Women coaches and referees frequently cite life-work balance as their reason for leaving rugby. When talented women leave, colleagues often

USWRF Horizons Initiative: A Vision for the Future of Women’s Rugby “Our goal in 5 years is to get 75 women through the introduction...

The USWRF Women's Rugby History project has a large collection of jerseys from 50 years of women’s rugby. Many have historical...

By Kerri Heffernan When the news broke about the gross inequities between the Women’s NCAA Basketball Championships and the Men’s...

An Interview with Erika Morri of the Italian Rugby Federation (Translated from an interview by Lorenzo CIrri for the blog, Ladies Rugby...

In 2018, the Women’s Rugby Coaches and Referees Association (WRCRA) partnered with Dr. Donna Duffy, Director of the Female BRAIN Project...

By Katie Wurst As the challenges associated with COVID-19 continue, colleges across the country are experiencing decreased enrollment....

Between September 15 and October 7th, 2020, excitement and intense competition characterized women’s basketball as the WNBA hosted its...

By Hanna Stasiuk, Vassar '20 In 1895, illustrator Charles Dana Gibson published the latest version of his famous Gibson Girl drawings....

August 20, 2020 With the recent restructuring of USA Rugby (USAR), the U.S. Women's Rugby Foundation (USWRF) has again received multiple...

Event Date: August 24, 2020 - 6:00-7:00 p.m. EST Moderator: Jenny Lui Presenters: Jenn Levi and Lori Rifkin Register Now The Guardian...

By Kerri Heffernan Many of us in the women’s rugby community are following the ongoing story about the elimination of the Glendale...

As we stare out the window at the empty fields of the pandemic world it’s hard to imagine what rugby will look like in the coming year....

An Interview with Kerri Heffernan and Jami Jordan As we consider the implications for women’s rugby during the reorganization of USA...

By Kerri Heffernan My pay for coaching is a little less than half of my annual salary. This is a real hardship for me. (D3 Coach) I am an...

An interview with Alex McCulloch, President and Head Coach of Panther City Rugby, Fort Worth, Texas Many of us have circuitous routes to...

February 5, 2020 is National Girls & Women in Sports Day, powered by the Women's Sports Foundation. By Kerri Heffernan It takes a village...

The US Women's National Soccer Team's recent World Cup victory elevated discussions of equal pay and the power of female athletes to the...

By MaryBeth Mathews Head Coach, Bowdoin College Director, Polar Bear Rugby Camp The rise of summer rugby camps for girls and women is a...

Welcome to the new USWRF-WRCRA website! We have built this online space as a resource for and celebration of women’s rugby, from the...