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It would be easy for a Major League Rugby (MLR) entity to focus efforts on its feeder systems, but it’s been interesting to learn about the organizations making deeper connections ..
Indy Speed 15s team High school 7s was active this summer, but 15s, specifically all-star 15s, was not as visible. Some programs rallied, however, and gave those athletes looking for next-level ..
The 2022 Girls High School Club Rugby National Championship will occur Friday-Sunday, May 20-22 at Wayne State College in Wayne, Neb. After a two-year hiatus due to Covid-19, the event ..
Alema Fitisemanu was a success story. He played rugby in Samoa and then relocated to American Samoa to play American football in college. That’s where BYU discovered him, and the Cougars ..
Camp attendee Ava Procter, seen here with the 2019 USA U18s / Photo: Alex Ho The USA High Performance Pathway (HPP) brought 27 high schoolers and collegians to Glendale, Colo., for a week-long ..
Photo: Alex Ho, hoiho.com USA RUGBY – USA High Performance Pathways recently hosted a talent identification camp for 27 Women’s U18, U20 and U23 age players. The camp ran from ..
The SacPAL Amazons fielded teams in the U18, U16 and U14 girls’ divisions of the North American International (NAI) 7s, demonstrating strong numbers out of a pandemic year. The U16s ..
Rhinos Rugby Academy won the U18 Cup Invitational at the North American Invitational (NAI) 7s, which drew more than 100 teams to Salt Lake City, Utah. Eagle Rogers-Dellermann served ..
Photo courtesy @ladycavaliers_rugby Instagram The Pleasanton Lady Cavaliers have had a tough year – outside of the Covid-19 pandemic. There were many moving parts as the NorCal team ..
All photos: Paris Malone/Old Glory DC Major League Rugby (MLR) held its first-ever 15s games between two academy girls’ teams in July. The New England Free Jacks and D.C. Old Glory ..
Rhinos U18 didn’t allow a point against in pool play / Photo: Jackie Finlan (TRB) Day one of the North American Invitational (NAI) 7s has concluded and the Saturday knockouts ..
SacPAL Amazons and Pleasanton are heading to NAI 7s / Photo: Jackie Finlan (TRB) There are two major fixtures this weekend: North American Invitational 7s for high schoolers and the Midwest ..
Heading into the Falcon 7s, ARPTC founder Jules McCoy posed a scenario that ended up being a forecast: At any given tournament, a club team can be better than an academy team, so why keep ..
All photos: Bridget Butterfield The Chesapeake Rugby Conference was able to hold its first official season this past spring, bringing teams from the D.C., Maryland and Virginia together ..
The Falcon 7s occurs this weekend in Little Rock, Ark., but the event is much more than a rugby tournament for high school and senior players. American Rugby Pro Training Center (ARPTC) ..
Fifteens is in short supply for high school girls playing in Arizona, but the Bobcats Rugby Academy values the additional opportunities that the traditional version of the game can provide. ..
The Mid-Atlantic Women’s Rugby Showcase (MAWRS) held its first-ever event in early June in New Jersey, and college rugby recruiters returned rave reviews. Teams got to play 15s – which ..
Carmel in the Rugby Indiana HS playoffs / Photo: Angela Galligher The Girls’ High School Midwest All-Star Championship was originally scheduled for this weekend in Elkhart, Ind., ..
Charger Rugby Club won Rugby Indiana’s Girls High School 15s Championship (read more), but it was the girls’ middle school team that first brought a state title to the Carroll-area ..
Zons vs. Pleasanton/Danville / Photo: Jackie Finlan Only a handful of NorCal girls’ high school teams have been able to play this spring, and all of the games have been friendlies. ..
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