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Father Ryan graduated a core group of seniors from its girls’ high school rugby team last year, and so the program expected to rebuild during the 2024-25. But by the time the Tennessee ..
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The Utah Vipers formed in 2014, and out of necessity. David Shelledy and Olive Ahotaeiloa had been coaching the U19 Lowland Lions, and for those graduates who remained in the South ..
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Las Vegas is all about the spotlight, and the city has beens sparkling with some extra rugby glitter this past month. The Las Vegas Rugby Club women’s team won gold at the local, ..
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For the second-straight year, the Woodlands Youth Rugby Club sent two sides to the Rugby Texas girls’ high school 7s championship. But the 2025 title run was a bit of a surprise, ..
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Eagle won its second-straight Girls’ High School Rugby 15s National Tournament, and this title run was trying and ultimately highly rewarding. The Mustangs waded through adversity ..
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When Belmont Shore debuted at the Girls' High School Club National 15s Rugby Tournament last year, that title run was an announcement. “We’re here.” This 2025 championship was different, ..
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Northern California runs two competitions for its girls’ high school teams in the spring: 15s and 10s. The Sacramento Amazons won the Tier 1 15s title, and Tier 2 went to East Palo ..
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The Northern Virginia (NOVA) Women’s Rugby Club has featured in the previous four USA Club Rugby 15s National Championships, winning the titles in three of those finals. The Piranhas ..
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In the U.S., so many rugby players find the sport in college, which means club teams have to have a good on-campus recruitment game. But even the best funded and supported programs ..
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The Houston Athletic Rugby Club women’s team (sHARC) is heading to the USA Club Rugby Division I National Championship finale, which takes place at Kuntz Stadium in Indianapolis. ..
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Grand Rapids was one of the first women’s teams to know that it was advancing to the USA Club Rugby Super Regional Championships (SRCs). The Growlers won the Midwest Division II trophy ..
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Phoenixville made its first appearance in a USA Club Rugby 15s National Championship last year, and the Pennsylvania team finished second overall. A year the wiser, White Horse is back ..
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Often, it takes years to win a national championship. Teams make local and then regional gains before getting to championship weekend, and when that trophy is finally claimed, it’s ..
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Stanford University Women's Rugby pulled off a College Rugby Association of America (CRAA) championship double. The Cardinal won the Division I 15s title in mid-April and then last ..
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The USA Rugby Women’s National Team (WNT) runs out onto the pitch inside CPKC Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., tonight at 7:30 p.m. CDT, and faces Canada in the first of three Pacific ..
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The Utah Vipers are heading to the USA Club Rugby Division I national 15s semifinals and doing so with the Pacific Super Regional Championship (SRC) behind them. The 2024 national runner-up ..
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The 2025 Collegiate Rugby 7s Championship (CRC 7s) marked the 15th anniversary of the tournament and celebrated with 128 teams at Maryland Soccer Complex in Boyds, Md. The men played ..
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Cal Poly San Luis Obispo (SLO) graduated 17 players and 13 starters from its 2024 championship team, so a repeat College Rugby Association of America (CRAA) title was not a given. Young ..
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Pennsylvania is an interesting space for girls’ high school rugby. During the spring, there are many playing options, from the in-state 15s and 7s circuits; to regional add-ons with ..
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The College Rugby Association of America (CRAA) celebrated the end of its women’s 15s season with a full day of finals on April 19. Stanford’s Steuber Rugby Stadium hosted the DIA, ..
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