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Lee University has long been a dominant force in the South, even before the National Small College Rugby Organization (NSCRO) was born into existence. The Tennessee program is a regular ..
Photo: JJ Fagan The U.S. Coast Guard Academy returns to the semifinal stage of the USA Rugby DII Fall College Championship for the fourth-straight year. The New London, Conn., team ..
The USA Rugby DII Fall College Championship occurs next weekend and so this is the penultimate ranking before the semifinals and final play out in Matthews, N.C. See all of the playoffs ..
Atlantis will have a huge presence at the New York 7s, the annual international tournament that occurs on the Saturday after Thanksgiving on Randall’s Island. The select side program ..
Photos courtesy Shellie Marvin Winona State has enjoyed great success for the past decade, but that reputation added a layer intimidation when it won this fall’s Division I Midwest ..
It’s the fourth-straight year that Vassar, Winona State and Coast Guard feature in the final four stage of the USA Rugby DII Fall College Championship together. The newcomer this ..
Photo courtesy USAFA Women’s Rugby Facebook The DI Fall College Championship is down to its final two teams, making this ranking the penultimate update. Air Force and Navy will ..
Photo courtesy Navy Women’s Rugby FB The U.S. Naval Academy has never featured in a USA Rugby Division I 15s championship – not when there’s a national champion and not since ..
Photo courtesy Mines Women’s Rugby Instagram (@mines_womens_rugby) USA Rugby has narrowed the DI Fall College Championship down to its finalists, and the DII Fall College Championship ..
Photos: Doreen Maladian West Chester University won its first-ever national championship last weekend, defeating Brown University 15-14 for the Tier 2 National Intercollegiate Rugby ..
Photo: Bobby Gable Arguably the most highly anticipated match of the weekend is the Davenport University vs. U.S. Naval Academy rematch, which occurs in the USA Rugby DI Fall College ..
Photo: Karen Collins Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) is traveling the farthest – approximately 800 miles to Columbia, Mo. – for the USA Rugby DII Fall College Championship ..
Mankato State endured a losing season in fall 2018 and needed a boost. Then the team learned that former head coach Tyler Ranslow had returned to Minnesota after a stint in California, ..
Photo: Alex Ho (hoiho.net) Since the Pacific Mountain Rugby Conference (PMRC) West contests its 15s season in the spring, the league held a national qualifier for the USA Rugby College ..
Photo: Brian Beard/CIPhotography.com The National Intercollegiate Rugby Association (NIRA) held its fifth national championship, but 2019 marked the first year in which three titles ..
The University of Hartford went 1-4 in last year’s DII New England Wide conference, and then flipped its regular season record in fall 2019. The Connecticut team finished second in the league, ..
Low numbers might deflate other programs, but Bryant University is accustomed to asking 80 minutes of every player. The Bulldogs are also emboldened by that demand and used it win a third-straight ..
SUNY Cortland captains Julia Guercio and Zoe Barrington direct the Upstate New York DII team, and they both helped the Peace Frogs finish fourth at the NSCRO 15s National Championship ..
Photo: Florence Griffith (original post) The University of Pittsburgh played its first season in the hybrid Allegheny conference, and it was a good fit for a program that has transitioned ..
Photo courtesy Navy Women’s Rugby Facebook (@NavyWomensRugby) There were just four DI games we were tracking last weekend, and they all involved ranked teams vying for berths ..
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