New York Upsets Berkeley in Women’s Premier League, San Diego Tops Division I at USA Rugby National Championships
SAN FRANCSICO – USA Rugby concluded its two day Women’s Club National Championships on Sunday afternoon in front of over 500 fans at the Gaelic Athletic Association’s fields on Treasure Island.
With the crowd saturated in both blue and orange, New York handed the Berkeley All-Blues its first loss of the inaugural Women’s Premier League season, [...]
Friday’s Finishes at Women’s Championships Set Up a Sunday Bicoastal Showdown
SAN FRANCISCO – With the first round of Women’s Division I and Premier League matches complete, USA Rugby’s National Championships will feature a bicoastal showdown on Sunday as Northern Virginia (NOVA) takes on San Diego and Berkeley will face New York for the nation’s respective top honors.
In dreary conditions on San Francisco’s Treasure Island, the [...]
USA Rugby Women’s National Championships Kick Off Friday on Treasure Island
SAN FRANCISCO – In conjunction with the San Francisco Fog Rugby Football Club, USA Rugby will host the Women’s Premier League and Women’s Division I Club National Championships on Friday, Nov. 6 and Sunday, Nov. 8, on Treasure Island in San Francisco.
The four victorious clubs from October’s Division I playoffs will compete for the Women’s [...]
WPL Season Concludes with Powerful Showings
BOULDER, Colo. – The final week of the Women’s Premier League regular season competition wrapped up on Oct. 25, setting the stage for an exciting Championship weekend in San Francisco Nov. 6-8.
The season ends with Beantown (5-1) and New York (4-2) leading the Blue Conference and Berkeley (6-0) and the Minnesota Valkyries (4-2) at the [...]
Balanced Teams Prevail in Women’s Premier League
BOULDER, Colo. – The Women’s Premier League storms into the final week of regular season play following three very impressive shutouts last weekend, proving that both conferences have strong contenders taking control on the offensive and defensive sides of the field.
In week five’s Blue Conference match-ups, New York traveled to play Keystone and captured the [...]
Teams Stay Consistent in Week Four of Women’s Premier League
BOULDER, Colo. – The Women’s Premiere League started the month of October with four big rematches of the opening week.
In the Blue Conference, Keystone beat the Washington Furies for the second time this season, 24-19,while Beantown edged out New York 19-17. Both teams improved their records to 3-1 at the top of the Blue Conference.
In [...]
WPL Week 3 review and week 4 preview
BOULDER, Colo. – In week three of the Women’s Premier League, Berkeley further proved its dominance in the Red Conference with a 44-10 win over ORSU, while the Minnesota Valkyries continued their performance with their second win of the season – a convincing 45-5 win over the Twin Cities Amazons in a meeting of the [...]
Convincing Victories the Norm in Week Two
BOULDER, Colo. – In the second week of action in the Women\’s Premier League, Beantown improved its record to 2-0 after dominating the Washington DC Furies, 75-7 on their home field in Boston. The Furies are the only winless team left in the Blue Conference as New York beat Keystone 39-17, giving both teams a [...]
Competition Gains Momentum in Week 2
BOULDER, Colo. – The Women’s Premier League kicked off to a flying start on Sunday, Sept. 6. In the Red Conference, the Berkeley All-Blues and the Twin Cities Amazons jumpstarted their seasons with bonus point wins, while Beantown and Keystone were equally victorious over in the Blue Conference.
The Berkeley All-Blues started their 2009 Women’s Premier [...]
USA Rugby Women’s Premier League Ready for Launch
BOULDER, Colo. – Newly introduced for the 2009 club rugby season, the Women’s Premier League (WPL) is poised for its nationwide kick off on Sunday, Sept. 6. The WPL pits the top senior women’s clubs across the U.S. against each other in an elite six-match competition culminating in a National Championship in November.
“I am excited [...]