The College Rugby Association of America (CRAA) is a governing body for elite collegiate rugby programs in the United States. The CRAA manages the top divisions for both men's and women's collegiate rugby and organizes events including the national championships.
Day One for CRAA Women 7s Produces Comebacks and Surprises
Day One of the CRAA Women's 7s is in the books; here's what happened.
Challenger 7s
With NIRA and D1A teams in the Premier 7s, other programs played in the Challenger Series.
Three pools of three teams faced off, and it was a day for the Californians.
CRAA Championships Set for This Weekend in Indy
The College Rugby Association of America (CRAA) caps off its season (with one exception) this coming weekend at Kuntz Stadium in Indianapolis.
The weekend will be three days of rugby, with men's 15s championship games plus two women's 7s tournaments. Here's what's up:
U San Diego Rounds Out CRAA D1AA Final Quartet With Win Over WWU
The CRAA D1AA semifinals matchups are set after San Diego won their playoff game Saturday.
The USD Toreros will play Iowa State, the team they defeated to win it all last year. Meanwhile, Florida champions St. Thomas will face Sam Houston State. The winners will play Sunday for the championship.
Grand Canyon, Mary Washington Advance to Challenger Cup Final
The new CRAA Challenger Cup has its finalists as Grand Canyon and Mary Washington won their semifinals by wide margins.
GCU beat a tough Utah State team 72-6 to advance. USU took an early lead with a penalty from Franco Tellechea and stayed on the strong foot for quite a while. However, GCU's defense was up to the task.
Stanford Wins Second CRAA Title in a Row
Stanford beat Cal in impressive fashion Saturday to win the CRAA Women's D1 title, but it wasn't all Cardinal, as the Bears showed that, yes, they can play rugby too.
Cal came out determined to hit Stanford hard and pressure them into mistakes.
