Explosive First Half Sees Saint Mary's Past Wildcats
In a much-anticipated matchup that didn't deliver the drama fans had hoped for, Saint Mary's defeated Arizona 68-15 Saturday in Moraga, Calif.
What Saint Mary's has is a group of players who play wide-open rugby with confidence and daring. They combine that with a group of leaders who keep everyone calm. The result is a quick and lethal early strike and tries.
NCR Names Men's Player of the Year for Each Division
NCR has named its first Men's Player of the Year selections.
A player from each division was named.
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.
NCR All-Star Tournament Set to Kick Off Saturday
NCR's men's all-star championship kicks off Saturday in Atlanta with a bit of a new look.
The pool-play format has shifted to a bracket format, with eight teams playing in the quarterfinals and semifinals on Saturday. Those games will be shortened, and then everyone will play a placement game on Sunday that will be a bit longer.
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.
