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FAIRFIELD, CT – Nazareth sophomores Dylan Fairchild and Rashawn Bowen each scored a try in the second half to lead the Nazareth rugby team to a 24-12 victory over Syracuse University Saturday at the Liberty Rugby Conference (LRC) tournament. Nazareth dropped early matches to Brown (38-0) and American International (17-5) before winning the match against the Orangemen.

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The Bondurant Blue Plague created a massive effect on the island of Bermuda by taking the High School Division of the Bermuda International 7s. The team brought home some hardware in the process.

Congratulations to Dalton House for being named “Man of the Match”. Congratulations to Hudson Vroegh being named MVP of the Tournament. The Plague represented well, grew as a team, created memories of a lifetime, but most of all, created brothers for life.

High School Division Scores

Saratoga Jockeys lived up to pre-tournament expectations by defeating Dartmouth College 17-14 to win the Bermuda International Sevens college division at the National Sports Centre’s North Field on Saturday in Bermuda.

Playing for the first time in the annual event, the select side made up of under-23 college students from the United States and England, came in as one of the favorites despite the players along with previous winners Dartmouth (2016) and Norwich University (2019). Another pre-tournament favorite Iona University finished.

Brandywine Youth Club (BYC) is excited to host its second season of co-ed Flag Rugby program for children in grades K-6 in the spring of 2024.  The season will run from April through May with games played on Sundays.

It’s one month to the 4th Annual Staples Rugby Showcase & Combine, co-hosted with the DC Old Glory and the New England Freejacks!

This event is being held on Saturday, February 10, 2024 from 12 noon to 4 PM. They anticipate over 150 players and 70 coaches from the tri-state area and beyond. 

There's no cost to register as a coach, $75 per player: Showcase Coaches Registration »

Contact Jennie Lupinacci if you have any questions and we look forward to hosting you and your staff in February

I once played perfect in a perfect match in a perfect tournament. 

It was a long time ago in a place on the other side of the world. My first thought about what you might say is, "Come on, really?" I say that to myself all the time, but it really did happen. And, as a pretty good rugby player in my day, I made a point of striving for perfection every time I played. So much so that unfortunately I seem to remember all the times I was -not so- perfect.

For the 2nd year in a row, Atlantis mean and women play in the finals. "It has been a great week. Old and new friends. Amazing players and coaches and friends and family," said coach Chris Ryan.

Caribbean 7s in the Spice Isle of the Caribbean

With humble beginnings in Trinidad in the 1980s, the ‘Caribbean 7s’ started out as an annual tournament, primarily with local and regional competition. It continued until 2010, when it was revived by a group of rugby enthusiasts and the help of the Tobago Rugby Club.

Sunday, OCT. 22nd is the third annual MARK DOMBROSKI MEMORIAL 5K Run & 2 Mile Walk in Media, PA.  

An ol' pal and teammate Jim Fraivillig sent an email today to my coach George Betzler. The email announced the 200th birthday of the famed William Webb Ellis. Ellis, of course, is the rebel who picked up the pill and ran down the pitch. Ironically, I played like a rebel and George spent his time on the sidelines trying to keep me between the lines. It was a great time in our lives.

AVE MARIA, Fla.- Ave Maria University is pleased to announce that its men's rugby team will be elevated to varsity intercollegiate status, effective for the 2023-2024 academic year. Rugby will become the 25th varsity sport on the Ave Maria University campus.

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