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CRAA Confirms Coaches, Selectors for All-Americans East-v-West Showcase. Santa Clara, Calif.—The College Rugby Association of America (CRAA) has confirmed the coaching staff and selection committees for the highly anticipated All-Americans East vs. West Showcase to be held this coming May.
A Key Reminder as the HS National Championship Application …
6 days ago · The invitation to apply for the Boys HS Rugby National Championships should be active in just a few days. Watch for an update here on GoffRugbyReport.com. Meanwhile, here's a reminder: The HS Nationals are divided into High School and Club divisions, with a third Tier 2 featuring teams from both divisions that weren't seeded #1-#8.
State HS Organizations Under Pressure to be Election Compliant
4 days ago · Look for several Youth & High School State Rugby Organizations (SROs) to undergo some critical changes this January as USA Youth & High School takes a closer look at their governance models. As GRR outlined in this article from 2022—Comparing HS Rugby Player Dues State-to-State—how different SROs are run can vary by quite a bit. We even saw a …
Lawrence Post Highlights Place College, Age-Grade Has in Moonshot
5 days ago · USA Rugby's men's age-grade camp wrapped up yesterday. We don't know exactly what's in store for the U20s and the U18s. The World Rugby U20 plan appears to be in flux, and the U18s are exploring ways to find stiffer competition and pay for it. But USA 15s Men's Head Coach Scott Lawrence had something to say about it. Posting on social media Lawrence …
Is High School Rugby Growing? If Yes, Why? | Goff Rugby Report
Dec 30, 2024 · Does it seem like we will see growth in high school rugby participation in the winter-spring season of 2024-25? Maybe. The signed all seem to be there. USA Youth & High School released an update on membership earlier this month, noting that registrations are up 11% from the fall of 2023 and up 18% among girls. But that's not the only indication. As we here at …
HS Boys - Goff Rugby Report
Dec 22, 2024 · Good news from Louisiana HS rugby as a league-wide preseason scrimmage held this month saw an increased number of players and teams. A region hit badly by COVID, Louisiana had dropped to about four teams in boys high school rugby. This preseason scrimmage day saw seven teams participate: USA Rugby ...
Men D2 College Rankings 2024 Week 8 | Goff Rugby Report
Oct 22, 2024 · Who is jumping from the 2nd tier into the top tier in Men's D2 college rugby? As we've been saying for a while this fall, there's a fairly clear division between the stronger teams and the next tier. There's generally a series of tiers within D2 college rugby, but the gap isn't always especially large. It is this year. We might be seeing UMBC, Loyola, UMass Lowell, …
Three Comebacks in Sunday CRAA Fall Classic Action
Dec 9, 2024 · St. Thomas, Arkansas State, and Mount St. Mary's came out winners on Day Two of the CRAA Fall Classic Sunday in Spartnaburg, SC, but every one of those games required the winning team to overcome a deficit. St. Thomas vs Ohio State This Bowl Game pitted what could well be the strongest D1AA team in CRAA, possibly anywhere, against the D1A Big 10 …
The NCR D1AA Semifinals: Who Makes It Through?
Dec 3, 2024 · Virginia Tech vs Bowling Green. This is a matchup between a Hokies team that won the NCR championship twice and a Falcons team that has been in the mix almost every year and won USA Rugby’s D1AA fall championship in 2018.
NCR D1 Sees Clash of Familiar and Unfamiliar | Goff Rugby Report
Dec 4, 2024 · We will potentially have a new face in the NCR D1 final if Wheeling wins their semifinal this coming weekend, but every other team in the final four—St. Bonaventure, Brown, and Queens—have been in the championship game before. Brown vs St. Bonaventure Two former champions (2021 for Bonnies and 2022 for Brown) face off after each had a tough …