All posts by: Jackie Finlan
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National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) released its first Division II Coaching Poll of the 15s season last week, and the fall is already producing interesting results. The following update ..
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National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) released its first round of Coaches Polls last week, and they serve as a great check-in for top-performing teams. Division I is NCR’s smallest ..
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The Women’s Premier League (WPL) has wrapped on its regular season, and thus the semifinals are solidified. Teams have two weeks to recover and ready for the Oct. 7 playoffs, ..
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Rugby Michigan is one of two states that holds its girls’ high school 15s season in the fall, and for the past few years, it’s been Sparta-Rock and Grandville contesting the championship. ..
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Division II accounts for the majority of senior women’s rugby clubs in the U.S., and thus the fall updates are more robust than the Division I and Division III round-ups. Last ..
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In the first of three USA Club Rugby weekend round-ups, Division I has seen two regions contest regular-season 15s matches so far: the Midwest and East Coast. The Midwest will name ..
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When the USA Hawks take to the pitch on Saturday, Sept. 23, the team will be making its first official appearance as a USA Rugby League (USARL) program. The first U.S.-based team, the “Redtails,” ..
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Rugby games and scores for girls’ high school, women’s college and women’s senior club games occurring in the U.S. from Friday-Sunday, Sept. 15-17, generally. International ..
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Competitions change each new rugby season, but one thing is assured among New England’s Division II senior clubs: No one team dominates year over year. League champions experience ..
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Princeton University Women’s Rugby faced a tough introduction to the National Intercollegiate Rugby Association (NIRA) last year, but the Division I program can face those challenges ..
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USA Club Rugby saw a slew of women’s 15s teams kick off their 2023-24 seasons last weekend, and there were plenty of interesting outcomes to digest. A handful of 2022-23 championship ..
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Scores for girls and women’s rugby games occurring in the U.S. from Friday-Sunday, Sept. 8-10, or overseas if they involve U.S.-based players or teams. Feel free to send omissions ..
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A series of firsts marked the National Intercollegiate Rugby Association (NIRA) season-opening weekend. Queens Univ. of Charlotte and the U.S. Naval Academy played their first games ..
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Sacred Heart University (SHU) opened up the 2023 National Intercollegiate Rugby Association (NIRA) season with a 31-7 win over Army West Point. It’s a first for the NCAA Division ..
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And we’re back! Yes, the Women’s Premier League has been playing since mid-August, and those games count toward the 2023-24 rugby season, but now the colleges and senior ..
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The South Atlantic Rugby Conference (SARC) will run out its U23 15s all-star team next Saturday, Sept. 9 against Queens University of Charlotte’s sub-varsity team. The program is technically ..
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National Intercollegiate Rugby Association (NIRA) begins its 2023 season this Friday, and Division I has a full slate of games this weekend. It’s always an exciting time as the NCAA ..
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Kristin Bitter admitted to being "out of the loop" at times in terms of knowing what rugby opportunities were available. That said, the Dartmouth College ('23) grad and USA-capped (March ..
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The Women’s Premier League (WPL) kicked off the second half of the rugby season last weekend, and teams are hitting the back half with very different run-ups and goals. Olivia Bernadel-Huey ..
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Rugby opens up in the summer, and Mona Tupou took advantage of the many playing opportunities that presented themselves this year. The 21-year-old from East Palo Alto, Calif., is young ..
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