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Harvard Women’s Rugby Facebook (link to original) The National Intercollegiate Rugby Association (NIRA) has named its Tier 1, Tier 2 and Division III all-conference teams for the 2019 ..
Lindenwood University is, as one DI Elite opponent put it, “the juggernaut that everyone is chasing.” In 2020, the St. Charles, Mo., team was looking to be the first to three DI Elite ..
2019 Great Waters DII champ UW Oshkosh With USA Rugby declaring bankruptcy this spring, leagues around the country have had to consider new partnerships for the sake of their competitions’ ..
Skinner won the fan vote / Photo courtesy Navy Women’s Rugby FB The fan and team votes have been counted, and the 2019-20 MA Sorensen Award nominees have been narrowed down to five ..
Graphic courtesy BYU Women’s Rugby Facebook BYU co-captains Alisa (a-LEE-sa) Baker and Emily Briggs were both nominated for the 2020 MA Sorensen Award, which honors the top women’s ..
Last season was a special one for Saint Mary’s College (Moraga, Calif.). Led by a large class of seniors, the Gaels advanced to the USA Rugby DII Spring College Championship quarterfinals, ..
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 ..
“One year ago I would have never said this but having played with the All-Americans, New York Rugby Club, and Berkeley All Blues and seen the possibilities, my ultimate goal is to become ..
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 ..
USA Rugby has announced the suspension of all rugby activities until April 12, and cancelled its spring college 15s championships and college 7s national championships. Players unwittingly ..
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 ..
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