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Coastal Carolina University Women's Rugby has competed in every Collegiate Rugby Championship (CRC) 7s since National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) took control of the event in 2021. The Chanticleers ..
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The Univ. Iowa Women's Rugby team finished runner-up to Northeastern University at the 2025 Collegiate Rugby Championship (CRC) 7s, and that single-digit defeat has motivated the squad ..
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Claremont Colleges Women's Rugby is undefeated in the DI Pacific Desert Rugby Conference, but head coach Evan Wollen cannot be tempted to talk about the post-season just yet. The Foxes ..
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The Atlantis High School Girls took their first international tour since 2017, traveling to Portugal for the Lisbon Youth Rugby 7s Tournament on Feb. 14-15. There were many rewarding ..
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The College Rugby Association of America (CRAA) contests its women’s 15s seasons in the spring, and there are Division I and Division II competitions well underway at this point ..
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January 24, 2026, was a wild day, one where National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) nimbly adjusted to unplayable weather conditions to make its Women's All-Star 7s and 15s tournaments a reality. ..
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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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