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Rugby Laws and 2025 | Goff Rugby Report
Dec 27, 2024 · Before we all get caught up in New Years resolutions, we can celebrate another tradition of the New Year—World Rugby messing around with the laws. Now, don't get us wrong. We here at GRR World Headquarters think that sometimes the laws need to be messed around with, but not always, and not always in the same way. What we'd like to do here is take a look at some of the law changes that have ...
Boys HS National Championships Applications Are Open
Jan 2, 2025 · The application window for the Boys High School Rugby National Championships is open now. The tournament will be held May 22-24 in Elkhart, Ind. at the Moose Rugby Grounds, which features three full-sized, all-grass fields, plus a full-sized practice field. Elkhart was chosen for the venue and a also for its central location and high number of reasonable hotels for teams.
Men D2 College Rankings 2024: Final Week | Goff Rugby Report
Dec 16, 2024 · We had more shifts in this final D2 ranking than you'd normally get after the finals weekend. That's in part because Norwich came so achingly close. That overtime loss to IUP, a game they could certainly have won, might have moved Norwich up to #2 (it didn't, but it was a discussion we had at GRR World HQ). It certainly moved Vermont up, though. We took a close look at the various results that ...
RMA Podcast: Scott Lawrence at the CRAA Classic
Dec 10, 2024 · GRR Editor Alex Goff caught up with USA Men's 15s Head Coach Scott Lawrence in a chilly Spartanburg, SC Sunday to discuss several topics. In this latest RuggaMatrix America podcast (which can be absorbed both in just audio or video and audio), Lawrence speaks with Goff about the high-performance collegiate teams, the push to get top players more meaningful minutes, the development of the CRAA ...
Hough Huskies Finally Take the Field ... and Win
Dec 21, 2024 · The Hough Huskies finally got to play an actual rugby game in North Carolina's school league Thursday night, and celebrated a win as well. After their first two opponents canceled on them, the Huskies were able to play against a tough Marvin Ridge side this week. Despite an early red card to Hough, the Huskies won 27-5. …
Great Northwest Challenge Tournament Back for 2025
Dec 30, 2024 · Bozeman, Mont. –Montana is set to host the Great Northwest Challenge once again in 2025. Building off the success from the 2024 edition, the tournament will take place June 28-29, 2025 at Bozeman Sports Park Complex, Bozeman, Mont.
HS Weekend: NC and SoCal | Goff Rugby Report
Dec 13, 2024 · We already have a big game on the slate this week in North Carolina. Marvin Ridge is at South Meck; both teams won by the maximum last week. North Carolina Opening Weekend Sees Top Teams Win Big Charlotte Catholic did the same thing in their game and takes on Sun Valley, while Hough kicks off their Tier 1 season after a forfeit win last week. And in Southern California, several single-school ...
Wild Result for Davenport vs Wheeling | Goff Rugby Report
Sep 22, 2024 · In a wild game with a wild result, Davenport University edged Wheeling University in an 85-point classic 43-42. "It was a great second game for us," said Davenport Head Coach Dustin Steedman. "It was honestly a tale of two different styles of play. Wheeling have a lot of speed and had a great transition game. where we allowed them …
Men D1A Rankings Week 15 | Goff Rugby Report
Dec 10, 2024 · It's been a few weeks since we updated this ranking as the schedule slowed down around Thanksgiving. However, we have had UCLA's very successful tour of England and Ireland, and the CRAA Fall Classic. The Fall Classic bowl game results forced us into some key decisions. 1. Should Life move to #1? The short answer is "yes." While Life did lose to Queens 29-26 on November 2, they also beat Navy ...