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Nate Wiater for Green Bay Leprechauns, and soon UNC Charlotte.

College Commits List Powered by Next Phase Rugby

With this first list of commits for the fall of 2026, we are struck by how many of these listed players use Next Phase Rugby.

Full discloser—not all of the players listed are Next Phase student-athletes, but a massive proportion of them are. They used the Next Phase Rugby app to expand their list and expand their options, or they use the app to narrow down their list.

Vivian Studdert gets set to pass the ball during the Crusaders Global player residency this past year.
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Crusaders Player Residency Helps Studdert Take a Massive Leap Forward

When the Stanford University women's coaching staff approached Vivian Studdert with the idea that she go to New Zealand for the Crusaders Global Player Residency, her response was essentially, "who, me?"

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College Champions in 2025

Some time ago we at GRR World Headquarters posted a video mentioning that there were 31 national-level championships.

Well, that number has dropped a little of late, but we still have 28 competitions that, at the very least, the organization running it views it as a major championship.

Some are more all-encompassing than others. Some are more championship than others.

A college team huddles up.

When College Rugby Programs Shut Down: What's Going On?

This column was intended to be a follow-up to the Wheeling University women’s team issues, but in the end I found myself writing about a broader topic.


An Opinion Column by Alex Goff

Scrum in the fog UBC vs Life at the 2025 Fall Classic. Photo Calder Cahill.

Video On-Demand for CRAA Fall Classic

Here are the full games from the CRAA Fall Classic.

On-demand video from the North American Challenge Bowl was delayed a bit because of a copyright question on some ambient music, but that's been resolved and the video is up now. So here they are:

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