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The High Peaks Rugby Conference is a regional collegiate rugby league under National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) that spans schools primarily from the Rocky Mountain and Mountain West region. For the 2024 season, the conference expanded significantly by merging with the former Rocky Mountain Conference and adding more than a dozen new teams, making it one of the largest and most competitive college-rugby conferences in the country.

Men's D1A

Updated: November 25, 2025
Heart of America All-Stars vs Florida All-Stars at the 2024 CRAA Fall Classic. Calder Cahill photo.
College Men

CRAA Fall Classic Confirms Fixtures for 2025 Event

Spartanburg, SC— The College Rugby Association of America (CRAA) has announced the complete fixture lineup for the 2025 CRAA Fall Classic, returning to Spartanburg, SC, on December 6–7, 2025. 

The event will once again be hosted at the Louis P. Howell Athletic Complex at the University of South Carolina Upstate, in partnership with OneSpartanburg, Inc.

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College Men

Utah Utes Eye Improvement

The University of Utah beat Utah State over the weekend, and given that USU had already beaten Air Force, it’s perhaps time to take a closer look at whether the Utes are making a comeback.

Captain Logan Hawes said the 38-29 win was the result of a number of factors.

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HS Girls

Owyhee Leads Idahoan Charge in Girls Regional 7s

In what was perhaps a bit of a surprise, Owyhee HS defeated Rocky Mountain in the final of the Western regional 7s held in Idaho over the weekend.


Thank you to Mandie Disbrow for the photos.

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College Women

Meet the Four Teams Challenging for a CRAA Women's D1 Title

With the news that the CRAA Fall Classic is back, hosting, in part, the Women's D1 CRAA fall final, let's take a look at who might be there.

In fact, the chase to a place in Charlotte seems to have come down to four teams—UConn, Northeastern, Air Force, and Colorado Mesa.

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College Men

Rocky Mountain Coming to a Head, But Challenges Await

BYU is of course leading the Rocky Mountain Conference, but the question remains whether anyone can push them.

The Cougars beat a very strong Utah State team 54-3 and look to launch from there in the next couple of weeks. 

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