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The National Intercollegiate Rugby Association (NIRA) is many things. It’s home to the vast majority of NCAA varsity women’s rugby programs, but NIRA is also equal parts outreach, ..
FROSTBURG, Md. – Frostburg State University (FSU) Director of Athletics Troy Dell has announced the addition of women’s rugby to bring another emerging NCAA sport to the university. ..
This continually updated tracker will aid coverage of 2022-23 collegiate 15s rugby competitions, which begin in September. As the year progresses, this post will reflect changes to spring-based ..
Whether high school graduates or transfer students, the following list tracks those players who are joining collegiate rugby programs in the second half of the 2021/22 school year as well ..
At the Women’s Premier League (WPL) National Championship, Lisa Jackson received the first Kathy Flores Heart of the WPL Award. The 37-year-old was genuinely surprised by the honor, ..
National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) is expanding its women’s competitions for the 2022-23 season, and this fall, 15s national champions will be named in division I, division II and small ..
Press Release – National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) named 472 student-athletes as 2021-22 Scholastic All Americans. This annual program recognizes high-performing student-athletes ..
USA Rugby announced that the American Collegiate Rugby Association (ACRA) and American College Rugby (ACR) has partnered with the College Rugby Association of America (CRAA) beginning ..
When it comes to rugby, Keia Mae Sagapolu characterized herself as a late bloomer and as someone who would rather follow than lead when it comes to team dynamics. But there’s no shame ..
ADRIAN, Mich. – Athletic Director, Craig Rainey, announced the hiring of Mike Bowen as the new head coach of the Adrian College women’s rugby team. Bowen will take over the team ..
(AUSTIN, July 26, 2022) With the weather forecast calling for continued excessive heat on Saturday, July 30, Premier Rugby Sevens (PR7s) announced they are shifting their Austin Championship ..
PRESS RELEASE — National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) has hired Kelsea Thompson as its new Women’s Small College Commissioner. Kelsea will lead the Competitions Committee for the nearly ..
The North American Invitational (NAI) 7s fielded four girls and women’s competitions in Salt Lake City, Utah, hosting 54 teams between the U14, U16, U18 and U23 brackets. The SacPAL ..
One of the biggest youth rugby tournaments occurs this Friday-Saturday, July 22-23 in Salt Lake City: the North American Invitational (NAI) 7s. The following is an on-going list of girls’ ..
Emma Farnan has been very visible the last month-and-a-half, stepping out in front of national audiences at the CRC 7s in May, WPL national championship in June, and Premier Rugby 7s in July. ..
The first round of the Garnet and Gold Classic occurred on Sunday, July 17 at the University of Ottawa, and the two Canadian colleges won their respective games against the USA Rugby ..
The USA South won the Rugby Americas North (RAN) 12s championship (July 15-16), going 4-0 in Kingston, Jamaica, and beating the host 17-14 for the title. It was the Panthers’ first ..
The USA Rugby Women’s U23 team for the current Canada tour was named July 6, and today, the USA U20 team for the same Ottawa tour has been released. Twenty-three U20 players are currently ..
The Loggerheads x Rhinos team has taken the early lead in the Premier Rugby Sevens (PR7s) women’s standings, winning the opening round of the three-stop series on July 9 in San Jose, ..
Tiffin University has named women’s rugby as its 25th varsity sport, a designation that goes live for the 2023-24 season. Current head coach Marc Ferguson will transition with the team ..
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