National Intercollegiate Rugby Association

Who Has the Must-Win Games in NIRA?

As expected, Navy took a Power Rankings hit, but not a massive one, and Army got a boost, but not a massive one, this past week in the NIRA Power Rankings.

With Navy losing to Harvard, the Power Rankings expected that and saw the metrics for Navy and for Harvard, for that matter, not change all that much. This was helped by Navy's second-half scoring binge which made the game closer.

Harvard Takes Early Control to Dismiss Navy in NIRA Clash

Harvard improved to 4-0 in NIRA DI with an impressive 53-26 defeat of Navy in Cambridge, Mass., Saturday.

Harvard scored in the first minute and rolled to a dominant 29-0 lead at halftime, and while Navy did well to open up their offense in the second half, the Crimson were well ahead by then.

West Point to Host NIRA Finals Weekend

The iconic Anderson Rugby Complex on the grounds of the United States Military Academy will once again host the Divisional Championships for NCAA Women’s Rugby, as the National Intercollegiate Rugby Association (NIRA).

Already Thinking About Playoffs in NIRA? They Better Be

Last week's lone DI game saw Dartmouth win well over AIC. That result bumped the Big Green 114 standings points, while AIC lost 271. All of this put Dartmouth in 2nd and AIC slid from 2nd to 5th.

Dartmouth Pulls Away from AIC in Crucial NIRA Clash

Dartmouth won what might have been a must-win game for them, taking Saturday's clash with AIC 57-19 to improve to 

With that victory we'll have to wait for the Power Raknings, but it seems likely that AIC will drop a couple of spots, with Davenport possibly passing Lindenwood into 2nd, or at least being right behind the Lions in 3rd.