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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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Chicago Lions Rugby won its first-ever women’s club 7s national title, and days later, players are still in awe of their accomplishments. And that's because the summer 7s season elapses ..
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Columbia Central High School entered a new era this year, as head coach Daniel LaFond left the Tennessee program last spring to fellow football convert and apprentice Chris Binkley. ..
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There’s only one rugby team at Columbia Central High School, and it belongs to the girls. For coach Dan LaFond, who’s been with the program since its inception (2013), that has more ..
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In January 2016, Wheeling Jesuit University (W.V.) announced that it was adding a varsity women’s rugby program beginning in fall 2016. The program, as detailed by the athletic department, ..
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McMinn County High School rugby coach Buck Billings didn’t know what to expect of his squad this year, so he arranged an ambitious pre-season that would provide some insight. The Tennessee ..
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