Hall of Fame 2026 Class

The third class of the Collegiate Rugby Championship Hall of Fame will be inducted Saturday April 25, 2026 at the Maryland Soccerplex in Boyds, MD, with Lindenwood’s Richelle Stephens, Delaware’s Chris Mattina, Kutztown’s Doc Jones and Life’s Darian Lovelace being enshrined.
An extra helping of AQ’s on tap with April right around the corner
The biggest Automatic Qualifier weekend of the Spring demands your attention. Nine tournaments will send ten teams to Maryland, including a potential dark horse in the Men’s Premier Cup. This weekend also serves as a great chance to get a look at some of the contenders in the Men’s and Women’s Division II and Division III fields, as those qualifiers have been somewhat lagging behind the rest.
Eight Seize Qualification for National 7s
In Women’s Premier Cup action, three-time defending national champion Brown defended home turf and won their own qualifier Saturday, going 4-0 against Army, Army’s seconds, St. Bonaventure and Coast Guard. Tate Muller and Charlotte Davies led the Bears with seven tries each, and Olivia Baptiste wasn’t far behind with five.
Wild Weekend Ahead in Road to CRC
This weekend is the backend of a banner two-week stretch where teams are AQ-ing up for a shot at a 2026 Collegiate Rugby Championship title. Between Friday, March 20, and Sunday, March 22, seven teams across four tournaments will lock in bids to Maryland, beginning with a tourney that will decide the third of only four automatic bids in the Women’s Premier Cup.
Seven More Qualify for CRC National 7s
Seven new teams qualified for the Collegiate Rugby Championship National 7s over the weekend, with all but one division picking up a new team. 26 of the 144 bids have now been claimed, with 38 more AQs slated to be earned before Selection Saturday.
First of two huge qualifier weekends kicks off with Premier Cup battles in Massachusetts, Ohio
While those who loved what Roman Emperor Julius Caesar was all about might hate to see the Ides of March coming, collegiate rugby 7s fans sure don’t.