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When Julie Dunlop tracks her route to the Rugby Arizona Girls’ High School Commissioner post, she begins by describing herself as a hard-headed parent looking out for her daughters’ ..
The Independence Lady Warriors, in its first 7s season, capped an undefeated fall with a Missouri High School Championship. In the spring, the player pool funnels into one 15s program ..
The 19th Annual High School Girls Rugby National Invitational Championships (NIC) take place Friday-Sunday, May 18-20, 2018, at the Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) Sports Complex ..
When United entered its first national rugby tournament in 2016, its third-place finish became a massive achievement from which to build. For everyone else, the Utah team’s performance ..
Player retention is a big issue in girls’ and women’s rugby, and thus a single club that can provide playing opportunities at every age is valuable. Kids who join Morris through ..
Photo: Jay Coulter (see full album) • Southern California is contesting its season-end 7s championship on Saturday, Feb. 11 at Shorecliffs Middle School in San Clemente, Calif. Six girls’ ..
Staniford during an Atavus Resident Camp /// Photos: Atavus • If you know women’s rugby then you know Michaela Staniford. The 2012 IRB (now World Rugby) Women’s Player of the Year ..
It’s year three for Kahuku, and the North Shore high school has begun its campaign to defend its Hawaii state championship. The Raiders are also looking to build on their first-ever ..
Five players return to the second Midwest tour to Florida. /// Photo: Samira Colbert • The High School All-Midwest Thunderbirds are returning to Florida for a two-game tour. Eckerd ..
The 2016 Wisconsin all-star team returns several members to its all-state team. Wisconsin Girls Rugby (WGR) has named its 2016-17 All-State Team. Of the 40 players named to the team, ..
Photo: Andrea Rolf • Girls’ single-school and club teams have one more month to register for their respective national invitational championships. Applications for both competitions ..
7s vet Megan Bird of Oak Creek, Wisc. /// Photo: Diane Ramage • Atlantis has named its player pool and staff for the girls’ U18 teams heading to the Las Vegas Invitational. While ..
Photo courtesy Arizona Bobcats Girls Rugby • Arizona is the latest state to engage its female rugby athletes aging out of the co-ed middle school ranks. This spring, the Grand Canyon ..
Land Park flyhalf Leireena Anjoklok – leading candidate for Saturday’s MVP. /// View more photos • Rugby NorCal got its first look at this season’s contenders, as the Girls’ ..
Both of the National All-Star Competitions (NASCs) – senior and junior – saw the melding of two age groups. Collegiate standouts propelled the developmental ranks during ..
Life University-bound Alex Sedrick was in Lakeland, Fla. • The Women’s Junior All-Americans (WJAAs) spent the final days of 2016 at the National All-Star Competition (NASC), inviting ..
Swarm on the run. /// Photo courtesy Westside Swarm • The Colorado high school 7s series kicked off last Saturday and saw reigning state champ Westside Swarm triumph at the Chaparral-hosted ..
Previously, Rugby Colorado (RC) held concurrent 7s and 15s leagues in the fall, but the 2015 season showed that the girls’ high school game couldn’t support that model just yet. ..
The Girls High School All-Americans (GHSAAs) added four more wins to its all-time 15s record, improving to 6-0 after victories over the Quebec U18s the previous three days. The U16 and U18 All-Americans ..
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