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Rugby New York held concurrent 7s and 15s competitions for its girls’ high schools this spring. Some teams didn’t have the numbers for 15s but could compete in 7s, while a couple ..
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St. Joseph Academy has won seven Rugby Ohio girls’ high school 15s championships since 2013, but the 2023 and 2024 titles mark the first time that the Jaguars have gone back to back. ..
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The Brunswick Valkyries graduated a big senior class in spring 2022, and the player pool needed time to refill those influential roles. But even during the rebuild, the team remained ..
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The Chicago Rugby Club (CRC) Valkyries are 4-for-4 on Rugby Illinois championships the past two years. The girls’ high school team retained the state 15s title after a competitive ..
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The Midwest Rugby Union is the only region that holds a senior all-star 15s tournament for its men's and women's teams, and the 2024 event -- Thunderbird Cup -- took place June 1-2 in Lemont, ..
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Warsaw Community High School is the Rugby Indiana girls’ 15s champion, marking the program’s fourth title since its inception in 2003 and first since 2018. The victory comes after ..
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It’s important that high schoolers get 15s experience if they have college rugby aspirations, but especially if they are looking at Division I NCAA varsity programs. These programs ..
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Tom “Doc” O’Neill has rugby roots with Emory & Henry College and was a fitting choice for head coach when the women’s rugby team was elevated to varsity status for the 2023-24 ..
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Northern Virginia (NOVA) Women’s Rugby has won three of the previous four USA Club Rugby Division I 15s National Championships, but the 2023-24 title build was an important one. The year ..
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Baylee Annis (Class of 2014) has returned to Norwich University and the alum does so as the women’s rugby head coach. The 2024-25 season marks year two with the program and it’ll ..
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Tampa Bay won the 2024 USA Club Rugby Women’s Division II 15s National Championship, a height achieved after less than a decade in existence. The Krewe formed in 2016 and made steady ..
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Rugby Colorado has been working to reintroduce girls’ high school 15s, which is no easy feat in a state that is dedicated to 7s in the fall and has a short spring window for any activity ..
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If Belmont Shore‘s season had ended in December 2023 with the tour to New Zealand, it would have been a considered a successful rugby year. If it had ended after multiple 15s wins ..
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Western Washington University (WWU) went deep into the College Rugby Association of America (CRAA) Division I Spring 15s post-season, ending its run one game before the championship ..
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Cal Poly San Luis Obispo was the favorite heading into the College Rugby Association of America (CRAA) Division II Spring 15s Championship, but that status came after years of hard ..
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The College Rugby Association of America (CRAA) Spring 15s Championship has endured its hardships the last couple of years, but 2024 saw proper playoffs precede the final and the right ..
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North Bay (Md.) won the Atlantic Super Regional Championship (SRC), the highest 15s honor that any women’s Division III team can earn within USA Club Rugby. The Maryland program achieved ..
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Columbia Central High School is representing Tennessee and the larger South at the Girls’ High School 15s National Tournament (May 18-19). But the build toward Madison, Wis., nearly ..
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Eckerd College Women's Rugby has been working and training and winning in its corner of the country in St. Petersburg, Fla. On Sunday, May 5, the Sirens will take the pitch inside the Houston ..
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New York Rugby Club (NYRC) opens up its 2024 Women’s Premier League (WPL) season at home this Saturday and will host Chicago North Shore at Gaelic Park in the Bronx. The team will ..
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