All posts by: Jackie Finlan
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Lindenwood University is in an interesting position this year. The institution as a whole transitioned to NCAA Division I last year and thus the women’s rugby program is complying ..
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Saturday is the day. Women's Elite Rugby, the U.S.'s first professional 15s league for women, goes live on March 22. The Boston Banshees are traveling to the New York Exiles for a 3 p.m. ..
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The USA Rugby Women’s National Team (WNT) has announced a three-game test series in the U.S. that hits the western, middle and eastern parts of the country between late April and July. ..
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March is go-season for the women's D1A. The four-team competition packs its toughest games into this month before heading into semifinals (April 12) and then nationals (April 19). Reigning ..
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The following tracks scores for girls and women’s rugby games occurring in the U.S. from Friday-Sunday, March 14-16, 2025. Check back often for updates and feel free to send Jackie ..
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There will be an element of familiarity when the Women’s Elite Rugby (WER) kicks off its inaugural season next week, and that is simply because the teams are based in former Women’s ..
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Last month, Las Vegas played host to an international match series of the rugby league variety. The USA and Greece met at Silver Bowl Park in Henderson, N.V., and 17-year-old Eleni ..
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The West Coast Rugby Conference will know its finalists after this Saturday, and the Pacific Desert Rugby Conference has two 5-0 teams just waiting to face each other and name a champion. ..
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[updated 3.17.25] The DI Pacific Mountain Rugby Conference (PMRC) has locked up its postseason participants and will contest its finals on Saturday, March 22 at Stanford University ..
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Drury University Women's Rugby is the first Division III team to book its spot in the Collegiate 7s Rugby Championship (CRC 7s) on April 26-27, and the Springfield, Mo., team is ready ..
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Renamed this “quick hits” piece to “Screenshot Diaries,” the idea being that there is so much rugby news to cover, but not enough time in the day to devote to the features ..
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Wando enters the North Carolina Youth Rugby Union competitive 15s season, which begins this weekend, with some momentum. The Charleston-based team won the Rugby South Carolina girls' ..
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The Classic Can-Am Series contested its first official women's rugby match last Saturday in Charlotte, N.C., and the USA South banked a 35-27 win against the visiting Canadian Classics. ..
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Every morning I wake up, pull out my phone, and scroll through the rugby world news feed. Ten minutes later, I pull the covers over my head because there is no way I can cover all of the newsworthy ..
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The past 30 days has really seen the USA Club Rugby Women’s Division II open up, and by mid-March, everyone — aside from those who have already qualified for Super Regional ..
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A lot of attention will focus on those USA Club Rugby Division I leagues that are sending champions to the Pacific Super Regional Championship (SRC) this year. Part of that focus is, simply, ..
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There was a ton of excitement heading into the 2025 Southern California Rugby Football Union (SCRFU) Women’s Division II season. The original lineup featured 10 teams (now nine), ..
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The HSBC SVNS has resumed for the fourth of six series stops in Vancouver, Canada, and for USA Women’s 7s fans that means watching the Eagles play in an amenable time zone. Not only ..
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For most of its 13-year existence, the London International 7s Tournament (LIT 7s) has existed as an elite, standalone rugby event. But the last two years have seen significant expansion, ..
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When La Costa Canyon High School (Encinitas, Calif.) held its pre-season meeting, the players were clear in their team goal: Repeat as Southern California Interscholastic Rugby Federation ..
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