GRR: CRAA
The College. Rugby Association of America (CRAA) and 8X8 Sports has launched a Player of the Week award and this is the first week.
(8X8 Sports is Goff Rugby Report's new kit provider. Go to 8x8sports.com)
With action in four separate divisions, four separate Player of the Week nods were given. Here is who and why:
The Big 10 Rugby Conference's status as a mixed league of NCR members and USA Rugby members is has come to a head this week.
As we have pointed out in previous articles on GRR, player and team dues in college rugby remains an issue.
Because National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) is not a member of USA Rugby, their members are also not members of USA Rugby, and as a result, USA Rugby does not support their members playing NCR teams.
Penn State men’s rugby has hired Zac Mizell as its head coach.
Mizell comes to Penn State after serving as the men’s rugby head coach at Adrian College in 2023-24, where he was the Midwest Rugby Conference Coach of the Year. He also currently serves as head coach of the men’s elite team at the Ohio Aviators Rugby Academy.
College Rugby Association of America has named its D1AA All Americans, picking a 1st team squad of 23 and 15 honorable mentions.
Five players from champions University of San Diego make the 1st team, while Iowa State, Sam Houston State, and Western Washington all had significant representation.