All posts by: Jackie Finlan
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Part one of the girls’ high school overview covered those states that name 15s champions in the fall, and part two looks at states naming 7s champions in the fall. The caveat ..
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Girls’ high school rugby is underway and states are playing a mix of competitive and developmental 7s and 15s seasons. The following belongs to a three-part overview of competitions ..
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Army won the 6th Annual All-Armed Forces Women’s Rugby 7s Championship at the Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center (CVEATC) on Sept. 6-7, but it was a title hard earned. There ..
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The women’s college activity really opened up this past weekend, Sept. 13-14, and will only pick up pace through September. The following covers the NCAA varsity space — ..
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Founded in 1976, Beantown Rugby Football Club is one of the oldest, most reputable and successful women’s teams in the country -- winning national championships, producing USA players, ..
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National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) added women’s 15s to its high-performance programming this year, and the All-Americans inaugurated their existence with an epic Rugby World Cup-aligned ..
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A clash of champions occurred in Cambridge, Mass., when Lindenwood University Women's Rugby traveled to Harvard University last Saturday. The Lions are playing in their first National ..
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The Midwest Rugby Union officially kicked off its 2025-26 senior club season last Saturday, and it's a meatier competition this year for the Division I and Division II women's 15s leagues. ..
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The USA Rugby women’s rugby 7s program did Team USA proud, taking home the Silver medal at the Junior Pan American Games in Paraguay. The Americans went 5-1 during the Aug. 16-17 ..
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Three varsity women’s rugby programs are joining the National Intercollegiate Rugby Association (NIRA), but the addition of new members isn’t the only triumph marking this 2025 ..
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The Chicago Lions won their second-ever USA Club Rugby Women’s 7s National Championship, overcoming a wet and wild weekend in Cottage Grove, Wis., and stellar competition. Sereana ..
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Boob Protect has landed in the United States (read more) and it has found two fantastic rugby players to educate the sporting community on breast protection. Life University’s AJ Haughey ..
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The Washington Selects won the Great Northwest Challenge (GNC) girls’ U19 division – quite the accomplishment considering that the state does not field a 15s competition for that ..
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The 2025 Great Northwest Challenge (GNC) occurred in Bozeman, Mont., in late June, and the girls’ U19 division included teams from eight states. The California Grizzlies, which is based ..
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The USA Women’s National Team (WNT) is currently in Emmitsburg, Md., for the final run-up to the Rugby World Cup 2025, and Tahlia Brody is one of 40 athletes vying for selection to the touring ..
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Eagle Impact Rugby Academy (EIRA) fielded its first-ever girls’ U20 team and took 25 players from all over the country to Italy and the Netherlands. The squad went 2-1 on the 15s tour ..
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The Rocky Mountain Peaks won the 2025 USA Rugby U23 All-Star 15s Championship, beating New England in the Tier 1 semifinals and the Midwest Thunderbirds in the championship final. The Peaks ..
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High school student-athletes are announcing their collegiate rugby plans for the 2025-26 school year, and TRB will track those alignments as individuals and rugby programs post public ..
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The Midwest Thunderbirds have by far the most transparent and comprehensive feeder system of any of the teams that featured at the U23 national all-star 15s tournament. That structure ..
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Women’s Elite Rugby (WER) has crowned its first national champion, etching “Denver Onyx” onto the 2025 Legacy Cup trophy. This afternoon, inside TCO Stadium (Eagan, Minn.), Denver ..
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