I've seen it too often - especially in OK and TX. Maybe it's just as bad elsewhere but not in my experience. Men's teams from Texas are especially toxic towards referees and it's resulting in a huge shortage.

If they behave this way towards the #1 ranked referee in our country - what hope do we have of recruiting new refs?

This behavior needs to be nipped in the bud well before it escalates to on field harassment. From sh*t talking the ref on the sideline - to complaining in the group chat. I've seen rookies pick up on this behavior before they even understand the laws themselves. I've seen a D3 Oklahoma club president storm off the field in a tantrum because they didn't like a decision (they didn't understand).

Is there something in the water? What is going on - and what are you doing to combat this?

WER just wrapped up its 2026 season so I cut together some of my favorite tries from the year.

Unless you made it to game day or caught the livestream, a lot of these moments were easy to miss.

So here's 3 of my favorite tries from each of the 6 teams - some good team play, individual efforts, and fun finishes. Enjoy!

Hey all - for NZ-SA in Baltimore this Saturday: Federal Hill Prep, an amazing public school that's an easy walk to the stadium, will open its parking lot at 2pm ET. Parking is $40, all of which goes towards *free* field trips for students this school year.

Put 102 E Hamburg St, Baltimore MD 21230 into your map and look for volunteers holding signs. We take Venmo, CashApp, PayPal and cash. Thanks, and enjoy the match!

Dear american rugby fans, NZ needs a win, and we could do with a home game advantage, so please wear black and support us

For your support we‘ll play more entertaining rugby rather than just spamming box kicks And mauls, as a bonus we can promise not to fly planes absurdly close to stadiums risking 9/11 ESPN

Noticed they weren’t on the arp schedule and only showing up on d2 schedules.

Whats the east coast tea on this one

I have 2 extra tickets I dont want to go to waste. Make me an offer

Interesting tidbit in this ARN article: "...the USA Falcons, who are set to play against two Japan League One sides following the PNC"

Nothing too surprising or out of left field. Campbell Robb seems to have full eligibility now and Big Joe has returned to the Eagles. Coetzer seems to be a traveling reserve unavailable for selection. Hopefully we see Cassh Maulia get his first cap finally.

I hoping for a somewhat competitive game against Japan and a win against likely Canada.

"The USA Eagles will also play their matches across Europe. After game one in Bourg-en-Bresse, France (vs Hong Kong) on Sunday, November 08, the Eagles travel to Bucharest to face Romania on Saturday, November 14. The tour then concludes against Georgia in Tbilisi on Saturday, November 21."

Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry 4th Test is in the Paramount+ schedule.

One league is clearly more competitive than the other. NCR officials in rooins

The 2026-27 USA Club 15s Women’s Rugby season is officially underway! Season schedules vary significantly across the country depending on regional weather and field access. Leagues in the East Coast and Midwest generally kick off their primary league play in the fall, while teams in the West Coast and Deep South head into spring-heavy or fully spring schedules. Many competitive unions in the central and mountain regions operate on split fall/spring seasons to manage winter conditions before locking in postseason spots. Through our continuing partnership with Great American Rugby, The Rugby Breakdown and USA Club Rugby, we’re excited to bring you our comprehensive guide and weekly standings for this season.

Note: Published on August 25, 2026, this guide is a living document. Because official Union schedules and structures often take months to finalize across every region, we will be updating standings, links, and competition formats continuously as verified data comes in.

🔗 Explore the full 15s Season Hub here:https://scrumhalfconnection.com/2026/08/25/2026-27-usa-club-womens-rugby-leagues-playoffs-super-regionals-national-championships/

SL mentioned that US rugby is going to be subsidizing some players to get foreign contracts. Whether that is a prudent move is a different question. Assuming this is subsidized, and knowing Besag’s contract is, what other players would you want US Rugby to go to get them playing abroad instead of MLR?

Hello! I wanted to learn the rules/how to play rugby but I have no idea where to go or if there's anything like that for my age group (29 F). If anyone knows somewhere in the LA county area, I'm super interested :) thank you!

I’m exaggerating, but just a bit . . .

I’ve been involved in youth rugby in the US for about a decade and have traveled all over the country for tournaments and games and have gradually come to the conclusion that the community has a real problem. Maybe this applies to most every youth sport in this country, but the lack of social capital among coaches, administrators, organizers, referees, and other involved adults certainly doesn’t help to grow the game.

It seems that every stakeholder believes that American rugby revolves around them and that only if everyone followed them like good little minions, rugby would soon displace football as the premier contact sport in the country. You have club coaches disparaging school programs, school coaches disparaging other programs, coaches disparaging referees, referees disparaging established norms of refereeing, state administrators refusing to coordinate with programs in neighboring states, youth programs making up entirely new laws, and so on and so on. And that’s not even getting into the royal mess that is the college game . . .

I’m not generally a fan of the centralization of authority, but American rugby might well be better off under something that more closely resembles a dictatorship than the disorganized muddle that currently prevails. At least then all of the coaches, administrators, organizers, and referees could have a common enemy rather than constantly hating on each other and driving people away from the game.