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It was a rough fall semester for the Texas A&M University Women’s Rugby Club. Losses of 22-10 to Texas and 29-15 to Texas Tech were close, hard-hitting matches in which the Lady Ags just could not find a rhythm that could overcome the motivation and numbers of their opposition. Linsey Wotjasczyk, club president and flyhalf, [...]

See rosters and scores from the weekend, go here. from USA Rugby: COLLEGE STATION, Texas – As the sun set on the 2011 USA Rugby Women’s College Sevens Championships on Saturday evening one team found themselves recapping a children’s movie at halftime in the final. “We talked about How to Train a Dragon,” said Austin Hall, Head Coach of [...]

YSC received permission to publish this letter from Sue Parker, on behalf of the USA Rugby Women’s Collegiate Strategic Committee. Join the movement! We’ve created a Facebook page for this issue, join today! USA Rugby WCSC letter to BOD 120911 [PDF] I’m sure I don’t have to express to you how important these issues are, not [...]

from Steve Cohen, NSCRO President: Nov. 19-20, Cherry Hill, NJ – On a warm and sunny Fall day, the National Small College Rugby Organization’s (NSCRO) Divisions 3 and 4 Women’s Collegiate Championships were concluded. The Minnesota RFU Champ Carleton College (Northfield, MN) pull away in the second half from the East Penn RU Champ Lock [...]

At the 53rd Annual New York 7s Tournament this weekend the games were fast, furious and hotly contested! NY 7s is the largest and longest running sevens tournament in the United States. The New York Rugby Club has hosted The Tournament on the Saturday following Thanksgiving since 1959, and it traditionally marks the end of [...]

from USA Rugby: Boulder, Colo.– The 12 teams that will take part in the inaugural USA Rugby Women’s College Sevens National Championship have been determined. The teams will gather in College Station, Texas from December 16-17, 2011 to battle for the first-ever women’s college sevens title. The teams will be divided into four pools.  Pools will be announced on [...]

from USA Rugby: BOULDER, Colo. – USA Rugby is proud to announce that Texas A&M University has been selected to hold the inaugural USA Rugby Men’s and Women’s College Sevens National Championships from December 16-17, 2011. The first-ever true College Sevens National Championship will see 24 men’s and 16 women’s teams (a combined total of [...]

from USA Rugby: BOULDER, Colo. — The brackets for the men’s and women’s collegiate rugby playoffs are set for the 2011-2012 season. Listed below are the tournament brackets for the women’s competition. The women’s playoffs will be held from April 21-22, 2012 with the championships taking place on May 11-12, 2012 at a venue which is [...]