Herbst Out of Hospital, Enters Rehab Following Injury
Walsh University player-coach Stephan Herbst has left the hospital.
Herbst, who was playing for the NCR All-Star team at the Rugby League 9s at the National Rugby League tournament and event in Las Vegas in February.
Herbst, who has been a player at Walsh and was slated to take over as Head Coach while he was pursuing a graduate degree, suffered a serious head injury after a tackle during a game against a professional 9-a-side Rugby League side.
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Herbst Out of Hospital, Enters Rehab Following Injury
Walsh University player-coach Stephan Herbst has left the hospital.
Herbst, who was playing for the NCR All-Star team at the Rugby League 9s at the National Rugby League tournament and event in Las Vegas in February.
Quinnipiac Drops Rugby as a Women's Varsity Sport
Quinnipiac University has announced that it will discontinue women's rugby as a NCAA varsity spot, and will instead add men's distance running to their list of spots.
This announcement comes as a blow in part because Quinnipiac was among the first NCAA programs and Head Coach Rebecca Carlson has been at the forefront of pushing for full NCAA for women's rugby.
Irish Tour Energizes KC Jr. Blues
Fresh off a tour of Ireland, the KC Junior Blues is back on US soild and embracing some challenges.
The Blues played three matches in Ireland, and this is one of the key features of what Irish Rugby Tours does—find excellent competition for touring teams.
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TOA Unity Brings Home Tropical 7s Title
TOA won the Boys Elite U18s at Tropical 7s, beating Rebel Rugby Academy 26-10 in the final.
The key, said Coach Greg Turpen, was cohesion.
"The family and administrative unity spread into our team and extended well beyond the field," said Tupren. "Behind the scenes, our support team, families, and coach handled things seamlessly. It was pretty cool."
