D1A Rugby: 2020 Major League Rugby Collegiate Draft Summary

2020 Major League Rugby Collegiate Draft Summary

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This Major League Rugby (MLR) Collegiate Draft document outlines a structure for managing the transfer of men’s rugby players from college to Major League Rugby in the USA. It was drafted with the following goals in mind: To support the college rugby landscape;To provide a pathway for US collegiate players to Major League Rugby;Provide transparency […]

D1A Rugby: Major League Rugby to Hold First Ever Collegiate Draft

Major League Rugby to Hold First Ever Collegiate Draft

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DALLAS — Major League Rugby announced its first ever Collegiate Draft to be held on June 13 and 14, 2020. The move represents another positive step for the growing League as it builds towards the fourth season in 2021. The Draft will consist of at least four rounds and more if deemed necessary. The order […]

D1A Rugby: Round 19 Recap: Central Washington and Navy administer confident upsets

Round 19 Recap: Central Washington and Navy administer confident upsets

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#6 Navy defeats #3 Arkansas State in confident fashion#14 Arizona and #4 Life shut-out both of their opponents#2 Saint Mary’s remain undefeated on the year after #15 UCLA match#5 Lindenwood comes away with a win against Big Ten’s #22 Illinois#12 Central Washington upsets #7 BYU at homeFinal weekend of Red River action had #25 Oklahoma […]

D1A Rugby: Round 14 Recap: BYU Texas Tour, PAC/CA crossovers, and Red River action

Round 14 Recap: BYU Texas Tour, PAC/CA crossovers, and Red River action

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#8 BYU leaves a trail of scorched earth in the Lonestar State as they heavily defeat both #24 Texas A&M and Texas of Austin Universities, totaling 168 points in the two matches.PAC conference Sweep on the weekend as #2 California, #14 Arizona and #19 UCLA all finish with smiles as they handily defeat their California […]

D1A Rugby: Round 12 Preview: The ‘Holy War’ of College Rugby

Round 12 Preview: The ‘Holy War’ of College Rugby

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#8 BYU vs #23 Colorado State: Rocky Mountain Final – CANCELLEDThe Holy War: Boston College vs Notre DameTexas Tech at North Texas#24 Texas A&M at LSU The Holy War Notre Dame (3-4) will host challengers, and Liberty’s 2nd Place finishers, in Boston College (6-2) as the stand alone Saturday match this weekend. Deemed the ‘Holy […]

D1A Rugby: Round 11 Preview: Liberty Championship Showdown

Round 11 Preview: Liberty Championship Showdown

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Liberty Championship Match: Boston College vs NortheasternLiberty Challenge Tournament plays out for conference seeding7 ranked clubs active this weekend, while 6 battle head-to-headRocky Mountain regular season wrap-up With a few conferences having recently wrapped up, or currently nearing, their end of Fall season, the Liberty Championship Challenge will have center stage this upcoming weekend. With […]

D1A Rugby: 2019 Week 5 Recap

2019 Week 5 Recap

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Big NDC win over ArmyBYU top of Rocky Mountain after CSU victorySyracuse remain unbeaten East #14 Notre Dame College hosted #9 Army in a tough physical matchup this past weekend. Notre Dame College struck first with a run from fullback Fadzai Mushongo resulting in an early try for NDC in the 8th minute. The try […]

D1A Rugby: Week 3 Preview: Monster matchups battle for conference supremacy

Week 3 Preview: Monster matchups battle for conference supremacy

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D1A Conference match breakdownsWeekly preview with notable game mentionsAll matchups listed across the weekend As rugby followers, fans, and players, the majority clammer for big hits, highlighting tries, and classic matchups to see which toughest teams survive on the other side of the whistle. This weekend certainly does not shy away from those yearning feelings, […]

D1A Rugby: Top 20 Rankings – Week 3

Top 20 Rankings – Week 3

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This upcoming week’s rankings have been released with two noticeable matchups that had consequential ripple effects throughout the Top 20. The biggest game to note was the self-named “Battle of the Goldens”, with Kutztown’s enormous victory over Army, which had catapulted the Golden Bears from #10 to now, #7. Unfortunately for the Golden Knights their […]