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A major girls' high school 15s event occurs in Gulfport, Fla., this Friday-Saturday, Feb. 13-14, and the involvement of the Elite Girls Rugby League (EGRL) has been influential in elevating ..
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The genesis of the Girls' U18 Territorial 15s Tournament begins with the Midwest Thunderbirds. The "Baby Birds" are making their 10th annual rugby trip to the South, seeking warmer ..
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USA Rugby South is readying for the Girls’ U18 Territorial 15s Tournament, which occurs Feb. 13-14 in St. Petersburg, Fla. There are 26 players from Georgia, North Carolina, South ..
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The USA West made its debut at the Girls' U18 Territorial 15s Tournament last year and played three competitive games en route to a 1-2 record. The select side is eager to apply those ..
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The Girls' U18 Territorial 15s Tournament continues to evolve, and the 2026 edition has added a new competitor to the lineup: the Pacific Northwest (PNW). An official USA Rugby Pathways ..
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The Empire Geographic Union (EGU) is reinvigorating its high performance (HP) programming, offering senior club players in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut opportunities to play ..
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One hundred players are heading to the inaugural National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) Women's All-Star 15s Showcase on Jan. 24-25 in Atlanta. They hail from all four divisions of the women's ..
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National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) is weeks away from debuting a new competition for the women's membership: all-star 15s. The event joins the already established all-star 7s competition ..
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After a decades-long hiatus, Eastern Pennsylvania Rugby Union (EPRU) revived its senior women's all-stars in 2019, beginning with 7s. After COVID, the program shifted to 15s, playing ..
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The USA South won its first-ever Mary Graham All-Star 15s Championship in early December, and the Tier 1 trophy match needed overtime before settling in with the Panthers. It's a big achievement ..
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The Atlanta Valkyries continue to stay busy while being relatively isolated from organized girls' high school rugby, and this fall has provided more moments to celebrate. The team has traveled ..
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Annekkia (Nikki) Ritter-Truxal is a big part of American International College (AIC) Women's Rugby's history books, but it was almost an opportunity missed for the current graduate ..
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Harvard University Women's Rugby is the first program to win four National Intercollegiate Rugby Association (NIRA) championships, and the Class of 2026 has enjoyed three of those title ..
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The dissolution of the Women's Premier League (WPL) and introduction of Women's Elite Rugby (WER) reshaped USA Club Rugby, but in different ways depending on the region. For the Midwest, ..
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During last year's National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) 15s Championship weekend, the most compelling final belonged to Division III. There is a scenario where that match could be replayed ..
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There is a nice mix of competitors heading to Houston, Texas, this weekend for National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) Division III 15s Championship. Returning finalists Endicott College and Colorado ..
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Heading into the National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) post-season, SUNY Binghamton did not feature on the Coaches Poll Top 20. Nevertheless, the She-Devils traveled to the Division II 15s regional ..
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University of Colorado - Boulder Women's Rugby is making its first appearance in a national final, and the debut occurs in the National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) Division I-AA 15s Championship ..
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Siena College is heading to its first-ever National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) Division III 15s National Championship weekend, and it's been four years in the making. The New York team ..
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Southern Nazarene University is heading back to the National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) Division I 15s National Championship (Dec. 6, 6 p.m. CT) and it's been a challenging fall to get back ..
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