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Warrick Day assesses his options for Arkansas State vs Mount St. Mary's in the CRAA Fall Classic. Photo Calder Cahill.
College Men

Midwest Conference Names All-Conference Selections and Award

The D1A Midwest Rugby Conference has announced its 2025–26 All-Conference selections and annual award winners, recognizing the top performers across the league for their excellence, consistency, and impact throughout the season. 

Awards were voted by coaches and stats tallied through each team's six conference games.

Davenport center Joe Bennie moves the ball. Photo Matthew Dalton.
College Men

D1A Challenger Bracket Produces Thrills

CRAA’s Challenger postseason completed its second iteration and certainly looked like a success.

Teams that don’t make the Round of 16 in the D1A playoffs have an opportunity to be in the D1A Challenger playoffs, and the last two years six teams have opted for that. Two teams took a bye to the semifinals, in this case Davenport and Utah.

Solomon Williams passes from the ruck during the May 2, 2026 D1A Final against Navy. Photo Matthew Dalton.
College Men

Solomon Williams Named Winner of the 2026 Rudy Scholz Award

Solomon Williams has been named as the 2026 Rudy Scholz Award winner as the best men’s collegiate rugby player in the United States.

Williams, the scrumhalf and one of the field generals of the two-time D1A champion Cal Bears, won the vote from a panel of seven coaches and media.

Cade Crist gets some attention from Drew Baublitz. Photo Matthew Dalton.
College Men

Cal Wins Thundering D1A Final for 2nd Straight Title

Cal made it two D1A championships in a row on a chilly Saturday night in Indianapolis, riding their explosive attack ...

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College Men

Go See the Rugby at CRAA Finals Weekend

Rugby fans in the Midwest will hav quite a treat this weekend with nine championship-level college games to be held at Kuntz Stadium in Indianapolis.

We at GRR don’t often just flat-out tell you to go to an event, but you should go to this one. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday there will be hugely entertaining and high-stakes games all at one venue.

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