National Tournament Applications due March 1st

 Only a few more days for teams to apply to compete in the girls high school national tournament.

Application Here

The 2026 event, held in Utah, has both club and school teams competing on Friday and Saturday.  

In addition, Madison is hosting a new pre-season girls high school 15's tournament on April 19th in Cottage Grove.  Without a WGR 7's tournament that day, this looks like an appealing option for a lot of teams to get out there and gain some experience.  It will be interesting to see if out of state teams participate.

WGR NCAA College Commitments (Class of 2026)

 Congrats to the following student-athletes as they look to continue their path in higher education and varsity NCAA rugby.  They continue a long tradition of success as student-athletes by many WGR alumni, joining the ranks of dozens and dozens of girls who came before them.  

Ana Byrne                       Quinnipiac      NCAA & NIRA Division 1           DSHA HS

Cassidy Lewandowski     Quinnipiac     NCAA & NIRA Division 1            CMHS

USA Rugby Talent ID Events

 USA Rugby has announced a series of talent identification days as well as key events where staff will attend to scout and test potential athletes.  

High School Girls National is one of the scouting events.  Chicago will host a talent ID day one a TBD date.  Check back here or with USAR for more updates.

Talent ID Day & Regional Development Days

Location	Talent ID Day	Regional Development Day	Date	Group
Providence, RI	YES	YES	2/22/2026	Women
San Juan Capistrano, CA	YES	YES	2/22/2026	Both
Bay Area	YES	YES	3/1/2026	BOTH
Seattle	YES	YES	3/21/2026	Women
Denver	YES	YES	3/29/2026	Both
Salt Lake City	YES	YES	4/4/2026	Men
Charlotte	YES	YES	4/12/2026	Men
Kansas City	YES	NO	4/18/2026	Women
Chicago	YES	YES	TBD	Both
Boston	YES	YES	TBD	Men
Washington, DC	YES	NO	TBD	Both
Houston	YES	NO	TBD	Both
Hawaii	YES	NO	TBD	Men

Talent ID Tournaments:

TOURNAMENT	ACTIONS	DATE	Men and/or Women
WC Circuit Los Angeles, CA	Test/Scout	1/16/2026	Women
FL U18 All Stars; St Petersburg, FL	Test/Scout	2/12/2026	Women
NorCal Kickoff, Livermore, CA	Test/Scout	2/28/2026	Both
Carolina Ruggerfest Matthews, NC	Scout	2/28/2026	Both
EGRL Showcase-South, Greensboro, NC	Test/Scout	3/8/2026	Women
Tropical 7s Orlando, FL	Test/Scout	4/3/2026	Both
CRAA Spring 15s Championship Phoenix, AZ	Scout	4/16/2026	Both
Collegiate7s Championships, Indianapolis, IN	Scout	5/2/2026	Women
Girls HS National Championships, Salt Lake City, UT	Test/Scout	5/15/2026	Women
Boys HS National Championships, Elkhardt, IN	Scout	5/21/2026	Men
Great NW Challenge Bozeman, MT	Test/Scout	6/13/2026	Both
NAI7s Salt Lake City, UT	Scout	7/31/2026	Both
Girls 7s Single School National Tournament Boise, ID	Test/Scout	10/23/2026