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All photos: Jackie Finlan Saint Mary’s College (SMC) and San Jose State played to a 19-19 tie the last they met, and the Spartans set the tone early in the teams’ West Coast conference ..
Heading into the DII West Coast conference playoffs, teams knew that a win Saturday meant a berth to the next stage of playoffs: the USA Rugby DII College Spring Round of 16. That made ..
All photos: Bryce Ell Photography Tulane University entered the DII college post-season with a bunch of questions. What would this team look like when presented with new challenges ..
Bryce Ell Photography We’ve seen a draft of the USA Rugby DII College Spring Championship playoff brackets, but at this point, it’d do more harm than good to circulate it. There ..
Women’s Rugby at Kansas State Facebook Two DII collegiate conferences are hosting smaller than usual playoffs this weekend. Both the Mid-America and Carolinas leagues are holding ..
Nika Paogofie-Buyten / Photo: Jackie Finlan The last time Lindenwood University and Life University played each other in 15s, it was for the 2018 USA Rugby DI Elite National Championship. ..
Alex Ho Photo / hoiho.net Stanford University hosted the Pacific Mountain Rugby Conference (PMRC) playoffs last weekend and gave the hometown crowd a reason to cheer. The Cardinal finished ..
Chico State is heading to the quarterfinal round of the USA Rugby DI College Spring Championship and doing so as the Pacific Mountain Rugby Conference (PMRC) champion. The Wildcats ..
Stanford is taking the Pacific Mountain’s second seed to regionals. / Photo: Jackie Finlan We just received a copy of the college spring championship brackets that have been circulated ..
Chico State has solidified the opportunity to defend its USA Rugby DI College Spring Championship title. The Wildcats beat Oregon State 31-19 during the Pacific Mountain Rugby Conference ..
Stanford University defeated UC Davis 36-17 during the Pacific Mountain Rugby Conference (PMRC) semifinals and thus advance to the USA Rugby DI College Spring Championship quarterfinals ..
Purdue University was home to the first Midwest LAU U23 All-Star tournament in 1999, one year after Bryn Chivers and Tammy Cowan created the Midwest U23 Thunderbirds and took ..
Bryce Ell Photography / www.bryceellphoto.com/ It’s true: USA Rugby’s seasonal 15s championships can be confusing, especially to the rugby newcomer. That means no more national ..
Bryce Ell Photography / www.bryceellphoto.com The University of Georgia (UGA) finished second to Tulane University in the South Independent Rugby Conference (SIRC) championship, and is readying ..
The DII College Spring Championships have struggled to supply the first round of regional playoffs (April 19-21) with 16 teams, namely due to the number of teams in the western portion ..
All photos: Oregon State Women’s Rugby Facebook Oregon State is representing the North at the DI Pacific Mountain Rugby Conference (PMRC) Championship this weekend, and will kick ..
Photo: Jackie Finlan There were just two Division I spring college league matches last weekend (and they didn’t involve ranked teams) so it’s another idle round for the rankings. ..
The DII West Coast Rugby Conference knows its four semifinalists, although this weekend’s league games can still affect seeding. Provided those games occur, the semifinalists will ..
All photos: Tabitha Sneed Lowe For Karissa Lacy, Furman University has a special full-circle feel to it. A former weightlifter and flag football aficionado, Lacy gravitated toward rugby ..
Photo: Tabitha Sneed Lowe This weekend the South Independent Rugby Conference (SIRC) is contesting its championship in New Orleans, giving the reigning DII College Spring Championship ..
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