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After years of fielding a successful 7s program, fall 2018 saw the Chicago Lions break into the 15s game through the DII Midwest. The Lions are back for a sophomore season and another ..
The Rugby Breakdown is based in Oakland, Calif., and therefore able to watch many of Berkeley’s and Life West’s home games. ORSU traveled to San Francisco for the Women’s ..
Kuehl at 2018 nationals / Photo: Jackie Finlan The women’s rugby calendar hasn’t completely sorted itself yet, and the month of August sees a convergence of important events on consecutive, ..
Berkeley wing Laura Thacker / Photo: Jackie Finlan Thirty players scored a total of 193 points during round one of the Women’s Premier League (WPL). Life West fullback Leti Hingano ..
Beantown flyhalf Tatjana Toeldte (2018) / Photo: Jackie Finlan Beantown opened up the Women’s Premier League (WPL) at home and treated fans to a 32-22 win against Atlanta. The outing ..
Chicago North Shore shifted to the East Conference this season, as it made more logistical sense for 2019 newcomer Life West (Calif.) to join the Women’s Premier League (WPL) West. ..
The Women’s Premier League held its opening weekend and saw Life West, Berkeley, Chicago North Shore and Beantown come away with wins. Below are the current standings. Note that ..
Back MVP Hingano (seen here during summer 7s) / Photo: Jackie Finlan With Saturday’s game against Glendale, Life West became the 13th team to compete in the Women’s Premier League ..
Donning sister college Cal’s jerseys, Berkeley banked the first win of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) Saturday afternoon on Treasure Island. The All Blues hosted a light ORSU ..
Photo: Jackie Finlan The National Development Invitational Tournament (NDIT) in Little Rock, Ark., and Women’s Premier League (WPL) season-openers are the big fixtures this weekend. ..
Poised to pounce / Photo: Jackie Finlan On Saturday, Life West contests its first-ever Women’s Premier League (WPL) match and it has traveled to Glendale, Colo., with heat. With ..
The National Development Invitational Tournament (NDIT) readies for its third iteration, this time occurring at American Rugby Pro Training Center’s facility in Little Rock, Ark., ..
The 11th season of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) kicks off this weekend, with eight of the 10 teams contesting their openers. Reigning national champion San Diego gets the bye – a welcome ..
Photo: Travis Prior for USA Rugby (see original) Winning a national championship is a team project, but that doesn’t mean individuals can’t stand out or excel in their roles. At last ..
Evan Hoese @ 2018 WPL nationals / Photo: Jackie Finlan (TRB) There was a lot of rugby in Kansas City, Mo., last weekend and while focus tends to follow the title race, the whole tournament ..
Photo: San Diego Surfers Instagram San Diego retained the USA Rugby Club 7s National Championship title, going 6-0 across two days and defeating Berkeley 22-12 in the final. The 2019 ..
Alex Ho photo The USA Rugby Club 7s National Championship is underway in Kansas City, Mo., with pool play occuring Aug. 10 and knockouts on Aug. 11. Livestream on FloRugby.com. DAY ONE POOL ..
Peterson’s back / Photo: Jackie Finlan (TRB) On Friday, USA Rugby’s CMS will populate with all of the team rosters competing at the Club 7s National Championship but TRB will ..
Photo courtesy Boston Women RFC Facebook Boston finished runner-up to New York in the Atlantic North and takes the second seed out of the region to the USA Rugby Club 7s National Championship. ..
The Rocky Mountain Magic return to the USA Rugby Club 7s National Championship and represent the host region, Frontier, this weekend. Seven return from the 2018 squad but all of the Kansas ..
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