College Rugby News

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  • Wednesday, 20. June, 2012

    USA Rugby College Sevens Championship Details

    The dates of the second USA Rugby Men’s and Women’s College Sevens National Championship have been changed to November 30 - December 1 as a result of the College Management Council's review of the previously announced date in light of feedback from members of the collegiate rugby community.

  • Saturday, 16. June, 2012

    BYU Freshman Set to Make U20's Debut in his Backyard

    BYU freshman Tua Laei joins the USA Under-20's National Team this month as the Junior Eagles look to take on other top international sides in the IRB's Junior World Rugby Trophy, which is set to kick-off here in Utah on Monday.

  • Friday, 15. June, 2012

    BYU Opt Out of D1A Post Season

    Brigham Young University Rugby announced today that it will no longer be participating in USA Rugby’s Collegiate Division 1A postseason tournament and is in the process of evaluating post-season options for the upcoming 2013 Winter/Spring 15s collegiate rugby season.

  • Sunday, 3. June, 2012

    Dartmouth Wins Back to Back Titles

    After another grueling day of rugby at PPL Park in Philadelphia, Dartmouth Rugby has once again been crowned National Sevens Champions, their second title in the USA 7s Collegiate Rugby Championship in as many years. The Big Green powered through the competition, showing their class with consistent possession, high-pressure defense, and elite speed going forward.

  • Sunday, 3. June, 2012

    Cal Earns Bronze Medal at CRC 7s

    The Golden Bears won the bronze medal match Sunday at the Collegiate Rugby Championship 7s, beating Life University, 26-7, at PPL Park. California demonstrated remarkable resolve to bounce back from its narrow semifinal loss only 90 minutes earlier to end its 2012 season with a victory and a 5-1 record at the tournament.

  • Saturday, 2. June, 2012

    Dartmouth Goes 3-0 in CRC Pool Play

    Dartmouth Rugby took their first step in defending their 2011 USA Sevens Collegiate Rugby Championship by going 3-0 in pool play in the 2012 CRC, securing the #1 seed out of Pool B and a place in the quarterfinals. Dartmouth now moves on to face a University of Wisconsin.

  • Saturday, 2. June, 2012

    Bears Win Pool D

    California swept Army, Navy and Notre Dame to win Pool D at the Collegiate Rugby Championship 7s Saturday at PPL Park. The Golden Bears face Texas at 10:56 a.m. ET Sunday in the championship quarterfinals.

  • Thursday, 31. May, 2012

    BYUtv to Rebroadcast Championship Game

    Following BYU’s 2nd National Championship two weeks ago, BYUtv will be re-broadcasting the Cougars championship efforts on its national network of over 60 million homes.

  • Sunday, 20. May, 2012

    D1-AA Championship Twice as Nice for Davenport

    The Davenport Panthers made it two National Championships in a row with a 39-0 win over San Diego State in the Emirates Airline USA Rugby D1-AA College National Championship

  • Sunday, 20. May, 2012

    BYU Wins 2012 National Championship

    The BYU Cougars won their 2nd national championship tonight at Rio Tinto Stadium over Arkansas State by the score of 49-42.

  • Saturday, 19. May, 2012

    Dartmouth Loses to Davenport 35-18

    Over the past nine months, the Dartmouth Rugby first XV has had a pretty good run, winning an Ivy Rugby conference championship, capturing the league’s automatic bid to the 2012 Emirates Airline USA Rugby Men’s Division I-AA National Championship, and advancing all the way to the final four of that tournament.

  • Friday, 18. May, 2012

    SDSU and Davenport set to square off at Rio Tinto in DI-AA Championship

    Davenport University will take on San Diego State tomorrow at 4:30 p.m. MDT (Saturday May 19) in the Emirates Airline USA Rugby Men’s DI-AA College National Championship. That game will be played at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah and will be webcast live on KSL.com. Tickets start at $17 and can be purchased at riotintostadium.com or at the gate.

  • Friday, 18. May, 2012

    Salisbury and Lindenwood advance to DII Men’s College National Championship

    Lindenwood got the better of Utah Valley and Salisbury downed rivals Towson in the Emirates Airline USA Rugby Men’s Division II College Semifinals. The Salisbury and Lindenwood will square off in the National Championship game tomorrow (Saturday May 19) at 2 p.m. MDT.

  • Friday, 18. May, 2012

    Dartmouth Readies for National Semifinals

    Playing in its final four since 1988, Dartmouth Rugby will look to take another step towards a national title tonight when they take on Davenport University in the semifinals of the 2012 Emirates Airline USA Rugby Men’s Division I-AA College National Championship.

  • Thursday, 17. May, 2012

    ESPN Networks to air USA Rugby D1A Nat'l Championship

    The USA Rugby Men’s Division 1A College National Championship between Brigham Young University (BYU) and Arkansas State will be broadcast live on ESPN3.com and tape delayed on ESPNU and international ESPN stations. The game kicks off on Saturday May 19 at 7:30 p.m. MDT/9:30 EDT at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah.