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USA RUGBY — On Olympic Day, World Rugby and Paris 2024 have unveiled the pools for the Olympic rugby sevens competitions taking place in the French capital from 24-30 July. The 12 men’s ..
It’s the girls’ high school all-star 15s season, and Mt. Vernon, N.Y., is hosting three teams from the tri-state area. Connecticut, New Jersey/New York and Pennsylvania ..
The Women’s Premier League (WPL) wraps on the first half of the 2024 season with Week 8 and then enters summer break until July 13. Chicago North Shore is active as a competitive ..
This school year was a tale of two seasons for the East Country Grackles in Rugby Oregon. The girls’ high school team struggled to fill the leadership roles that had been vacated ..
The Eagan Rugby girls’ high school team won its third-straight Minnesota Youth Rugby championship, but the pathway to the 2024 title required a lot of work. Eagan didn’t march ..
USA RUGBY — Ahead of the WXV 1 in late September-October, the USA Rugby Women’s National Team (WNT), the team will head to Japan for a two-match series against the Japanese ..
The Midwest High School Thunderbirds are in the middle of their New Zealand rugby tour and currently enjoying some downtime in Rotorua. It’s been a busy week for the regional all-star ..
The Great Northwest Challenge is an 15s all-star rugby tournament for high school-aged teams, and the event is regaining prominence as its heads to Fort Missoula Regional Park, Montana, ..
Alexa Kirschner captained the Charlotte Cardinals girls’ high school team (“Roonies”) to its third-straight North Carolina Youth Rugby Union (NCYRU) 15s championship, but it was a season-long ..
Prior to the pandemic, the Montana girls’ high school rugby league moved from 15s to 7s to accommodate dropping numbers. This past spring, however, the state pushed to restore the traditional ..
CHULA VISTA, CA — USA Rugby announced today the 2024 U.S. Women’s Olympic Rugby Sevens Team as they head to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, with match dates set for July ..
The following is a list of the upcoming girls and women’s rugby games occurring in the U.S. from Saturday-Sunday, June 15-16, 2024. Check back during the weekend for score updates ..
The Elite Girls Rugby League (EGRL) wrapped on its 2024 15s season, which culminated on June 8-9 in Lebanon, N.J. It was a semifinal/final weekend that once again paired with the 4th annual ..
With the dissolution of USA Rugby’s Regional Cup Tournaments, events like the Buckeye Invitational are even more important for high school-age players looking for that next-level ..
Rugby New York held concurrent 7s and 15s competitions for its girls’ high schools this spring. Some teams didn’t have the numbers for 15s but could compete in 7s, while a couple ..
I created The Rugby Breakdown (TRB) in 2016 after more than 10 years of being a professional rugby writer for entities like Rugby Magazine and Goff Rugby Report (read more). I was ready ..
St. Joseph Academy has won seven Rugby Ohio girls’ high school 15s championships since 2013, but the 2023 and 2024 titles mark the first time that the Jaguars have gone back to back. ..
The Brunswick Valkyries graduated a big senior class in spring 2022, and the player pool needed time to refill those influential roles. But even during the rebuild, the team remained ..
The USA Falcons are currently in Brazil for a pair of 15s matches this week. Twenty-three players from the USA U20, U23 and Women’s National Team pools have been selected for games ..
Getting this post out a bit earlier than normal, as there are several mid-week rugby games — internationally and at home — that need tracking. Post will update throughout ..
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