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01.16.2026College Men

Cross-Border and Cross-Division Highlights College Weekend

With the Dr. Martin Luther King Day weekend, many colleges are not playing rugby games, but we do have a few of note.

Cal and UCLA will meet up in what is essentially a preseason game in the Storer Classic. Loyola Marymount, USC, and Fresno State also compete in that tournament.

Western Washington travels north to Langley, BC to play Trinity Western in a stern early test for the Vikings.

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dalton 02.01.25 gcu v ucla 77
01.16.2026

Cross-Border and Cross-Division Highlights College Weekend

With the Dr. Martin Luther King Day weekend, many colleges are not playing rugby games, but we do have a few of note.

Cal and UCLA will meet up in what is essentially a preseason game in the Storer Classic. Loyola Marymount, USC, and Fresno State also compete in that tournament.

Nate Wiater for Green Bay Leprechauns, and soon UNC Charlotte.
01.14.2026

College Commits List Powered by Next Phase Rugby

With this first list of commits for the fall of 2026, we are struck by how many of these listed players use Next Phase Rugby.

Full discloser—not all of the players listed are Next Phase student-athletes, but a massive proportion of them are. They used the Next Phase Rugby app to expand their list and expand their options, or they use the app to narrow down their list.

Charlotte Catholic vs Marvin Ridge Dec 19, 2025. Photo Dan Caple.
01.15.2026

Tournaments and Crossovers in HS Rugby This Weekend

We're a week or two from seeing Northern California get their season going, but Texas starts now and added to that we have some notable crossover games.

Restart retention was key for the USA U18 Boys efforts.
12.22.2025

Restart Success Leads USA U18 Boys Performance

Every now and then a USA age-grade team puts in a performance and you get the feeling that, hey, maybe we’re not crazy.

Of late the USA U20 and U18 teams on the men/boys and women/girls sides have both had their moments, and certainly for the U18 boys, the Global Youth 7s was one of those moments.

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