This is a general category for any playoff games in college rugby.
We're going to revisit this video from a little over a month ago.
This is an opinion column by Alex Goff
In June we posted this video and we'll write out the words too if you don't feel like watching the video.
The Collegiate Rugby Association of America (CRAA), in partnership with USA Rugby, has announced its 2026–27 playoff and championship series schedule, highlighted by expanded national competition opportunities.
With all the D1AA teams coming out of the playoffs and into the CRAA 7s, it was easy to forget about the Oregon Ducks.
With Life University and the University of Oregon both winning over the weekend in the CRAA Men's 7s, we now have the final championships of the collegiate season.
All-in-all, there were 27 major national-level championships for the 2025-26 season, including CRAA, NCR, and NIRA. That's down from 31 a few years ago
Western Washington defeated Iowa State in an excellent and well-played CRAA D1AA final on Sunday, claiming the second major rugby championship for the Vikings, following their 2024 D1AA 7s title.
For both WWU and Iowa State, this playoff run was one about unfinished business. Both had come so close only to fall short, usually at the hands of University of San Diego.
De La Salle HS
Saint Mary's (Rudy Scholz Finalist)
USA U20s (Captain)
USA Men's National 15s Team (Debut vs Georgia 2023 at age 20)
As a 17-year-old Spencer Huntley required a waiver to play for the USA U20s, an indication of how he was rated in the USA age-grade pathway. He got that waiver and impressed for the USA U20s, and then moved up to the USA U23s. He led the San Diego Mustangs to a national HS Club championship in 2024.
He also played in the SoCal single-school league for Cathedral Catholic.
Hope Rogers began playing rugby at age 16 in high school and continued to compete during her time at Penn State University. There, she won four National Championships, was crowned MVP on two occasions, was named to the USA Under-20s and earned Collegiate All-American honors for four years. Rogers was also an impressive discus player during her senior year in high school where she broke a school record and won Gold at Districts for the sport.
Mike played for Life College, Philly-Whitemarsh and played for the USA National 7s and 15s teams in the 1980s and 1990s.
He was also part of the Atlantis touring side, playing 7s for the team in several around the world.
