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Southern Nazarene University is heading back to the National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) Division I 15s National Championship (Dec. 6, 6 p.m. CT) and it's been a challenging fall to get back ..
WHAT For athletes NEW to Women’s Elite Rugby, the 2026 Declaration Period will open Dec. 1, 2025, and will remain open indefinitely. Selections will begin Jan. 19, 2026. WHO Rugby ..
The U.S. Coast Guard Academy celebrated 25 years of women's rugby this fall, and the repeat berth to the 2025 National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) 15s finale marks the growth that this program ..
Univ. Wisconsin Eau Claire (UWEC) has become a fixture at the National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) Women's Division II 15s Championship weekend. But the Blugolds did not play with that weight ..
In its second 15s season with National Collegiate Rugby (NCR), Northeastern University is heading to the women's DI-AA 15s national championship on Sunday, Dec. 7 in Houston. The Maddogs ..
The 10th annual National Intercollegiate Rugby Association (NIRA) conference championships unfolded on the Harvard University campus in Cambridge, Mass., on Nov. 22, and the two 2024 ..
SPARTANBURG, SC — The College Rugby Association of America (CRAA) announced the complete fixture lineup for the 2025 CRAA Fall Classic in Spartanburg, S.C., on Saturday-Sunday, Dec. ..
Both the National Intercollegiate Rugby Association (NIRA) and National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) have held their final rounds of 15s playoffs ahead of the final stage. The NCAA varsity ..
The brackets for the National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) 15s championships have been finalized. All four divisions will be in action this Friday-Sunday, Nov. 14-16, and then name their ..
There is still one more weekend for National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) conferences to name their champions, and then the brackets for four women’s 15s regional championships can mostly ..
Claremont Colleges has booked its spot in the College Rugby Association of America (CRAA) 7s National Championship after winning last weekend's Pacific Desert DI conference title. The annual ..
National Intercollegiate Rugby Association (NIRA) has officially ended its 2025 regular season, and now the Division I and Division II/III semifinals can be confirmed. Higher seeds ..
National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) conferences have already started naming champions and awarding spots to the next stage of playoffs: 15s regional playoffs. From Friday-Sunday, Nov. 14-16, ..
Army West Point was one of several National Intercollegiate Rugby Association (NIRA) programs to enter the 2025-26 season with a new head coach. And while there certainly was a transition ..
National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) has the largest of women’s collegiate membership and will hold four 15s national championships on Dec. 6-7 in Houston, Texas. Conferences are starting ..
The National Intercollegiate Rugby Association (NIRA) is wrapping up its regular season but good contests are still on tap. The following is a review of conference and non-conference ..
Every week, National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) coaches vote on their respective divisional rankings and the member organization publishes these lists for the benefit of the larger community. ..
American International College (AIC) Women’s Rugby sits atop the National Intercollegiate Rugby Association (NIRA) DII/III standings and does so as the reigning DII 15s champion. ..
National Intercollegiate Rugby Association (NIRA), the competition for NCAA varsity women’s rugby programs in the U.S., updates its Division I and combined Division II/III Power ..
Division III is not in a place to host its own conference championship with National Intercollegiate Rugby Association (NIRA), but there is a post-season pathway for DIII programs. ..
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