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Photo: Jackie Finlan Central Washington University has spent the previous two years finding the right student-athletes who would embrace and promote the Wildcats’ way. Strong ..
Pittsburg State will remember the 2019-20 season for the good and the bad. On the happy end of the spectrum, the Kansas team joined the DII Mid-America conference for its first official ..
Amy Nicholson photo When Queens University of Charlotte added rugby to its athletic department, it wasn’t elevating club teams that already existed but creating programs. As Director ..
The Rugby Breakdown placed Salisbury University atop the DII Spring College Rankings for all of 2020, and the Maryland team echoed the belief that it was building to a spring title. ..
NEC7C champs Babson College The New England Collegiate 7s Circuit (NEC7C) was able to contest six of 19 tournaments before COVID-19 cancelled rugby action and shut down campuses. Despite ..
CWU Athletics photo (original) The MA Sorensen Award narrowed its field of 2019-20 nominees to 20 players, and individual fans and collective teams are called upon to vote for their ..
2019 MA Sorensen winner Emily Henrich with the 2020 USA Falcons / Photo: Alex Ho Voting for the MA Sorensen Award has begun. The award acknowledges the top women’s college player ..
The Post University women’s rugby team will be joining the NCAA and the National Intercollegiate Rugby Association (NIRA) beginning in the Fall of 2020, the first season for the program. ..
After a couple of years of low activity, the Guilford College women’s rugby team received the jolt it needed in 2019: the sport was added to the athletics department as a varsity ..
Babson at 2019 college 7s nationals / Photo: Alex Ho (hoiho.net) “One year ago I would have never said this but having played with the All-Americans, New York Rugby Club, and Berkeley ..
My name is Amanda Martinez. I am the forwards captain for the Claremont Foxes, a DII women’s college team. I would like to share the story of our team, especially the story of our seniors ..
The coronavirus shutdown affects all teams similarly in that no one is able to play but not all suspensions are created equal. Alderson Broaddus University, for example, needed this ..
AIC Athletics & AIC Rugby photos USA Rugby has announced the suspension of all rugby activities until April 12, and cancelled its spring college 15s championships and college 7s national ..
Photo: Lexi Villagran PRESS RELEASEDear Members, Due to the present and evolving threat of Coronavirus (COVID-19) that this country is facing and out of care for our members, NSCRO ..
Photo: Alex Ho (hoiho.net) LAFAYETTE, CO – USA Rugby today announced the decision to suspend sanctioned rugby competition and activities for a 30-day period effective immediately. ..
PRESS RELEASE Due to the heightened concerns surrounding the ongoing COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak and in the interests of the health and safety of all participants and their families, ..
Photos courtesy William & Mary Women’s Rugby Facebook William & Mary College underwent a reckoning this spring, as the DII Capital conference runner-up evaluated its competitive ..
Photos courtesy UNCC Women’s Rugby Facebook (@unccwomensrugby) The DII Carolinas conference still struggles with consistency, as forfeits are a common fixture on the schedule. ..
Photo courtesy Claremont Women’s Rugby Facebook (@ClaremontFoxes) Claremont College clinched the DII Pacific Desert conference title with a third-straight undefeated league season. ..
Photo courtesy Long Beach State Instagram (@lbsuwomensrugby) The DII College Spring Championship playoffs are filling out as league seasons end, and this year’s spring regionals ..
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