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WOMEN'S RUGBY

President SARAH OVERINGTON  | ucsd.w.rugby.president@gmail.com
Officer MACKENZIE CALDWELL  | ucsd.w.rugby.treasurer@gmail.com

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UCSD Women's Rugby is part of a growing tradition of women's collegiate rugby in America, and especially in Southern California. The team's SoCal league has become progressively more competitive over the years, thanks to a growing interest in women's rugby. UCSD Women's Rugby has a history of excelling in their league, making it to nationals several times and doing well with the tough competition. UCSD Women's Rugby is known for our yearly tournament called Scrum By the Sea, that happens every November, and includes teams from all over California and Arizona. UCSD Women's Rugby also annually travels to Stanford and Arizona for tournements and regular league play.

Potential Ruggers
It's never too early/late to join the Women's Rugby Team at UCSD and become part of the fastest growing women's college sports in the country. We are always looking for enthusiastic, hard-working, fun or serious athletes who want to try something new. NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY! None of the current players on our team had any previous rugby experience coming in to college, so don't be intimidated about trying something new -- we all did!

Rugby History
Rugby was born in 1823 when, in a fit of unsportsmanlike rage, William Webb Ellis of Rugby School in England picked up the ball during a match of soccer and ran with it. Since that time, many others have mimicked his actions (both unlawfully during soccer as well as during sanctioned rugby matches). Rugby was brought to the U.S. by 1840, and in 1911, lead to the development of American football with the introduction of the forward pass.

Women, bright enough to avoid playing American football, joined in the sport of rugby by the 1970s by organizing the country's first women's clubs in Colorado and Connecticut. Rugby is at present one of the fastest growing sports among collegiate women in the U.S.

UCSD Women's Rugby was established in 1996, and has quickly grown to be one of the best teams in the Nation.

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NEWS AND RESULTS

 

11/19/23 - Scrum by the Sea

On the weekend of November 18-19, the UCSD Women’s Rugby Team hosted one of its most anticipated events of the year, the annual Scrum by the Sea tournament.  The fundraising event is held on Warren Field and sees teams from California and Arizona playing rugby at both the competitive and social levels.  It’s an exciting gathering of players and an excellent way to start off the season, providing plenty of game experience for newcomers and seasoned players alike. Read More>>

11/11/23 - First Scrimmage, Leaving our Mark

The Tritons went up against the UCLA Bruins in their first scrimmage of the year where they showed great dominance on the field. Many rookies made their first appearance ever in the scrimmage and with the help of vets, the team grew exponentially in their confidence throughout the game. Read More>>

3/11/23 - Battle of the UCs

That's a wrap to the 2023 15s season for UCSD Women’s Rugby. The final league match for UCSD against UCLA was definitely an exciting one. Read More>>

3/4/23 - Tritons Challenge the MatadorsUCSD VS ASU

On Saturday March 4th, the Tritons made the two hour journey north to face off against the Matadors at California State University, Northridge. The Tritons were eager to face off against the Matadors again, having played CSUN at Scrum by the Sea in fall quarter. Read More>>

2/12/23 - UCSD VS ASU

In their last home game of the season, UCSD faced off against ASU in an intense match on superbowl Sunday. With the spirit of competition in the air, our UCSD women’s rugby team began the game with arguably the best start of this season. Read More>>

2/4/23 - Tritons take on GCU Antelopes

On Saturday February 4th, UCSD Women’s Rugby played the GCU Antelopes at Warren field. Right from the start...  Read More>>

1/28/23 - Tritons Take on the Wildcats

After a victorious battle against UCSB and a rough week of practice, the Tritons made the 7 hour trek down to Tucson, AZ to play the University of Arizona Women’s Rugby team - the Wildcats. Read More>>

1/21/23 - The Battle of the UCs

In their first league game of the year, the Tritons faced off against the Gauchos. Both teams played their hearts out on Warren field, which was a bit slippery after all the rain. Read More>>

11/20/22 - Scrum by the Sea: Kickoff to a Great Season

The weekend of November 19-20 was a momentous occasion for the UCSD Women’s Rugby Team. This marked the Scrum By The Sea tournament, the annual fundraising event taking place on UC San Diego’s own Warren Field. Read More>>

4/2/22 - UCSD vs. UA: Senior Day

This past Saturday, the Women’s Rugby Tritons faced off against their final opponent of the season, the University of Arizona. It was the final game of the season and luckily it was a home game so a bunch of people could come out to support and cheer on the team, but more importantly they could celebrate our graduating seniors Raelynn Holmes, Chloe Belman, Elle Baum, Amara Sengamphan, Morgan Bundy, and Sana Gold. Read More>>

3/5/22 - Give Us Some More, Man!

Today’s match against Brigham Young University proved a welcome challenge for UCSD Women’s Rugby! Read More>>

2/19/22 - Giving it The Old College Try

UC San Diego Women’s Rugby took home their first win of the season against the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos, on February 19th. This is the first win the team has had in over two years, since before the shutdowns of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More>>

2/13/22 - Arizona part 2: UCSD vs GCU

This past weekend, the Tritons traveled for the second time in a week to hot and sunny Phoenix, Arizona. The girls showed tremendous improvement... Read More>>

2/5/22 - Hitting the Road: UCSD takes on ASU

The UC San Diego Women’s Rugby team traveled to Tempe, Arizona to face off against the ASU Sun Devils. ASU is a strong team, but the Tritons gave them their all. Read More>>

1/29/22 - Rugby Rundown: UCSD vs UCLA

After going a whole pre-season without a game and having to step out of the UCSD Scrum By the Sea tournament due to COVID protocol, the UC San Diego Women’s Rugby Club had its first game on January 29, 2022 against the UC Los Angeles Women’s Rugby Club. Read More>>

2/22/20 - UCSD vs. UCLA

For our last away game this season we traveled to Los Angeles to play UCLA. Read More>

2/14/20 - UCSD vs. BYU

This past weekend, the tritons made the trek out to St. George, Utah to face the number one seed, BYU.  Read More>

2/8/20 - UCSD vs. UCSB

We had a great game against Santa Barbara this past weekend, with a strong start.  Read More>

1/31/20 - UCSD vs. UofA

Friday, January 31st we left San Diego for a 6 hour drive to Tucson, Arizona. Waking up after a long day of travelling, we were ready to take on the women of the University of Arizona. Read More>

girls being tackled in rugby

1/25/20 - UCSD vs. Cal State Northridge

Saturday, January 25th, we had a big game against Cal State University Northridge. We started the game strong and we were in the lead by two tries in the first half. In the second half, CSUN amped up their offense and scored 3 tries. However, we did not give up and continued to take control of our game, making sure that we remained calm and stuck to our set pieces. Read More>>

UCSD vs ASU

On Saturday Jan 18th, we had a great season opener at home against Arizona State University. We started the game strong with our intensity amped up, getting us to our first quick try at 16’ by wing, Anai Gressier. Read More>

UCSD vs. CSU Long Beach

We had a great game this weekend against CSU Long Beach. The match was a great opportunity to play them again after Scrum by the Sea. The final score was UCSD (43) Long Beach (5). Read More>

girls being tackled in rugby

Scrum By the Sea Wrap Up

The weekend of Nov 2nd to 3rd we hosted our 22nd Annual Scrum by the Sea tournament at UCSD, hosting 16 teams from California and Arizona. Participating teams included: UC Berkeley, UC Davis, CSU Monterey Bay, CSU Northridge, CSU Long Beach, Sacramento State, Occidental College, Claremont College, UC Santa Barbara, UCLA, UC Irvine ... Read More>

Women's Rugby Team Photo

UCSD vs. UCR Scrimmage

The UCSD Women’s Rugby Team played against UC Riverside this past weekend (10/26) for our first game of the year. The match was a successful scrimmage with lots of learning opportunities for both returning and new players. The final score was 36-5 ... Read More>

Scrum by the Sea

On November 10th & 11th the UCSD Women’s Rugby Team put on its 21st annual Scrum by the Sea tournament, this year welcoming eighteen teams from around California and Arizona. Read More>

UCSD Tritons vs. Mexicali Rebels

On Sunday, December 2nd the UCSD Women's Rugby team closed out their pre-season with a scrimmage against the Mexicali Rebels. UCSD was proud to welcome the young team as it was Mexicali's first international game. >Read More

UCSD vs. Arizona State

UCSD Women’s Rugby opened their season on Saturday with a game against ASU, due to the rain during the week the game was moved from the team’s traditional Warren Field to Muir Field. Read More>

University of Arizona

This weekend the UCSD Women’s Rugby team traveled to Tucson, Arizona to face off against the University of Arizona Women’s Rugby team. Read More>

girls being tackled in rugby

Game Against CSUN

This weekend the UCSD Women’s Rugby team traveled to Cal State Northridge to compete against the CSUN Women’s Rugby team. Read More>

UCSD vs UCLA W Rugby

This Sunday UCSD Women's Rugby team played against UCLA's Women's Rugby team at home on Warren Field. Read More>

UCSB vs UCSD

After taking a weekend off UCSD Women’s Rugby traveled up to Santa Barbara this weekend to face off against the UC Santa Barbara Women’s Rugby team, who were the division champs last year. Read More>

Game Against GCU

This weekend UCSD Women’s Rugby team closed out their 15s season at home with a game against Grand Canyon University Women’s Rugby team, whom are currently ranked second in the league. Read More>

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