Wildcats, Gators, Chanticleers Earn 1st Bids to National 7s
The first tickets to the 2026 Collegiate Rugby Championship have been punched, with Kentucky men, and Florida and Coastal Carolina women winning automatic qualifiers Saturday. The Wildcats, Gators and Chanticleers are bound for the Maryland Soccerplex in Boyds, MD April 24-26, where they’ll be three of 144 teams vying for a national title.
Call for Tournament Directors: Submit Sevens Tournaments for Inclusion in the 2026 Spring Sevens Schedule
National Collegiate Rugby is preparing the official 2026 Collegiate 7s schedule and invites tournament directors to submit their upcoming events for inclusion.
Brown Three-Peats in Women’s Premier Cup
The Collegiate Rugby Championships has only seen one champion in the Women’s Premier Cup since making its home at the Maryland Soccerplex – Brown. Sunday, the Bears made it a three-peat, defeating Army 19-7 in the final.
Coast Guard Gets Their Gold
To win a championship, a team must battle through adversity even when the bounces don’t seem to go their way. This was definitely the case with Coast Guard against Roger Williams in the Women’s Division II final of the Collegiate Rugby Championship Sunday, when the Bears had two players taken off the field due to serious injury. Despite the hurdle, they persevered and picked up a 17-5 victory.
Northeastern National Champs in DI Club
In the Women’s Division I Cup Final, top-seeded Northeastern, faced off against the upset-minded Iowa Hawkeyes who had beat a higher seeded team in each of their first three games. In the end, it would not be a fourth-straight stunner, as the Huskies held off Iowa 15-12 in a thrilling contest.
Only Gold for the Gulls
Endicott claimed its fourth national title in four years Sunday, winning Women’s Division III at the Collegiate Rugby Championship. It was all Gulls in the final, as they defeated Baldwin-Wallace, 32-0, at the Maryland Soccerplex in Boyds, MD.