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When College Rugby Programs Shut Down: What's Going On?

This column was intended to be a follow-up to the Wheeling University women’s team issues, but in the end I found myself writing about a broader topic.


An Opinion Column by Alex Goff

Scrum in the fog UBC vs Life at the 2025 Fall Classic. Photo Calder Cahill.

Video On-Demand for CRAA Fall Classic

Here are the full games from the CRAA Fall Classic.

On-demand video from the North American Challenge Bowl was delayed a bit because of a copyright question on some ambient music, but that's been resolved and the video is up now. So here they are:

Life Women vs Peaks Academy at the 2025 CRAA Fall Classic. Photo Calder Cahill.
College Women

Peaks Offers Much-Needed Challenge for Life Women in Upstate Challenge Bowl

Life University's women's team has had a fall full of lopsided scores, but this weekend they encountered a unique challenge.

Playing in the Upstate Challenge Bowl at the CRAA Fall Classic, the Running Eagles took on a team of USA hopefuls and top collegiate players under the banner of the Peaks Academy.

Life hones their skills.
College Women

A Unique Matchup as Life Women Face Peaks Academy in CRAA Fall Classic

The CRAA Fall Classic brings a special and unique women’s game to the weekend.

National College Rugby
College Women

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.

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