GRR: College Men
World Rugby has confirmed a change to Regulation 8 which will have a marked effect on the game in the USA.
Regulation 8 deals with how players are eligible to play for a national team. Among the issues it addresses are these:
In our latest RuggaMatrix America podcast episode we talk to Joe Rasmus about his experience coaching at the University of Illinois.
Before the COVID shutdowns, Rasmus had devised an intriguing approach to building the Illinois rugby program—creating two levels of competition, with one level playing an intramural league on campus.
The National Collegiate Rugby 2024-25 season is upon us in fairly short order, with games starting in late August.
This year we're doing away with the Small-College moniker, as that is now called Division III. Why? Officially it’s because (as NCR announced in June)
The University of South Carolina men's rugby program has announced an expansion of its scholarship offerings.
Last fall, Head Coach John Roberts and Assistant Coach Jeff Smolka began working with university officials to dramatically expand the club’s scholarship program beyond in-state tuition to student-athletes after their freshman year.
National Collegiate Rugby has confirmed its major postseason and tournament dates for the 2024-25 year.
Houston's Aveva Stadium has been the home of NCR 15s championships for the last several years and will be the venue once again for the fall of 2024.
The NCR Women's 15-a-side championship finals are set for December 7 and 8 in Houston.