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Our USA Club Women’s Rugby standings were updated on December 5. This is the final update for 2024, with regular updates resuming in 2025. Check out the full guide here.
The Rugby Tens Championship crowned its winners this weekend, awarding $500,000 in combined prizes and celebrating both Division titles and the prestigious Franchise Championship. Learn more.
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USA Club Women’s Rugby standings, updated on November 13, highlight Metropolis and Grand Rapids as D1 and D2 Midwest Champions, key shifts like Patriots overtaking Omaha in D2, and D3 finals set for NERFU after Portland and Amoskeag’s semifinal victories. Check out the full guide here.
Our November 6 update of the USA Club Women’s Rugby standings is live! Some regions have already locked in their postseason play, while others are just getting started. Check out the full guide here.
Our October 30 update of the USA Club Women’s Rugby standings is live! Some regions have already locked in their postseason play, while others are just getting started. Check out the full guide here.
Our updated USA Club Women’s Rugby standings are live! Some regions have already locked in their postseason spots, while others are just getting started. Check out the full guide here.
Our updated USA Club Women’s Rugby standings are live! Some regions have already locked in their postseason spots, while others are just getting started. Check out the full guide here.
The final round of WXV has crowned all three champions, and the last two teams have secured their spots for the 2025 Rugby World Cup, check out the results!
The updated World Rugby Rankings after WXV see England at the top with a record 97.56 points and the Utrecht Shield, while Australia moves to 5th, Scotland drops to 7th, USA slips to 9th, and Fiji falls to 17th.
The USA Club Women’s Rugby is underway! Some leagues have started, others begin soon. Check out our full guide here.
Samoa’s record 45-17 win over Fiji in WXV 3 propelled them two places up to 15th in the World Rugby Women’s Rankings, while Latvia also climbed to a new high of 40th after their 50-0 victory over Norway. Other notable changes saw the Netherlands drop to 17th and Japan overtake South Africa, with no movement in the top 10 despite England extending their lead over Canada.
A thrilling WXV weekend featured nine matches, and with the final round ahead, champions will be crowned, and the last two teams for the 2025 Rugby World Cup will be decided—check out the updated standings!
After the first round of WXV action, Canada climbed to a record 2nd place, with Ireland moving up to 7th, Italy to 10th, South Africa to 12th, Fiji to 15th, and Samoa to 18th, shaking up the top 20 rankings—who will make the biggest leap in Round 2?
After Round 1 of WXV, Australia leads WXV 2, Spain tops WXV 3, and England holds first in WXV 1, while in the 2025 RWC qualification race, Netherlands and Samoa tied, Spain dominated, Fiji got the job done, and Ireland secured their second-ever win over the Black Ferns.
This weekend’s final WXV 2024 warm-up matches and the Rugby Europe Women’s Conference opener in Romania bring key ranking battles, with Australia, Fiji, the Netherlands, Spain, and more teams facing crucial outcomes that could significantly impact their standings. Learn more.
This weekend’s final WXV 2024 warm-up matches and the Rugby Europe Women’s Conference opener in Romania bring key ranking battles, with Australia, Fiji, the Netherlands, Spain, and more teams facing crucial outcomes that could significantly impact their standings. Learn more.
The 2024 WXV kicks off next weekend! The world’s top 16 women’s rugby teams will battle across Vancouver, South Africa, and Dubai from September 27 to October 12, all eyeing the 2025 Rugby World Cup. Learn more.
Scotland hit a record 5th place, Australia dropped to 6th, and Ireland moved up to 7th in the latest Women’s Rugby Rankings, while the USA and Italy both slipped, with WXV just a week away.
Looking ahead to this weekend’s International Women’s Rugby matches, Ireland can rise as high as sixth with a win over Australia, who could drop to fifth if they lose heavily, while Scotland could move up to fifth or drop below the USA depending on their result against Fiji; meanwhile, England can’t improve their rating with a win over New Zealand, but a big win for the Black Ferns would narrow the gap between the teams.
Catch up on the weekend results (Sep 6-8), see how they impacted the World Rugby Women’s Rankings, and take a look ahead at next week’s fixtures.
With the Autumn Internationals starting, key matches this weekend could impact the World Rugby rankings. France can jump to 2nd with a 15+ point win, while Wales could reach 6th, and Scotland risks dropping to 9th with a big loss. Even with a win, Scotland stays 6th.
Two-try center Leah Tarpey starred as three unanswered second-half tries secured Leinster a dominant 33-14 final win over Munster, earning them back-to-back Vodafone Women’s Interprovincial Championship titles.
Round 14 of the WPL saw wins by Beantown and All Blues, but the WER Legacy Cup semifinals remain uncertain as the CO Gray Wolves vs Life West match was not played. The league now needs to decide if it’s a postponement, a forfeit by Life West, or a league forfeit. While All Blues are currently in first, the top three spots are still in flux.
Kingspan Stadium will host the Vodafone Women’s Interprovincial Championship finals on Saturday, August 31, after Munster and Leinster secured the top two spots.
In WPL Round 13, New York overtakes All Blues for the top spot. With SFs on Sept 7, the top 4 could still shift. CO Gray Wolves vs. Life West, All Blues vs. Chicago NS while New York is on a bye.
In the final match of the 2024 Japan Challenger Series, the USA edged out a tough Japanese side, moving back up to 7th in the rankings while Japan remains 11th. Japan will face Italy on September 14, and the USA is yet to announce any additional matches before their WXV opener against England on September 20.
Japan and USA will decide the 2024 Japan Challenge Series this weekend, Saturday, August 17.
With their debut international test win over T&T, Mexico enters the World Rugby Women’s Rankings at number 31. T&T dropped two spots, bumping Belgium and Tonga up. The Black Ferns’ victory over the Wallaroos moved them ahead of Canada, reclaiming the second spot in the top 10.
After 3 days of intense action, NOVA takes the Women’s Division 1 title and Tampa Bay Krewe claims the Women’s Division 2 championship at the USA Club XVs Rugby National Championships. Learn more.
The stage is set for the USA Club D1 and D2 Women’s Rugby Final Four showdowns, and the matchups are fire! Learn more.
In WXV 1, we’ve got England, France, and Ireland locked in, while WXV 3 will see Scotland and Italy in action. Also, the Netherlands secured their spot back in March by defeating Colombia 33-11.
The USA Club Women’s Rugby postseason is coming into focus. Learn more.
