Goff Rugby Report

01/08/2026

Some really interesting early-year College Rugby Association of America D1A games this weekend.

Here's one.
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D1A’s winter/spring season starts off strong with some intriguing matchups, and that includes Saint Mary’s visiting Grand Canyon University on Saturday.Both teams were pretty busy in the fall, with GCU playing a couple of warmup 15s games and participating in two of the West Coast 7s tournaments...

01/08/2026

Top centers in men's D2 college rugby.

We're back with top players from men's D2 college action this fall.This position list is not long, but that's because these players really, really stood out. There are several players who performed well, but to get to this list you needed to be really, really strong.We did end up picking a few cente...

01/08/2026

Girls HS Showcase in Ohio in February. Space is limited but we do know there's room for both student-athletes and a couple of colleges, too.

Highland Girls Rugby is hosting a collegiate showcase on February 21 in Medina, Ohio. Modeled after the college showcase hosted by St. Ignatius HS, which is for boys and will be held the same weekend, this event will be focused on girls who want to be seen by college coaches.Up to 100 student-athlet...

01/07/2026

All of our Top D1AA players of the fall are on the site (see the College Men link https://goffrugbyreport.com/college-men )

Here's a quick look at some of them (thanks to , Will Fagan, Calder Cahill for the pics. Some pics from Alex Goff ... generally the ones not as good as the others)

01/07/2026

Looking at the opening weekend in SoCal, with the new Southern California Youth Rugby boys school premier league and the multi-school teams as well.

Southern California's new-look single-school league is back after the winter break with three games this weekend.A solid-looking Cathedral takes on a St. Augustine team that edged Mira Costa in December 27-26.For Cathedral, this new, eight-team single-school league will be an interesting challenge.....

01/06/2026

Top D2 players from the fall. We're kicking off our series of lists with Loose Forward, one of our biggest position groups.

We are unveiling our D2 Hot 100 for the fall of 2025.This list (which is a little bit more than 100, actually) is the result of our own observations, observations and input from coaches and other people we listen to.

01/06/2026

Earlier this fall we visited Austin Ryan at Fairfield University Athletics Rugby and talked about what they are building there in Connecticut. Then we followed them to Houston where they won their bowl game.

Coach Ryan talks about the recruiting through Next Phase Rugby, developing trust with the players and their families, and the support from the school.

Goff Rugby Report looks at Fairfield Rugby through their Director of Rugby and men's rugby captain.How is rugby helping spread the name of the Stags?https://...

01/05/2026

Preseason Boys HS Club rankings. Lots of room for change here.

Preseason rankings for HS Clubs is a massive piece of guesswork.Every club has to rely rather heavily on recruiting during the fall and in the weeks ahead. It's tough, and even teams that feel like they know what their team will look like often shrug their shoulders and say "but ... you never know."...

01/05/2026

Have you committed to a rugby program for the fall of 2026? Let us know!

Tell us where you're going to college to play rugby!

01/05/2026

This playlist features five educational webinars from Next Phase Rugby designed to help high school rugby players and their families navigate the college recruiting process and understand the landscape of collegiate rugby.

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE1DdzCOmX2pWppGMzyU7ZMjdSQtTVhao&si=YtCxRXj1SzmiCHtK

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Eagle Impact Rugby Academy
USA Youth and High School Rugby

01/05/2026

Boys High School Rugby National Championship application process is open! Link and details in the article.

The application window for the 2026 Boys HS Rugby National Championships is open.Teams that are high school clubs and teams that are single-school teams can apply for the tournament now.To do so see this application form link>>

01/04/2026

Big hiring for United States Rugby Foundation

The United States Rugby Foundation, which has invested in youth and grassroots rugby in the US for over 60 years, named Shane Young, the founder of Memphis Inner City Rugby as its new Chief Executive Officer.