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The women’s college activity really opened up this past weekend, Sept. 13-14, and will only pick up pace through September. The following covers the NCAA varsity space — ..
National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) added women’s 15s to its high-performance programming this year, and the All-Americans inaugurated their existence with an epic Rugby World Cup-aligned ..
A clash of champions occurred in Cambridge, Mass., when Lindenwood University Women's Rugby traveled to Harvard University last Saturday. The Lions are playing in their first National ..
Press Release (By Tony Brown) – The Vassar College Women opened their 2025-26 campaign with a friendly victory against Yale University. The Brewers compete in Division II of the National ..
The National Intercollegiate Rugby Association (NIRA) kicked off the 2025 season with a full slate of mostly Division I and Division II matches this past weekend. Highlights included ..
Three varsity women’s rugby programs are joining the National Intercollegiate Rugby Association (NIRA), but the addition of new members isn’t the only triumph marking this 2025 ..
Fall 2025 schedules have begun to post for teams competing in the upcoming National Intercollegiate Rugby Association (NIRA) season. Action across three divisions begins in late August, ..
A new school year is upon us and as always, there is much change to digest. This post will update as details emerge first about the upcoming fall 15s season, and then with the rugby ..
SANTA CLARA, CA – The College Rugby Association of America (CRAA) is thrilled to announce the appointment of Tiffany ‘Tiff’ Lopez as the new Director of Women’s Rugby. With ..
National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) has restructured its women’s Division I competition ahead of the fall 15s season, and the adjustment accounts for new, top-tier members this 2025-26 ..
Life University Women’s Rugby is entering a new era this 2025-26 season. The Marietta, Ga., program is for the first time fielding competitive 15s sides in USA Club Rugby‘s ..
Boob Protect has landed in the United States (read more) and it has found two fantastic rugby players to educate the sporting community on breast protection. Life University’s AJ Haughey ..
ncr.rugby — National Collegiate Rugby announced the appointment of Alycia Washington as the new Director of Women’s Rugby. A former USA Rugby national team player, championship-winning ..
ATLANTA, GA — Boob Protect (boobprotect.us), the groundbreaking brand dedicated to protecting female athletes through innovative breast protection gear, is proud to announce the launch ..
Close to 200 student-athletes qualified for the National Intercollegiate Rugby Association (NIRA) All-Academic list for the 2024-25 school year. The rugby players hailed from: AIC (13), ..
It’s been a big summer for the National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) High Performance teams. In June, the women’s program made its debut at the Algarve 7s in Portugal and finished ..
The Rocky Mountain Peaks won the 2025 USA Rugby U23 All-Star 15s Championship, beating New England in the Tier 1 semifinals and the Midwest Thunderbirds in the championship final. The Peaks ..
High school student-athletes are announcing their collegiate rugby plans for the 2025-26 school year, and TRB will track those alignments as individuals and rugby programs post public ..
The Midwest Thunderbirds have by far the most transparent and comprehensive feeder system of any of the teams that featured at the U23 national all-star 15s tournament. That structure ..
The annual USA U23 All-Star Tournament is an important piece to the USA Pathway system, and this post attempts to bring some shape to the 2025 event. The following is meant to be a reference ..
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