Competitions
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The Rugby Breakdown: Tracking NCAA Varsity Programs
Article published by Jackie Finlan for The Rugby Breakdown, available here. The NCAA Directory lists 30 institutions that sponsor women’s rugby as an NCAA Emerging Sport. They play their championship 15s rugby in the National Intercollegiate Rugby Association (NIRA) and National Collegiate Rugby (NCR). The following is an overview of who is playing where, head…
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Men’s All-Americans Named for Cork Con Clash
National Collegiate Rugby’s Men’s All-Americans host one of Ireland’s top amateur clubs, Cork Constitution, for an international friendly Thursday August 20 at the Irish Cultural Center in Canton, MA. at 6 p.m. EDT. Cork Constitution competes in Division 1A of the All Ireland League (AIL), the country’s premier level of amateur play, producing Irish…
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National Collegiate Rugby Announces FirstPoint USA Scholars Cup Schedule
National Collegiate Rugby (NCR), in partnership with FirstPoint USA, today released the complete match schedule for the inaugural FirstPoint USA Scholars Cup, the in-season competition uniting Dartmouth College, Brown University, the University of Notre Dame and UCLA. Each match will be woven into the four programs’ regular fall XVs slates, building toward a season-long…
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Women’s All-American intrasquad scrimmage ends in a compelling draw
Photo by @valuable_julez
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Collegiate Women Assemble for High Performance Camp
Players representing 29 schools and every division in college rugby will be led by a 12-person staff, and will live, eat and breathe rugby all week, simulating a national team assembly.
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NCR All Americans All Ready for Algarve
National Collegiate Rugby’s high performance 7s squad is set for a return to Algarve 7s Saturday in coastal Portugal. Led by head coach Jamie Frech, the NCR All Americans are looking to improve on their second-place finish in the same competition last year. The Americans are grouped in Pool A with Sporting Club de…
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Seven Heart of America Clubs Plan Move to National Collegiate Rugby
Clubs to form dynamic new conference alignment starting in the Fall 2026 season National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) is proud to announce an expansion of its men’s competition for the upcoming Fall 2026 season. Seven high profile universities from the Heart of America (HOA) Conference will join NCR and establish a new, competitive athletic conference.…