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Women’s College Rugby: D1 Elite, D1, DII and NSCRO. National Intercollegiate  Rugby Association has NCAA D1-III divisions.

September 2, 2016 Quinnipiac Beats Army in Women’s Rugby Season OpenerPhoto: Army West Point Athletics Doug Coil Last night’s match between Army West Point Women’s Rugby and Quinnipiac was a rematch of last season’s National Collegiate Women’s Varsity Rugby Association Championship. The organization’s name has since changed to the National Intercollegiate Rugby Association. The match featured two elite women’s rugby teams with their opening match of the season. At halftime the Black Knights had a 19-17 lead, but Quinnipiac errupted for three tries in the second half to win the match 32-19. With the win, Quinnipiac are undefeated and lead…

August 31, 2016 Army West Point Women’s Rugby Opener Against Quinnipiac: Championship Rematch  Photo: Army West Point Athletics Doug Coil The Army West Point Women’s rugby team opens its 2016 season against Quinnipiac on Thursday at the Anderson Rugby Complex at 6 p.m. in a rematch of last year’s National Collegiate Women’s Varsity Rugby Association Championship game that was won by Quinnipiac 24-19. This is the second-straight year in which Army will host Quinnipiac for its home opener. Last year, each side won their respective home matches. Army won 29-24 and Quinnipiac won 20-12 while at home. Quinnipiac holds a…

August 30, 2016 Mike Harris Becomes Yale Women’s RFC Strength & Conditioning Director Photo: Mike Harris Yale Women’s Rugby Foootball Club Release YWRFC is pleased to announce that Mike Harris will be joining the coaching staff as Strength and Conditioning Director. Mike, now in his fourth year at Yale, has worked with All-Ivy athletes, National Team and National Junior Team members, NCAA Division I qualifiers, men’s basketball Ivy League champions, and an NFL-bound football player. Mike will use his extensive experience to prepare the players for the physical demands of rugby. This will include programing and management of lifting and conditioning sessions,…

July 21, 2016 Clarence Picard & Tui Osborne Full-time Coaches St. Bonaventure Rugby Photos: St.Bonaventure – Clarence Picard & Tui Osborne St. Bonaventure Press Release: July 21, 2016 Clarence Picard and Andrew Tui Osborne have been named full-time coaches of men’s and women’s rugby at St. Bonaventure University, elevating the stature of the programs to take advantage of the burgeoning popularity of the sport in the United States. Osborne, who won two national titles as coach of Life University, has worked since November as an assistant to Picard, the longtime coach of SBU’s men’s program and director of the Annual…

June 30, 2016 Harvard’s New Rugby Field Harvard Athletics Release: Jun 28, 2016 CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard Athletics has announced that its men’s club and women’s varsity rugby teams, as well as the HBS Rugby Football Club will have a new facility beginning in the fall of 2016. The new home for Harvard Rugby will be known as Roberto A. Mignone Field. Following a conversion from field hockey to rugby, the new site will be renamed in recognition of generous support from Roberto A. Mignone ’92, MBA ’96 and his wife Allison Hughes Mignone ’94, MBA ’99. The Mignones have…

June 24, 2016 Life University Adds Laura Miller as a Women’s Rugby Coach Photo: Life U – Laura Miller Life University Press Release: Fri, Jun 24, 2016 Capping an amazing year that saw the Life U Women’s Rugby team reach the D1 Elite national semifinals in 15s, and capturing both the USA Rugby and CRC national titles in 7s, the program received another boost this week when it was announced that two elite coaches will be added to the staff for next year. Joining the program will be Laura Miller and Kevin Corley, each of whom brings unique skills and…

June 10, 2016 NSCRO Women’s 7’s Select Side Finish Fifth at Penn Mutual Collegiate Rugby Championship National Small College Rugby Organization (NSCRO) Release: Medford, NJ 10 June, 2016 On June 4-5, 2016, the NSCRO/Penn Mutual Women’s 7’s Select Side competed in the Collegiate Rugby Championships in Philadelphia, PA. The team assembled on Wednesday afternoon and had three practices together before taking on the best college 7’s programs in the country. Pool Games Seeded sixteenth meant that the opening game was against defending champion, Pennsylvaina State University (PSU). The opening seven minutes was a shock for players not accustomed to the pace…

May 31, 2016 NSCRO/Penn Mutual Women’s 7’s Select Side Announced National Small College Rugby Organization (NSCRO) Press Release The National Small College Rugby Organization (NSCRO) – powered by Penn Mutual The National Small College Rugby Organization is proud to announce the selections for the first NSCRO/Penn Mutual Women’s 7’s Select Side. The fourteen player squad is comprised of seven players who competed in the NSCRO 7’s National Championships and seven players selected through the player recommendation process. Player    School Megan Ahnen    Michigan Tech Chip Bell    Tiffin University Nikki Ciccarelli    Mount St Mary’s University Sharae Frazier    Neumann University Teagan Hill-Norby    Northwestern…

March 24, 2016 Scholz and Sorensen Award Nominees Washington Athletic Club & Goff Rugby Report Press Release: March 24, 2016 “March 24, 2016 – The Washington Athletic Club in Seattle, Wash., in conjunction with Goff Rugby Report, will present the inaugural Rudy Scholz Award and MA Sorensen Award for the best Men’s and Women’s Division 1 College Rugby players in the country on June 11, 2016, and the nominees have been release. Two panels have submitted lists of nominees, and now the college rugby players around the country will be able to vote. College rugby teams are asked to convene…

February 8, 2016 World & USA Rugby #WRugby Results Feb 8-14, 2016 Logos: USA Rugby and World Rugby Doug Coil International Americas Rugby Championship Brazil 29-33 Uruguay F12 Argentina 52-15 Chile F13 USA 30-22 Canada F13 World Rugby Trophy u20 Qualifier USA Men’s Jr. All-Americans 19-18 Canada U20 Six Nations France 10-9 Ireland F13 Wales 27-23 Scotland Italy 9-40 England F14 European Nations Cup – Division 1A Portugal 3-29 Georgia Spain 18-21 Romania Russia 46-20 Germany Aviva Premiership Newcastle Falcons 26-14 Leicester Tigers F12 Sale Sharks 23-17 Exeter Chiefs F13 Gloucester 28-6 Harlequins Northampton Saints 35-7 London Irish Worcester Warriors…

January 7, 2016 Wheeling Jesuit University Adds Women’s Rugby Wheeling Jesuit University Athletic Department Press Release: Jan. 7, 2016 WHEELING, W.Va. – In recognizing the growth of rugby in the USA and its inclusion as a 2016 Olympic sport, Wheeling Jesuit University will add Women’s Varsity Rugby beginning this 2016 fall semester. The WJU women’s program wants to join the growing effort to move women’s rugby beyond its “emerging sport” NCAA status and add to the more than 367 women’s rugby programs and 12 NCAA varsity programs across the country. Wheeling Jesuit will begin a national search for a women’s…

December 1, 2015 2015 NSCRO Women’s Championship Photo: NSCRO Doug Coil NSCRO powered by Penn Mutual Press Release, December 1, 2015 2015 NSCRO Women’s Championship to be Live-Streamed This Weekend on NSCRO.org “Medford, NJ  December 01, 2015 – The National Small College Rugby Organization (NSCRO) – powered by Penn Mutual – is pleased to announce that its 2015 Women’s National Championship will take place at the Rugby Athletic Center in Charlotte, NC on 5-6 December 2015. The Championship will be broadcast on the Gift-Time Rugby Network and on NSCRO.org/videos. The NSCRO Women’s National Championship will pit Lee University, Colgate University,…

JOctober 9, 2015 International & USA Rugby Club/College Results O5-11, 2015 Logos: USA Rugby and World Rugby Doug Coil International Rugby World Cup Canada 15-17 Romania Oct 6 Fiji 47-15 Uruguay Oct 6 South Africa 64-0 USA Oct 7 Namibia 16-17 Georgia Oct 7 New Zealand 47-9 Tonga Oct 9 Samoa 33-36 Scotland Oct 10 Australia 15-6 Wales Oct 10 England 60-3 Uruguay Oct 10 Argentina 64-19 Namibia Oct 11 Italy 32-22 Romania Oct 11 France 9-24 Ireland Oct 11 USA 18-28 Japan Oct 11 Aviva Premiership Northampton Saints 33-27 Worcester Warriors Stade Jean Alric 10-9 Saracens Leicester Tigers 35-17…

Rutgers Women’s Rugby Club, An Almost Cinderella Story Doug Coil, Rugby Journalist, Real-time Sports Dec 20, 2014 Rutgers University Women’s Rugby Club is a Club Sport at the University coached by Ken Pape. It is a Division II member of USA Rugby and belongs to the Tri-State Rugby Conference. Last year, Rutgers was unranked and did not have a coach. This year, they ended the season ranked 6th Nationally. That was a tremendous accomplishment in which the program should take pride. Many College Rugby Clubs find funding is limited for many student club sports. At Rutgers this is no exception,…