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Air Force in Las Vegas / Photo: Jackie Finlan The realization of the women’s Armed Forces Championship has been 30 years in the making, but this milestone will do more than simply ..
North Shore is one of several teams represented on the Thunderbirds / Photo: Jackie Finlan The Midwest won the last 15s Club National All-Star Championship (NASC), in 2012. USA Rugby ..
Kasey McCravey / Photo: Max Rugby (mxfotos.com) The first official women’s Armed Forces Championship has finally come to fruition. The Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marines and Navy ..
Chicago North Shore is making a competitive push this summer 7s season, combining resources with Chicago and hiring former USA and Canada women’s national team staffer John Coumbe-Lilley. ..
Berkeley vs. SFGG / Photo: Alex Ho (hoiho.net) Last weekend saw three Competitive Regions (CRs) and one Geographic Union (GU) held club 7s qualifiers for the women. The CRs have different ..
The WCAA Opportunity Day circuit resumes in Chicago Even though leagues seasons are now over, all aspects of girls and women’s rugby are active this weekend. The 7s Eagles are in France, ..
McGrath with Scion / Photo: Jackie Finlan Jim McGrath wrote the following story about his daughter, Jade (Boston College, Scion, USA Falcons), and it’s representative of the pride ..
Rose DiBalsamo / Photo: Jackie Finlan The Midwest Rugby Football Union is extremely pleased to announce the 2019 Midwest Thunderbirds Men’s and Women’s sides. These sides were ..
Kristi Kirshe was identified through the NDIT / Photo: Alex Ho (hoiho.net) USA RUGBY – As part of its commitment to deliver a robust and inclusive talent identification and verification ..
Photo: Lisa Di Giacomo for USA Rugby Harrisburg left its mark on the USA Rugby DII Club National Championship, but Sacramento defined the game in a 55-40 victory. Amazons No. 8 Siu Green ..
After two lead changes and a tied scoreline, Northern Virginia (NOVA) took the USA Rugby DI Club National Championship with a 24-22 win over Austin. 2019 marks NOVA’s first national ..
graphic courtesy USA Rugby Club Facebook The USA Rugby DI and DII Club National Championships occur this weekend, June 1-2, in Obetz, Ohio. Click the team names below to read more about ..
Photo: Valerie Caras Harrisburg is the four-time reigning DII Mid-Atlantic Conference champion and very familiar with the current level of competition coming out of the eastern regions. ..
Photos courtesy NOVA Women’s Rugby Facebook Northern Virginia (NOVA) is heading to its first USA Rugby DI Club National Championship since 2009 and does so with the Eastern Regional ..
Photo courtesy Austin Valkyries Facebook Austin is heading to the USA Rugby DI Club National Championship, a first for the 28-year-old club. The Valkyries won the Western Regional Championship, ..
Photo courtesy Sacramento Amazons Facebook Sacramento won the DII Club Western Regional Championship and advances to the national title match in Obetz, Ohio. The Pacific North champions ..
Photo: Jackie Finlan GREELEY, CO – USA Rugby will host Women’s All-Star Week, a two-part competition taking place August 1st and 3rd Greeley, Colo., featuring teams from the Women’s ..
St. Louis is the three-time reigning DII Mid-America (and thus Frontier) champion and returns to the Western Regional Championship as the highest-ranked team. Last year, the Sabres ..
Photo: Rugby Ninja For a second-straight year, the Austin Valkyries are sending two teams to the Western Regional Championships, and to boot, it’s all happening at home. The teams ..
Photo courtesy Atlanta Harlequins Instagram (@ahwrfc) It wasn’t that long ago that the Atlanta Harlequins’ DII side was drawing just eight players to practice. Recruitment efforts ..
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