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National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) is nearing the regional 15s stage, and conferences are holding their playoffs and naming their champions for deeper post-season play. Some leagues name their champion on regular-season standings, others hold a final, and others still have the participation numbers to hold more than one round of playoffs. A series of updates […]

The New England Rugby Football Union (NERFU) held a full slate of USA Club Rugby 15s playoffs last Saturday and returns to the Irish Cultural Center (ICC) in Canton, Mass., this Saturday, Nov. 7 for the championship finals. On the women’s side, that means DII and DIII title matches, and those victors will advance to […]

Warsaw Area High School of Indiana won the Rugby Michigan Girls’ High School 15s Championship, and did so with a thrilling 14-12 win against Traverse City Alliance. At the middle of it all was Next Phase Rugby Player of the Month Luciana Viera, the senior co-captain who not only directed from scrumhalf but also scored […]

This post lists girls and women’s rugby games occurring in the U.S. from Friday-Sunday, Oct. 30-Nov. 1, 2026, and will refresh with results. Message Jackie Finlan with any omissions or updates. The USA Women face England on Friday night in New Jersey, and then a bunch of playoffs and championships at all levels — high […]

Cedar Falls won its third-ever Iowa Youth Rugby Association (IAYRA) Girls’ High School 7s Championship, defeating previously reigning champion Waverly-Shell Rock 31-0 in the title bout. Both finalists then tuned up for the High School 7s National Tournament in Idaho, where Cedar Falls went 4-2 to win the Plate on debut. Four years after its […]
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