The 2022-23 rugby season has reached its end, and it’s a good time to honor those teams that advanced to the top of their respective competitions. The following lists girls’ high school, women’s college and women’s senior club competitions that held official (i.e., governing body-backed) championships at the national level. Article links to championship coverage are included. (Note: The Women’s Premier League is not included since this is the first season of its split schedule. The previous champion was named in June 2022, and the new champion will be named October 2023).
COLLEGE 15s NATIONAL
NIRA (NCAA varsity)
DI: Dartmouth College (NH) 15-10 Harvard Univ (MA)
Dartmouth Rugby’s Sophie Ragg: 5 Years & 3 NIRA Championships
DII: Queens Univ of Charlotte (NC) 34-27 Davenport Univ (MI) (OT)
Queens Wins 1st National Championship in Overtime Fashion
DIII: Bowdoin College (ME) 29-0 Univ. New England (ME)
Bowdoin 1st-Years Meet National Championship Demands
DI ELITE
Lindenwood Univ (MO) 17-15 Life Univ (GA)
DI Elite Championship MVP Amy Brice: This One Was Special
NCR
• DI: Univ Michigan 41-14 Notre Dame College (OH)
• DII: UW Eau Claire (WI) 78-0 Marquette Univ (WI)
• Small College: Endicott College (MA) 24-12 Lee Univ (TN)
National Collegiate Rugby Has Its New Champions
COLLEGE 15s SEASONAL
CRAA FALL
DI: U.S. Naval Academy (MD) 61-28 Utah State (UT)
MVP Marissa Meyer on Navy’s Repeat Title
DII: Vassar College (NY) 78-24 U.S. Coast Guard Academy (CT)
Vassar Rugby Repeats as CRAA DII Fall Champion
CRAA SPRING
DI: Did not play
DII: Claremont Colleges (CA) 47-5 Howard Univ (DC)
Claremont Goes Back-to-Back With DII Spring Trophies
COLLEGE 7s
CRCs (NCR)
• Premier: Brown Univ (RI) 21-19 U.S. Military Academy (NY)
• DI Club: Clemson Univ (SC) 29-17 Univ Mass. at Amherst (MA)
• DII: Roger Williams Univ (RI) 10-5 Colorado School of Mines (CO)
• Small College: Endicott College (MA) 15-10 Lee Univ (TN)
Sun Shines on CRC 7s Championship Day
CRAA
Premier: Life Univ (GA) 17-14 Lindenwood Univ (MO)
Life’s Su Adegoke Relives CRAA Premier 7s Title Run
DI: Northeastern Univ (MA) 19-5 U.S. Air Force Academy (CO)
Northeastern Univ. Wins 1st-Ever National Title
DII: Colorado Mesa Univ. (CO) 19-14 San Jose St. (CA)
Colorado Mesa Takes Epic Journey to CRAA 7s Title
NCR All-Stars
DI Club: West 19-14 Big 10
West Overcomes Odds to Win All-Stars on Debut
Small College: Eastern Pennsylvania 22-17 Colonial Coast (OT)
NCR All-Star 7s Title Decided in Overtime
SENIOR CLUB
15s
DI: San Diego (CA) 45-22 NOVA (VA)
Surfers DI Championship MVP Julia Buescher Celebrates the Club
DII: Knoxville (TN) 33-22 Severn River (MD)
Knoxville’s Amy Towe: Mental Prep Pays Off in National Title Year
7s
Chicago Lions (IL) 17-12 Camp Pendleton (CA)
Rachel Grecky & the Lions ‘Climbing the Mountain’
HIGH SCHOOL 15s
Single School: DSHA (WI) 29-10 Rocky Mountain (ID)
Divine Savior Holy Angels Wins 10th National Title
Club: Majestics (UT) 42-19 SacPAL Amazons (CA)
Majestics Enter National HS Club 15s History Books