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NCR Replaces and Sanctions Wheeling; UNI in WD1 Final with SNU

National Collegiate Rugby has officially confirmed that Wheeling will not play in the Women's D1 final scheduled for December 6 in Houston.

Wheeling has pulled out after an incident following their semifinal win that led to the firing of Head Coach Ken Pape.

Ken Pape led Wheeling to a NCR D1 championship in 2024 and the final in 2025.
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Pape Out as Wheeling Women's Coach

Ken Pape has reportedly been fired from his Women’s Head Coach position at Wheeling University; the team’s website pages now have removed Pape from the list of coaches for the team.

According to a multiple sources, Pape, whose Wheeling team is set to play Southern Nazarene in the NCR Women’s D1 final this coming weekend, is out of a job immediately.

2024 CRAA Fall Classic action. Photo Calder Cahill.

CRAA Classic Offers Impressive Showdowns in South Carolina

It's a big week in collegiate rugby and the CRAA Fall Classic is part of that.

The games return to the Louis P. Howell Athletic Complex at University of South Carolina Upstate in Spartanburg, SC. 

All games are live on YouTube here>>

Harvard Wins NIRA 2025.
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Harvard Takes Three-Fer Over Tenacious Lindenwood

In a thriller of a final, Harvard three-peated as National Intercollegiate Rugby Association (NIRA) champions, holding off NIRA debutantes Lindenwood 22-19.

The game was played at a furious pace and had its fair share of pivotal moments and players.

AIC won the earlier matchup with West Chester this season, but things might well be different in the final.
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Two Paths to Intriguing NIRA DII/DIII Final

Two very different semifinals set up the NIRA DII/DIII championship match this coming weekend.

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