled the developmental ranks during ..
Senior NASC involved collegiate newcomers through World Cup veterans. • While much attention focused on the athletes vying for World Cup selection via the Winter National All Star ..
USA scrumhalf Jenny Lui (right) during the November France tests. /// Photo: Fédération Française de Rugby • The USA Women’s 15s team began 2016 ranked sixth in the world and ended ..
Life University-bound Alex Sedrick was in Lakeland, Fla. • The Women’s Junior All-Americans (WJAAs) spent the final days of 2016 at the National All-Star Competition (NASC), inviting ..
The University of Connecticut took the longer route to the DI fall championship, but the Huskies have returned to the title match nonetheless, and are perhaps stronger for it. As UCONN ..
The top women’s sides are set to battle it out next August after the Women’s Rugby World Cup pool draw was made on Wednesday. With the world watching live on rwcwomens.com ..
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