Week 1 of the 2026 Wisconsin Girls High School Rugby season kicks off tomorrow.
CMH @ Hamilton
DSHA A @ South Central Sirens
Green Bay/Bruisers @ Fox Cities
We will keep you posted on scores as they are reported!
For a more in-depth preview of the week 1 schedule, check out Wisconsin Rugby New's "Schedule Overview"
As summer turns to fall, a new girls high school rugby season begins in Wisconsin.
If you needed any more reason to be excited for the upcoming season, which kicks off Friday with Hamilton hosting Catholic Memorial and DSHA traveling to Madison, you should check out what Wisconsin Rugby News has been putting together!
Wisconsin Rugby News has been hard at work interviewing coaches, compiling stats, and scouring the record books to put together a really impressive guide to this season.
They have a season primer, a schedule overview, and in-depth previews of all the teams competing this season. Click on the bars in the top-left corner and select “2026 Girls News” to see all the great work they’ve been doing.
Are you ready for some rugby?
Chicago is hosting a level one referee course on August 23rd.
Info here:
https://usa.rugby/courses?utm_campaign=1294926_Referee%20Newsletter%20%20August%202026&utm_medium=email&utm_source=USA%20Rugby&dm_i=60LF,RR66,784O4S,3DOSE,1,0,0,0
First Round Single School tier one (1230pm)
DSHA 10 Eagle 13
Meridian 36 Kahuku 12
2nd Round (230pm)
DSHA 22 Summit 12
Kahuku 49 Rocky Mountain 1o*
The Rugby Breakdown is reporting this match as a Rocky Mt victory. The score above is listed in the RugbyExplorer match results[it was originally listed 55-12]. Perhaps the score and match did not count for some reason. In Rugby Explorer, the three teams in this pool are listed each at 1-1 (Rocky, Meridian, and Kahuku with Meridian having the higher point differential being listed as first).
3rd Round
Eagle 24 Summit 17
Meridian 22 Rocky Mt 27
Saturday
Finals: Eagle 41 vs Meridian 10
3rd Place: DSHA 61 vs Rocky Mt 12
5th Place: Summit 44 vs Kahuku 15
Final High School Girls Tier I Standings:
1. Eagle (ID)
2.Meridian (ID)
3. DSHA (WI)
4. Rocky Mt (ID)
5. Summit (CO)
6. Kahuku (HI)
Tier Two Finals:
1st: Wasatch 25 Herriman/Kearns 0
3rd: Eagle jv 10 LCA 46
5th: City Honors 41 Helena 33
Numerous WGR alumni are competing as professional rugby players in WER Rugby this spring. The league website can be found here with full rosters, schedules, stories, and records. These trailblazers, who all played high-level collegiate women's rugby, hail from a variety of WGR high school teams across the state:
Boston
Emily Becker Kettle Moraine grad (sadly KM has since folded as a program)& Lindenwood Univ.
Oliver Wright Catholic Memorial HS & Harvard Univ.
Denver
Aly Cunningham Catholic Memorial HS & Sacred Heart Univ.
Minneapolis
Alexis Dallas Bruisers & Lander Univ & Wheeling Univ.
Hannah Pfersch Hamilton HS & Quinnipiac Univ.
