All posts by: Jackie Finlan
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East Stroudsburg University (ESU) Women’s Rugby played the most exciting match of the National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) postseason thus far. The Pennsylvania team won its Division III national ..
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For fall-based 15s teams, November is too late in the season to be gauging a squad's response to pressure and adversity, but that’s where the University of Cincinnati Women’s Rugby ..
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The Colorado School of Mines (“Mines”) Women's Rugby team is making its first appearance at the Division III National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) 15s championship weekend, but the Orediggers ..
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Of the four Division III teams heading to Houston for the National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) 15s championships, Endicott College is perhaps the most familiar. The Beverly, Mass., program ..
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The National Intercollegiate Rugby Association (NIRA) played its first 15s season in fall 2015, and for the next five years, as the membership built out, like-strength teams competed ..
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Ten teams are heading to Houston to compete for three National Collegiate Rugby 15s championship titles. Vassar College is a top contender in the Division II quartet and plays a game ..
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Last fall, the Univ. Wisconsin Platteville Women's Rugby made its deepest push into the National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) post-season, advancing to the Division III 15s final against ..
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One round into the Great Waters Rugby Conference playoffs, and it looked like a new National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) Women's Division II champion would be named. The Univ. Wisconsin ..
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National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) will name a new Division I 15s national champion on Dec. 7, and Southern Nazarene University (SNU) is one of two women's rugby teams still in the running ..
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Premier Rugby 7s (PR7s) hit all the right notes with its all-star tournament last Sunday. With record speed, the organization found a city, stadium and support base that allowed rugby ..
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Last year was a pivotal one for the Grand Rapids Growlers. The DII women’s club took a deep step into the post-season, advancing to the 2024 Northern Super Regional Championship (SRC) ..
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It’s almost wild to think that a team has already booked its spot in the 2025 USA Club Rugby 15s National Championships before the event location has eve been named. But that is the case ..
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Downingtown is a solid rugby program, and the girls’ high school team has a storied history. There are Rugby Pennsylvania state titles, international tours, and alumnae who have represented ..
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Saturday’s Rugby NorCal (RNC) High School 7s Championship saw 15 girls’ sides report to the University of the Pacific in Stockton, Calif. Teams were divided into Cup, Plate and Bowl ..
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Summit High School won its 17th-straight state title, topping the Colorado Interscholastic Rugby Association (CIRA) with an undefeated record. But fall 2024 was far from a standard ..
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Divine Savior Holy Angels (DSHA) won its 21st state title, defeating classic rival Catholic Memorial 21-5 for the Wisconsin Girls Rugby (WGR) 15s championship. It was an affirming win for a program ..
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Two years in existence, two Missouri Youth Rugby titles. Saints Rugby (Overland, Kansas) dded a girls’ high school team in 2023 and celebrated by winning the 7s championship on debut. ..
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North Carolina Youth Rugby Union (NCYRU) holds a short, but competitive fall 7s season for its high schoolers. The series includes three legs, all of which take place in October, culminating ..
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After a thrilling weekend of women’s rugby games, the National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) regional 15s championship brackets are nearly set. Division I knows seven of its eight post-season ..
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West Pitt completed a perfect season in Rugby Ohio last weekend, topping the girls’ high school 7s field with an 18-0 record en route to the title. But the fall is not over for the Foxes, ..
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