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Rugby NorCal was not immune to the disruption that was covid, and today, there are (at times) six girls’ high school teams able to play in the 15s competition. There is a solid 10s circuit ..
The registration deadlines for both the girls’ high school and girls’ high school club national 15s tournaments are quickly approaching. The two separate championships are finalizing ..
Girls' high school rugby is a truly dynamic space. Teams, competitions and opportunities come and go, and that was the case even before the covid era. Nonetheless, it's important to put stakes ..
Eighty-two squads have filled out the girls’ and women’s divisions at Tropical 7s, which occurs April 7-8 at the Tampa SportsPlex. The tournament offers Elite and Open competitions ..
USA Rugby High Performance Pathways will return to the road in 2023, hosting the third annual series of Talent Identification Camps beginning in March. Each camp is focused on identifying ..
The following is a continually updated list of high schoolers and transfer students aligning with women’s college rugby programs beginning in fall 2023. Send updates to Jackie ..
When E.T. Wilbur III started coaching rugby 10-plus years ago, there were nine girls’ high school teams playing 7s in New Mexico. Covid demolished those numbers, and the rebuild has been ..
Long Beach Poly capped a dominant season with a Southern California Youth Rugby (SCYR) Girls’ High School 7s Championship. The title was a first for the Los Angeles-area team, which ..
The Pacific Northwest Loggers is the USA Rugby Pathways National Development Program (NDP) for the region, and the organization is trying to rebuild the grassroots foundation that will ..
As expected, the unseasonably poor weather greatly impacted the Los Angeles Invitational (LAI) rugby 7s tournament last Friday-Sunday, Feb. 24-26, as the event transitioned to different ..
The 2023 Girls High School Rugby National Tournament will be held Saturday-Sunday, May 20-21 in Cottage Grove, Wisconsin. The Madison United Rugby Club will be the local host for the annual ..
Big weather has brought cold, windy and wet conditions to California, and the Los Angeles Invitational (LAI) 7s has tightened up competition structures to shorten time on grass rugby ..
[2.23 Update: Format for the girls’ HS division has completely changed to a one-day event, presumably to mitigate the damage on the grass fields during a rainy weekend. Competition ..
Rugby Arizona is well underway in its girls’ high school and U16 seasons, and spring 7s will culminate with a March 4 final tournament. The State Youth Rugby Organization is introducing ..
The Southern California Interscholastic Rugby Federation (SCIRF) sealed its second girls’ high school 7s season with a final championship tournament on Saturday, Feb. 11. The event ..
The Southern California Youth Rugby (SCYR) girls’ high school club 7s season is contesting its penultimate round of regular-season competition this Friday and Saturday. Long Beach ..
The Southern California Interscholastic Rugby Federation (SCIRF) is hosting its second-ever girls’ high school 7s championship on Saturday, Feb. 11. The Division I and Open fields ..
The Elite Girls Rugby League (EGRL) will kick off its sophomore season in early March, and the competition is returning to the pitch with some exciting upgrades. The 15s division has more ..
The USA South has named its Senior Women and Girls’ U18 teams for the joint all-star event occurring Feb. 18-19 in St. Petersburg, Fla. The seniors will play the Midwest Thunderbirds ..
Last Sunday, USA Rugby Women’s National Team (WNT) Interim Head Coach Richard Ashfield and Women’s High Performance (HP) Pathways Manager Martha Daines held two of the three regional ..
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