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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 ..
2018 Wisconsin U24 All-Star Team Wisconsin is one of four states competing in the reclaimed Midwest U24 All-Star Tournament on April 13-14 in Iowa Fall, Iowa. The Midwest Competitive ..
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 ..
Ithaca College (N.Y.) hosted its Ruck Be A Lady 15s tournament last weekend, and Syracuse University took home the title after four shutouts. Geneseo and RIT fielded newer teams, and the former ..
Photo courtesy Notre Dame Women’s Rugby Facebook The Irish 7s hosted eight-team men’s and women’s brackets last weekend in Bend, Ind., and after a weather-challenging ..
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. ..
At present, the National Intercollegiate Rugby Association (NIRA) does not hold a 7s season but the majority of league members do play spring 7s. Some are building toward USA Rugby’s ..
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 ..
American Rugby Pro Training Center (ARPTC) will take its first international touring squad abroad to Ireland in April 2019. The elite, training program has launched an international ..
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 ..
Photo: Jackie Finlan Stanford University and Chico State won their respective semifinals at the Pacific Mountain Rugby Conference playoffs Saturday and thus advance to the regional ..
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 ..
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