Under the Posts – June 15-21 highlights The Virtual Rugby Show, Australia begins making plans for their women’s competitions, WRCRA looks at the USA college landscape and we feature Pam Buisa, Alicia Lucas and Linda Djougang. Video of the Week Most of the USA Women’s Collegiate D1 and D2 teams have joined the College Rugby … Read more
Usually we start our women’s rugby digest with a featured video of the week. But the world as we know it changed (again) on May 25, 2020 with the brutal murder of George Floyd. Floyd isn’t the only victim of police brutality but his death reignited the BLM movement. After reflection and consultation with a … Read more
YSC Rugby stands in solidarity with the brave protestors around the country (and those around the world) fighting against systemic racism is America. Rugby values diversity, equity and justice. As such, we feel obligated to speak out against these injustices as it includes the rugby community and beyond. Silence is violence. Ask questions, educate yourself … Read more
Under the Posts – May 18-24 starts with our featured video of the week, we’re going back to 2018 when USA Rugby hosted the U20s Tri-Nations Cup with England and Canada. This match comes on Day 2 of the tournament and we see the North American rivals face oof. Next in Featured News, it’s a … Read more
Under the Posts – May 11-17 starts with a women’s rugby transformation video from almost every rugby club in the Texas Rugby Union (TRU). We’re loving this partnership between all the clubs in the area. Our featured news section includes more details on the USA Rugby reorganization as well as a rebranding of NSCRO to … Read more
Under the Posts – May 4-10 begins with a 2010 USA Rugby Round of 12 match between Atlanta and Belmont Shore. Two powerhouse teams, take a bit of time to relive this one! Our featured section looks again at potential return-to-play scenarios. World Rugby has released their guidelines and there really aren’t any surprises. As … Read more
Under the Posts – Apr 27-May 3 starts with a 2009 video from the Under 23 All Star Tournament with a match between MARFU and Pacific. The featured section focuses on all our hopes and dreams collectively. When will rugby return? Sadly…not soon. We also look at an article by Sara Orchard who highlights the … Read more
Under the Posts – April 19-26 starts with a video from the 2011 USA Rugby U23 All Star Tournament. The Championships match included Midwest and the USA U20s. These two teams gutted it out for a fantastic 80 minute match that is worth rewatching. In XVs news, we’re featuring Emma Wassell, Vicky Fleetwood, Clea Fawcett … Read more
Under the Posts – Apr 13-19 begins with another awesome vintage video. This week we’re rewatching a USA Rugby Round of 8 battle between the Austin Valkyries and the Atlanta Harlequins from 2011. A tough and gritty match that was fun to see again! This week’s feature is two-fold as it looks at Wale’s women’s … Read more
Under the Posts – Apr 6-12 starts with the video of the week, the 2012 USA 7s Women’s Invitational Cup Final that was played in Sam Boyd Stadium. Canada defeated the hosts 14-5. Relive the match with our video! We then feature two articles discussing what happens to women’s sport after the pandemic. We’ve seen … Read more