GRR: College Men
Catholic University men's rugby has been elevated on campus for the fall of 2025, with the program moving from being a club sport to a Premier Team Sport.
The program will still be run under the Athletic Department, and longtime Head Coach John Solomon will be an employee of the school starting July 1, but it won't be full varsity.
It has been a very interesting few days for West Point rugby player and former Pendleton HS team captain Nick Trout.
At GRR we were all set to write one story about him when things got even more interesting. So ...
Story #1
Central Washington University will be rebuilding as a rugby club for both men and women for the fall of 2025.
National Collegiate Rugby is making a series of strategic staff realignments and role expansions.
NCR will double its full-time staff from four to seven, and will also create some part-time roles while also eliminating some other positions.
After going 3-0 on Day One of the Algarve 7s, the NCR Griffins select team ran the table to win the Open Division at the Portuguese tournament.
The Griffins beat GD Dirieto in the quarters 17-10, CR Évora 33-12 in the semis, and, in the final, shut out Clonasti Scombinati 28-0.