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The USA Rugby Women’s U23 All-Star 15s Championship will be held January 8-10, 2027, in the Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, area. It’s a date shift for the event, which has been ..
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The 4th annual Girls' High School National 7s Tournament is approaching, and the event is at its largest to date. There are 16 teams from nine states heading to Settlers Park (3245 ..
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The USA Club Rugby DI Atlantic covers a huge swath of land from Boston to Atlanta, and the competition plays its regular season across the fall and spring to accommodate those travel ..
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There were only a handful of conference matches in Week 5 of the National Intercollegiate Rugby Association (NIRA) regular season, but they were important. And there was still plenty ..
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This post tracks results for girls and women’s rugby games occurring in the U.S. from Saturday-Sunday, Oct. 3-4, 2026. Check back for updates and feel free to message Jackie Finlan ..
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The Rugby Pennsylvania Fall 7s series puts a lot of high schoolers onto the pitch early in the school year, and one player has stood out after two rounds of play: Next Phase Rugby Player ..
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Penn State women's rugby has a new head coach in Matt Ramirez, whose pedigree includes NCAA varsity experience with Central Washington University. With new leadership, there is an expectation ..
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The U.S. Naval Academy banked its first National Intercollegiate Rugby Association (NIRA) win of the season in dramatic fashion, holding off the visiting Lindenwood University Lions ..
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There’s a nor’easter heading to the East Coast, so be prepared for some rainouts. That said, the following lists all of the scheduled women’s games for high school, college, ..
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National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) published pre-season rankings for 10 Division III teams, and now after a couple weeks of play, the Coaches Poll expands to 20 teams. There is lots of movement ..
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National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) published pre-season rankings for 10 Division II teams, and now after a couple weeks of play, the Coaches Poll expands to 20 teams. There is lots of movement ..
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National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) published pre-season rankings for 10 Division I-AA teams and now after a couple weeks of play, the Coaches Poll expands to 20 teams. There is lots of movement ..
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The Fédération Internationale du Sport Universitaire (FISU) hosts the annual World University Games, a competition that is not well known within the American rugby community. The organization ..
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Michigan Youth Rugby is one of two states (Wisconsin being the other) that contests its 15s championship season in the fall, and there's already reason to talk. Traverse City (TC) Alliance ..
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The National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) 15s season gets moving quickly. It's not uncommon for teams to have two weeks of training before their first league games, especially in the big conferences. ..
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The NCAA Directory lists 30 institutions that sponsor women’s rugby as an NCAA Emerging Sport. They play their championship 15s rugby in the National Intercollegiate Rugby Association ..
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The 2026 National Intercollegiate Rugby Association (NIRA) season kicks off this weekend with a bevy of Division I action. One element that is particularly exciting is the resurfacing ..
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A fresh rugby season has arrived and the Next Phase Rugby Player of the Month is one of those individuals who will stoke excitement early in 2026-27. Lavinia (“Lavi”) Lomu ..
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The 22nd Maccabiah, originally scheduled for July 2025, was half the size of the previous "Jewish Olympics," but even so, thousands of athletes from 40+ countries reported to Israel ..
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In 2022, the Eagle Impact Rugby Association (EIRA) girls' program took its first international 15s tour, and that inaugural destination – Ireland – has remained a staple in the four ..
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