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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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Women's Elite Rugby (WER) ended its second year in existence in Glendale, Colo., home to the Denver Onyx and inaugural Legacy Cup champion. Hometown fans that filled Infinity Park were ..
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Army has won six of the seven All-Armed Forces 7s Championships, but last weekend's tournament was far from routine for the gold medalists. Hosted at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, ..
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The Washington Athletic Club (WAC) is always a contender for the USA Club Rugby Women's 7s National Championship, and that trend continues into 2026. The Seattle team takes the top seed ..
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The Midwest U18 Thunderbirds held its annual summer rugby 15s camp but for the first year held two separate assemblies in Wisconsin then Ohio. Back-to-back camps had been a years-long ..
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Phoenix has made multiple appearances at the USA Club 7s National Championship, but despite the program's notoriety, the South-based team is always a bit of a wild card at the annual ..
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