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There was just one Women’s Elite Rugby (WER) game last weekend, and it made good use of the spotlight. The New York Exiles (2-3) traveled to the Boston Banshees (3-1), and a tasty, ..
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The University of California, Berkeley (“Cal”) will play in its first-ever 15s national championship, but the Bears aren’t feeling like underdogs. A trying season, successfully ..
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It’s a big playoff weekend. In the college sphere, the DIA holds its semifinals and the victors will advance to the three-tiered CRAA 15s championship event on April 19 at Stanford. ..
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Stanford Women's Rugby returns to the College Rugby Association of America (CRAA) Division I 15s Championship and will pursue the defense of its 2024 title at home on Saturday, April ..
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The University of California, Irvine (UCI) is heading back to the College Rugby Association of America (CRAA) postseason and does so as the repeat Pacific Desert Rugby Conference Division ..
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The College Rugby Association of America (CRAA) will name three women’s 15s champions on Saturday, April 19 at Stanford University, and one of those title matches is already set. ..
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There was a ton of anticipation for the Women’s Elite Rugby (WER) Week 2 match between the Denver Onyx and Bay Breakers. For one, both teams had byes in Week 1, so last Saturday marked ..
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The Round of 8/4 matches have been determined for the College Rugby Association of America (CRAA) women’s Division I playoffs. Quarterfinals will be held this Friday, April 4 and semifinals ..
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Boston is the first team to two wins in the inaugural Women’s Elite Rugby (WER) season, and both victories were memorable ones. After a league-opening win against the New York Exiles, ..
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The Collegiate Rugby Championship (CRC) 7s is a magnet that attracts teams from all corners of the country, and that is the case for the University of Arkansas Women’s Rugby team. ..
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USA Rugby Women’s National Team Head Coach Sione Fukofuka has named 38 players to the 2025 spring tour group. The Eagles will first play Japan in Los Angeles (April 26) and then kick ..
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The Boston Banshees and TC Gemini recorded the first wins of the inaugural Women’s Elite Rugby (WER) season, but all four teams in motion last weekend earned at least one standings ..
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An icy wind whipped off of Lake Michigan into Northwestern University's Martin Stadium, site of the first Women’s Elite Rugby (WER) match between the visiting Twin Cities (TC) Gemini ..
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Women’s Elite Rugby (WER) kicked off its inaugural season with two matches this past weekend, and in both cases, the visiting sides returned home the wins. First, the Boston Banshees ..
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Portland Womxn+ Rugby is undefeated in the DI/DII Pacific Northwest and is the favorite for another berth to the DII Pacific Super Regional Championship (April 25-27, Las Vegas). But the Pigs ..
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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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