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American College Rugby Association Press Release ACRA Announces Formation and Invitation to Join Alternative Competition Structure May 6, 2013 On behalf of its member institutions, The American College Rugby Association (“ACRA”) is pleased to announce its formation and to invite interested colleges to join. The American College Rugby Association was formed by a large contingent [...]

from USA Rugby: PALO ALTO, Calif. — Two USA Rugby National Champions were crowned on Saturday, May 4 at Steuber Stadium in Palo Alto, Calif.  Penn State and Washington State fought their way to the finals and came away with big wins to be named the Emirates Airline USA Rugby Women’s College DI and DII [...]

USA Rugby announced today the Women’s Division I and Division II teams to participate in the 2013 Emirates Airline College Championships, approved by the women’s competitions committee. Sixteen Division I teams and 32 Division II teams will compete for the national championships, beginning with Regionals across the country the second weekend of April in Allendale, Mich. [...]

EDITOR’s NOTE (4/5/13): I’ve received many emails/calls/texts about this post. Unfortunately it appears that this letter is full of inaccuracies and is not a true account of all the facts. As such I am removing the link to the letter but leaving this post up as a placeholder. I don’t take removing posts or links [...]

from USA Rugby: • Women’s Collegiate Division I & Division II Finals return to Stanford, CA on May 3-4 • Men’s Collegiate Division I-AA & Division II Finals set for Bowling Green, OH on May 11-12 • Men’s Senior Club Division I, Division II, & Division III Finals return to Glendale, CO on June 1-2 [...]

The 2013 season promises to be very busy for the Brazilian teams of male and female rugby sevens. After spending a period of intensive training in New Zealand, drawing on the expertise of professionals of the Crusaders Team, the generation 2013-2016 of the Olympic cycle starts with a full calendar in the first half of [...]

About Us The National High School Rugby Championships is the nation’s premiere high school girl’s rugby tournament, providing a forum for the most elite players and teams to compete at the highest skill level. The top 19 girls high school rugby teams from around the country will meet in Racine at the SCORe Soccer Complex, [...]

After defeating both teams they faced in complete shut outs during the October 27 & 28 Division I Playoffs – which they hosted in Atlanta – (Chicago Women 58-0 on Saturday and Detroit 39-0 on Sunday), the Atlanta Harlequins faced ORSU (Oregon Sports Union) in the final championship match on November 11 in Ft. Myers, [...]

The final four teams to the 2012 NSCRO Women’s Small College National Championship have been determined. Region 1 – Northeast Championship match on Sunday, Nov. 11 at Mount Holyoke College in S. Hadley, MA. Roger Williams defeated Castleton State 48-0 with a strong second half showing. Region 2 – Empire New England Championship match on [...]

from USA Rugby: BOULDER, Colo. – Collegiate and club event dates for the spring 2013 rugby season have been announced and USA Rugby is now accepting bids to determine playoff hosting locations. USA Rugby is looking for two venues to host men’s DI, II, and III club playoffs, as well as eight venues to host [...]