Special Program Debut and More from DII and DIII NIRA Games
Outside of the NIRA DI conference there was still some notable games among NCAA women's colleges.
Most of the action was cross-divisional, and a key one of those was LaSalle vs Mount St. Mary's. While the Mount is pursuing a 7s postseason, they are still playing a strong 15s season, and this time they were the inaugural opponent for LaSalle.
NIRA Opening Weekend: Head-Turning Results
Navy, Harvard, Lindenwood, Long Island, Dartmouth, and Sacred Heart all took wins in the opening weekend for DI NIRA teams.
Of those, only Harvard playing a non-conference game, as the Crimson looked very shark in their 55-7 defeat of AIC.
Here’s what happened.
NIRA DI Season Kicks Off This Weekend
We’re ready for the NIRA DI season to open and we’ve got some changes.
The big change is that Lindenwood, having moved to NCAA DI for women’s rugby in 2024, are in the schedule now, rounding out a DI conference of 11 teams.
Kick-Start Your Alumni Support with US Rugby Foundation Program
There is still time for college rugby programs to apply for the US Rugby Foundation's Collegiate Alumni Activation Jumpstart Program.
This initiative is designed to empower collegiate men's and women's rugby alumni associations across the United States by significantly enhancing their alumni engagement, fundraising capabilities, and overall program sustainability.
Could This Woman Drive Real Change in Women's College Rugby?
CRAA’s new Director of Women’s Rugby, Tiff Lopez, has some work to do at the top and at the bottom of the ladder.
From a major collegiate program struggling to find opponents because they are thought to be too powerful () to programs that need help getting on the field, Lopez has a diverse flock to shepherd.
