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Morris won the West End rematch by one point. /// Photo: Diane Gutschmidt Ramage The NorCal championship and Northeast Invitational lent good insight into teams’ relative strength ..
Davon Thomas carving through Twin Cities. /// Photo courtesy Lindenwood Women’s Rugby All of the DI Elite teams took different approaches to preparing for the post-season. Lindenwood ..
BYU’s Justina Grubb /// Photo: Derek Lucero BYU is currently on the team bus heading north to Ellensburg, Wash., for its DI Elite quarterfinal against Stanford tomorrow. The western ..
Land Park during its NorCal semifinal win over Motherlode. /// Photo: Bill Reid Photography Olivia Popp discovered rugby when her brother started playing for Land Park Motley, a youth ..
Yana Manoa emphasizing the tackle /// Photo courtesy CWU Women’s Rugby Last season was a whirlwind for Central Washington, as it transitioned from a DII club to a DI varsity program. ..
San Fernando flyhalf Gill Chance. /// Photo: Rusty Wortman San Fernando Valley is heading to the DII SoCal playoffs and capped its regular season with a 26-17 win over Ventura to finish ..
Darian Lovelace jumping against Florida HPP. /// Photo: Eyal Hakim The DI Elite competition begins at the knockout stage, meaning the eight participants needed to fill their falls and springs ..
Raleigh storms to #2 on the rankings. /// Photo courtesy of Raleigh Venom Rugby The field advancing toward the DI national championship will begin narrowing this weekend, as conferences ..
The collegiate post-season has changed every year for the past few years, but Penn State has remained consistent, and victorious. The Nittany Lions are looking to extend that legacy ..
Amazons celebrating NorCal trophy. /// Photo: Lee Michalek It’s finally official: Sacramento is NorCal’s DI champion. The Amazons advanced to the title match after a 26-7 play-in ..
Navarrete, seen here against Glendale. /// Photo: Norma Salinas Photography (see more) It’s only fitting that the Player of the Week is coming out of arguably the game of the weekend. ..
In its two years of existence, Kahuku has experienced incredible growth, sent alumni to college on rugby scholarships, and is poised for its third mainland trip to compete in the high ..
Nearly 150 collegiate athletes converged on Cottage Grove, Wisc., last weekend in search of higher-level competition within the Midwest. The regional U24 all-star tournament saw six sides ..
Morris leading try-scorer Delia Hellander. /// Photo: Diane Gutschmidt Ramage The Northeast Invitational brought together some of the best high school-age teams on the East Coast, and one from ..
Wisconsin pulled away in the fourth quarter to defeat a very good Milwaukee Scylla 52-25 Saturday, ending its regular season 8-0. Midwest playoffs commence in two weeks, and while the reigning ..
Javelet so nearly started the game the way the previous New Zealand match ended. /// Photo: World Rugby (Mike Lee) The USA Women’s 7s team rounded out Langford 7s pool play with ..
Richelle Stephens was clutch off the bench vs. Fiji. /// Photo: World Rugby (Mike Lee) The USA Women’s 7s team earned its first win of the Langford 7s, defeatin Fiji 24-12 in the second ..
Spain maestro Patricia Garcia scores game-winner. /// Photo: World Rugby (Mike Lee / KLC fotos) The USA Women 7s team opened its Langford 7s campaign with a 10-7 loss to Spain. The Eagles ..
Austin impressed in its win vs. Glendale. /// Photo: Norma Salinas Photography. See more photos. The DI club post-season is also coming into view, as regions like the Mid-Atlantic, ..
Folayan is back. /// Photo: World Rugby / Martin Seras Lima This portion of the HSBC Women’s Sevens Series is unique in that it’s the only period with two consecutive weekends ..
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