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Cougars during last year’s DI spring playoffs. /// Photo: Jackie Finlan • However spring 2017 turns out for Washington State, it’s going to be a memorable season. The buzz ..
Electronic scoreboard at LIU Post’s rugby-only pitch – one of many perks within the young program. • There’s nothing easy about starting a rugby program – especially ..
College athletic departments are catching on, and Saturday saw the latest university-supported women’s rugby team take the field. Grand Canyon University in Phoenix not only has 33 active ..
Photo: Jo Nordhoff-Beard • Around this time last year, Claremont was celebrating an unexpected win over CSU Long Beach. While the standings points were short-lived (the match was later ..
Santa Clara’s Mariela Murillo. Below, Paula Back and Michelle Coleman. /// Photos: Jocelyn Hung • As candidates for the Player of the Week started lining up, Santa Clara wasn’t ..
Honorary PSU rugby teammate Logan McCarthy /// Photo: Tess Feury • The Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON) is the largest student-run philanthropy in the world. Its mission ..
Alexandra Clarke in last year’s spring title match. • The Southern Independent Rugby Conference (SIRC) begins this weekend, placing 16 DII teams into the matrix season. There ..
UC Irvine in a fall friendly against DI UCSD /// Photo: Paul Rudman / KLC fotos (see more) • Two games into the DII Gold Coast season and interest is already spiking. Traditional ..
USC scrumhalf Courtney Fernandes /// Photo: Bailey White’s father • When Callie Woods took over as University of South Carolina (USC) head coach, the Gamecocks were readying ..
Photo: Jackie Finlan • The first Player of the Week for 2017 goes to Humboldt State outside center Lila Bell, who was instrumental in the Lumberjacks’ season-opening 38-24 win over ..
Davis’ Brenda Erickson, an important returner /// Photo: Jackie Finlan • It’s opening weekend for the Pacific Mountain Rugby Conference (PMRC), which now contains two – ..
Senior NASC involved collegiate newcomers through World Cup veterans. • While much attention focused on the athletes vying for World Cup selection via the Winter National All Star ..
The University of Connecticut took the longer route to the DI fall championship, but the Huskies have returned to the title match nonetheless, and are perhaps stronger for it. As UCONN ..
Florida’s DII college season is concentrated in the spring, but a scheduling conflict forced an early look at Eckerd and Florida Gulf Coast on Saturday. The Sirens triumphed 61-5, ..
SALT LAKE CITY – Ninety-six young players arrived on the campus of University of Utah Tuesday ahead of the USA Rugby All-American Stars and Stripes Camp. [Lead Photo: Rugby Oregon] ..
Photo courtesy Northeast Academy / Taiwan Mike Photography New York, NY – As part of USA Rugby’s critical talent identification and high performance pathway system, the Northeast ..
Championship MVP Erica Hipp places the ball. /// Photo: Jackie Finlan (See more photos) UC Davis and UVA, while proud to advance to the DI spring championship, would have liked the opportunity ..
Penn State wing Scout Cheeks scored two tries against BYU. /// Photo: Jackie Finlan The two best collegiate teams in the country met in Saturday’s Women’s DI Elite National Championship, ..
MVP Hunter Moreland made good use of Davenport’s stolen scrums. /// Photos: Jackie Finlan Davenport won the DII college national championship with a comprehensive 61-0 win over ..
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