College Women
Life University won the Women’s D1A (then called D1 Elite) final last year by a try, and the rematch of the two finalists was again close this week.
Life won again, this time 29-24, in a game that was almost tied (or fell Lindenwood’s way) with a potential game-tying try lost forward at the tryline.
Fans and college team players and coaches can help nominate a player for the MA Sorensen Award.
Presented every year by the Washington Athletic Club, the MA Sorensen Award is named after groundbreaking rugby player and doctor MaryAnn Sorensen and has been presented to the top women collegiate rugby player in the USA every year since 2016.
Wheeling University defeated Southern Nazarene 58-17 Saturday to win the NCR Women's D1 championship.
Four excellent rugby Bowl Games were on the slate Saturday at the CRAA Fall Classic.
HOA All-Stars vs Florida All-StarsThe Heart of America All-Stars defeated the Florida Collegiate Conference All-Stars 48-17 in the CRAA Fall Classic, starting off a full day of collegiate rugby in Spartanburg, SC.
The Bowl Games at the College Rugby Association of America (CRAA) Fall Classic has expended to include women's teams.
As has been the case in the Fall Classic, the Bowl Games often serve to test teams across conference or even divisional lines.
This year's women's bowl game—the Upstate Challenge Cup—will see Air Force Academy against Penn State.