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Alex Nyamunda from Wheeling nabbed the D1 NCR Player of the Year nod. Terry Hancock photo.
College Men

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.

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College 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.

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College Men

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.

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

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.

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D1A Rankings for 2025-26 Week 16

We're back with our D1A rankings and we have a little bit of movement after UCSB won over the weekend over UC Davis.

Cal Poly dips down after a tough loss to Cal, but it's very early days for the Mustangs and we do expect them to build as they get more time together.

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