GRR: NIRA Women
Davenport University women's rugby announced that it will join the National Intercollegiate Rugby Association (NIRA) to align with other NCAA institutions.
After a meteoric rise which saw her capped by the Eagles 7s team before she'd graduated high school, Lilly Durbin's rugby life was ripped away from her.
A star as a freshman in high school ...
The split of collegiate rugby has resulted in a long list of major championships, and while some of that isn't any different from the way it's always been, there are now some championships split upon split upon split.
As with the men's college rugby, women's college rugby has several postseason pathways this fall and we're coming to a head with all of them right now.
Reactions to finishing 2nd in NIRA had a story all their own: there was the steadfast stoicism of Army, the tearful regret of West Chester and … for University of New England … joy.
UNE had endured their struggles through the season, and while they hoped and played to win, knew that it would be an enormous uphill battle against Bowdoin. So 2nd place? Heck yeah!
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