GRR: NCR
National Collegiate Rugby has split its women's D1.
Essentially the competitions will mirror their men's competition, with a D1 level that is a level above what will now be D1AA.
National Collegiate Rugby has announced that recently-retired Eagle Alycia Washington is their new Director of Women’s Rugby.
One of the USA's all-time greats, Washington just recently played her final professional game in PWR and has also been working to start and grow the XV Foundation.
National Collegiate Rugby has been undergoing some staffing changes—adding staff and consolidating some positions—and this week announced that current Director of Men’s Rugby, Brad Dufek, will be retained in that position.
The College Rugby Association of America (CRAA) has announced that women's collegiate teams that are dual-registered will be eligible to compete in CRAA's Spring National Championship Pathway.
What this essentially means is the door is open for teams registered with NCR who compete in NCR's fall playoffs to also shoot for a CRAA title.
Boise State University's men's team has confirmed that they will be re-joining NCR this coming season after a year off.
The move brings up a continuing issue for teams in various parts of the country—who can you play?
Certainly the NCR-USA Rugby split makes that discussion even more difficult, but geographic isolation is a real thing regardless.