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[ COLLEGE ] College Rugby Recruits: 2026-27
High school student-athletes are announcing their collegiate rugby plans for the 2024-25 school year, and TRB will track those alignments as they post. This perpetually updated list will also include any transfer students or 2023-24 mid-season commitments. Check back often and send updates to editor@therugbybreakdown.com. AQUINAS COLLEGE NCR Division I • Grand Rapids, MI • […]
[ HIGH SCHOOL ] HSers, Recruiters Ready for 15s Showcase
The second edition of the West Region 15s Showcase occurs this Friday-Saturday, Jan. 16-17 in Long Beach, Calif., and organizers have applied feedback from 2025 to enrich this year’s event. The lineup has expanded to include an academy side, and USA Rugby and collegiate scouts will have targeted access to players, parents and coaches. Last […]
[ COLLEGE ] Stripes Ready for NCR All-Star 15s
One hundred players are heading to the inaugural National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) Women’s All-Star 15s Showcase on Jan. 24-25 in Atlanta. They hail from all four divisions of the women’s membership and funnel into four squads that were formed via a draft. There are many moving pieces as this first-time event comes together and also […]
[ COLLEGE ] Fifteens Poised for NCR All-Star Debut
National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) is weeks away from debuting a new competition for the women’s membership: all-star 15s. The event joins the already established all-star 7s competition in Atlanta, Ga., from Jan. 24-25, and they will bring approximately 300 rugby players onto the pitches inside Silverbacks Park. The showcase will also serve as selection venues […]
[ SR CLUB ] EPRU Wins Mary Graham T2 on Debut
After a decades-long hiatus, Eastern Pennsylvania Rugby Union (EPRU) revived its senior women’s all-stars in 2019, beginning with 7s. After COVID, the program shifted to 15s, playing New York for a couple of years and then a fellow select side, the Capital Selects, in early 2025. On Dec. 6-7, EPRU attended its first tournament during […]
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