Canada Scores in Waning Moments, Defeats USA 14-8
SHAWNIGAN LAKE, B.C. – The USA Women’s National Rugby Team were defeated in the final moments of the match, yesterday, after Canada’s Olympic gold medalist Heather Moyse scored the game winning try in injury time to put the Canadians up 14 – 8 over the Eagles in Shawnigan Lake, BC.
Only a point separated these two [...]
Northeast Women Win Under-23 All-Star Championship
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The women of the Northeast Rugby Union (NRU) won the Under-23 National All-Star Championship on Sunday at the University of California – Santa Barbara.
In the Tier 1 title game, NRU defeated the Midwest Thunderbirds 25-12. NRU scored within moments of the starting whistle in an attempt to put the Thunderbirds away [...]
U.S. Women’s Team Names Side to Face Canada
BOULDER, Colo. – The U.S. Women’s National Rugby Team officially released its starting lineup set to face Canada in the first of its two Can-Am matches.
The first match kicks off on Monday, June 14 at the Shawnigan Lake School in Shawnigan Lake, B.C. at 4 p.m. (PDT). The second Can-Am Match will be on Friday, [...]
Hard Hits, Scorching Tries Order of the Day at Women’s U-23 All-Star Championships
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Territorial pride was at stake as the first day of the Women’s Under – 23 Collegiate All-Stars Championship got underway on Friday, June 12 at the University of California – Santa Barbara. In addition to providing strong competition for the elite collegiate players, the event is a platform for players to [...]
Northeast Reclaims Women’ All-Star Championship Title
BLAINE, Minn. – The USA Rugby Women’s All-Star 15s Championships wrapped up on Sunday with the Northeast reclaiming the title from the Pacific Coast at the National Sports Complex in Blaine, Minn.
The Championship game saw a rematch of last year’s finalists, Northeast and Pacific Coast battling it out for the title. The Northeast controlled a [...]
Women’s All-Star Championship Finals will Pit Pacific Coast against Northeast in a 2009 Rematch
BLAINE, MN – The USA Rugby Women’s All-Star 15s Championships kicked off on Friday at the National Sports Complex in Blaine, Minnesota.
The opening game saw Mid-Atlantic (MARFU) take on Southern Cal. In a close encounter between two evenly matched sides, it was the Californians that came out on top, winning 21-14 to advance into Tier [...]
Women’s National Team Summer Camps
This is an exciting and busy summer for Women’s High Performance rugby in the USA! The Women’s National Team will compete in the CanAm in Victoria, Canada in June and the Women’s Rugby World Cup in London in August and September.
The Women’s 7s Team will hold tryout camps in California in July. The athletes who [...]
USA Rugby to Hold Women’s National All-Star Championships in Minnesota
BOULDER, Colo. – USA Rugby will kick off its Women’s National All-Star Championships on Friday, May 28, at the National Sports Complex in Blaine, Minn.
The tournament will feature Women’s All-Star teams from the seven Territorial Unions across the United States: Southern Cal, West, South, Mid-Atlantic, Northeast, Midwest and last year’s Champions, Pacific Coast. The Women’s [...]
USA women prepared and ready to hit the world cup field
Womens-rugby.com has spoken to Alex Williams the Women’s High Performance Manager for USA Rugby ahead of the upcoming Womens Rugby World Cup in England.
The USA, one of the stronger teams in the competition are well into their final preparations which have been going well, as Alex explains “Yes, I am confident that we are preparing [...]
Sacramento Amazons Win USA Rugby Girls’ Under-19 Championships
SANDY, Utah – The Sacramento Amazons put on a commanding display to defeat Fallbrook and win the 2010 USA Rugby Girls’ Under-19 Championship title as play concluded at Utah’s Rio Tinto Stadium on Sunday.
The Californian sides appeared evenly matched in the opening stages, with Fallbrook’s speed making up for the difference in size. However, it [...]