Women's College Rugby Gets Going on the West Coast
Women’s collegiate rugby is back on in the West Coast, and here’s a look at what happened last week and where we are going forward.
Pacific Desert D1
Grand Canyon opened their Pacific Desert D1 account with a well-taken 43-3 win over Arizona.
Retired Eagles Star Nate Augspurger Takes College Coaching Position
Recently-retired Eagle Nate Augspurger has a new job.
The 50-cap 15s national team player, who also played 7s for the USA, has returned to his home state of Minnesota to become Director of Rugby and Men’s Head Coach for St. John’s University Men’s Rugby and College of Saint Benedict Women’s Rugby.
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.
Crusaders Player Residency Helps Studdert Take a Massive Leap Forward
When the Stanford University women's coaching staff approached Vivian Studdert with the idea that she go to New Zealand for the Crusaders Global Player Residency, her response was essentially, "who, me?"
College Champions in 2025
Some time ago we at GRR World Headquarters posted a video mentioning that there were 31 national-level championships.
Well, that number has dropped a little of late, but we still have 28 competitions that, at the very least, the organization running it views it as a major championship.
Some are more all-encompassing than others. Some are more championship than others.
