NCAA Women's Rugby

Women's Rugby is currently classified as an NCAA emerging sport. Official classification as an emerging sport means that the NCAA recognizes women's rugby as a full varsity intercollegiate program and the institution may use the program costs and athlete participation to count towards their compliance with gender equity requirements. Rugby is currently the only full-contact sport in the NCAA for women. As one of the largest and more popular club sports on college campuses, and with the recent addition of the 7’s game into the Olympics effective with 2016, women's rugby is poised for continued growth throughout the nation.USA Rugby can provide administrators and institutions with information packets and proposals catered specifically to an institution's budget, needs and desires for an additional women's sport. Please contact Rich Cortez at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or Tam Breckenridge at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more information.

NCAA Rugby Defined [PDF]
SAMPLE Budget [PDF]
SAMPLE Cover Letter [PDF]
Varsity Status IDEAS [PDF]