GRR: NIRA Women
Making their debut in NIRA Princeton got a warm rugby welcome from Sacred Heart to the tune of a 53-21 defeat handed out by the Pioneers.
Sacred Heart welcomed Princeton into the NCAA rugby sorority with an emphatic 53-21 defeat of the Tigers.
Alyssa Cunningham logged 19 points on seven conversions and a try, while Fabiola Millien-Faustin touched down twice in a solid team effort for Sacred Heart. Millien-Faustin's first try took less than three minutes to score and the Pioneers led 31-0 at halftime.
At GRR World Headquarters we have the feeling that the next two years might be pivotal for NIRA as the organization makes its way to the magic number of 40 NCAA programs.
This first week is a nice start to that period with a few teams that were still COVID-affected in 2021 back in action, and some new faces.
New NCAA varsity program Frostburg State is now looking for a Head Coach, and returning NIRA team Long Island University has an assistant coach position to fill.
FROSTBURG, Md. – Frostburg State Director of Athletics Troy Dell has announced the addition of women's rugby to bring another emerging NCAA sport to the University.
Along with the recent announcement of the addition of men's and women's wrestling, this will raise the number of sponsored sports at FSU to 25.