All posts by: Jackie Finlan
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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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Since 2006, the Classic Can-Am Series has been a men’s rugby fixture, but that changes in 2025. On Saturday, Feb. 22, the Canadian Classics and USA Rugby South women’s teams will ..
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The Southern California Interscholastic Rugby Federation (SCIRF) season culminated last Saturday, as three divisions of girls’ high school teams competed toward titles. Mission Bay High ..
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The Girls’ U18 15s Territorial Championship started with the Midwest Thunderbirds looking for some warm-weather rugby during the dead of winter. That was in 2016, and nine years later, ..
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The 2025 Girls’ U18 15s Territorial Championship involves four select sides that essentially divide the country into quadrants. The Elite Girls Rugby League (EGRL) brings Northeast ..
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The rugby weekend is here and the following lists the girls and women’s games occurring in the U.S. — or outside of it, if involving U.S.-based players — from Saturday-Sunday, ..
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Sometimes relegation to a lower division is the right move, and that is proving to be the case for the Portland Rugby Football Club women’s+ team. After two tough seasons in New England ..
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The Girls’ U18 Rugby 15s Territorial Championship occurs Friday-Saturday, Feb. 14-16, in St. Petersburg, Fla., and will feature four select sides representing the majority of the U.S. ..
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National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) has launched its women’s high performance (HP) programming for both 7s and 15s. The staff has been chosen, the player pathways have been formed, and two international ..
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The West Region Circuit 15s came to life this 2024-25 season, as girls’ U18 rugby teams longed for more high-level options, and the coaches and administrators responded. Momentum ..
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The 2025 Women’s Rugby Coaches & Referees Association (WRCRA) Conference saw its largest registration numbers to date, and continues to build out its offerings to really leverage ..
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