2018 Girls High School National Invitational Tournaments (NIT) May 18-20

National High School Rugby Championships

The Girls High School National Invitational Tournaments (NIT) take place this weekend. As a reminder there are two competitions with club teams and single-school. The club competition is Friday and Saturday, May 18-19, and the single-school is Saturday and Sunday, May 19-20. Both events are taking place at Middle Tennessee State University in Mufreesboro, Tenn. … Read more

Mere Baker Joins ARPTC as Technical Advisor

Mere Baker - Maori 7s National Team

American Rugby Pro Training Center (ARPTC), the largest designated National Development Academy in the United States, welcomes Mere Baker to their team of dedicated coaches and staff members. ARPTC works to narrow the gap for domestic amateur rugby athletes pursuingan international rugby career. Baker, the newest addition to the team, will join the coaching staff … Read more

WANTED: Fort Hunt High School Girls Rugby Assistant Coach

Fort Hunt High School Girls Rugby

Northern Virginia based Fort Hunt HS Girls Rugby team is looking for an Asst. Coach for the 2018 season. The Assistant Coach would also be primary coach for the growing Middle School Girls program. https://www.facebook.com/groups/FortHuntGirlsRugby/ The Fort Hunt Girls HS and MS Girls Rugby teams are based out of West Potomac High School in Alexandria, … Read more

Under the Posts – Week of Feb 5, 2017

We’re a bit late this week so we’ll dive right in. The headlines were dominated by the opening weekend of the Women’s Six Nations, Australian Rugby Union chief executive Bill Pulver admits the women aren’t being compensated for their value and Carolyn Hitt of Wales Online takes on sexism in rugby. As a reminder, we … Read more

Under the Posts – Women’s Rugby News Week of 1/22

In the past we were able to bring you editorial pieces, press releases and even guest columnists. The YSC team is now finding that we have less and less time as our personal family grows and we’ve retired from playing. We’re now coaches, referees and administrators and our perspective is a bit different than a player. … Read more

USA Rugby Girls High School All Americans second best at Europe’s U18 Championship

  The USA Rugby Girls High School All-Americans powered by ATAVUS surprised the field at Rugby Europe Women’s U18 Sevens Championship over the weekend, finishing second to France during a 5-1 campaign at Stade Darragon. Head Coach Farrah Douglas’ team competed in its first true international tournament Sept. 10-11, beating the under-18 representative sides of … Read more