News & Stories

All of the Latest Happenings in the Penn State Rugby Community

Patty Breech Patty Breech

Press Release

The Penn State Rugby Foundation and Booster Club are excited to announce that the Head Coach positions for both the Men’s and Women’s Rugby teams are officially live.

Read More
Julia Molinaro Julia Molinaro

60th Anniversary Reunion Is Largest in the Program’s History!

From October 14-16th, Penn State Rugby alumni, family, friends, current players, and staff gathered in Happy Valley for a celebration of the Program's 60th year anniversary. With over 400 people in attendance, we were informed that this weekend was the largest alumni event for all of PSU Athletics in 2022.

Read More
Julia Molinaro Julia Molinaro

Match Report: Penn State Women's Rugby

After a year full of uncertainty and challenge, on Friday April 2nd, the Penn State Women took the field against West Chester University. The team overcame a tough year and were ecstatic for the opportunity to step on the field together to play with and for each other.

Read More
Julia Molinaro Julia Molinaro

Why PSU Rugby goes Beyond Graduation

PSU Rugby has impacted our lives, for many of us, in more than one way. We are a group of people connected in one special way, the experiences we have felt through PSU Rugby, and the value it has added to our lives.

Read More
Julia Molinaro Julia Molinaro

Alumni Updates

Thank you to all our alumni members for participating in the survey we recently sent out! We have gathered some of the responses for our first edition of alumni updates.

Read More
Julia Molinaro Julia Molinaro

Return to Play Status

Penn State Rugby is nothing if not flexible. Lockdowns, virtual school, social distancing, and overall safety turned the scope of the season on its head last year. So what is happening now?!

Read More
Julia Molinaro Julia Molinaro

Mentoring Program Launch

The PSU Rugby Booster Club is excited to announce the launch of a mentoring program in which student-athletes will be matched with alumni who work in their field of study or intended career.

Read More
Julia Molinaro Julia Molinaro

Board Evolves through Strategic Planning

Through two strategic planning sessions, the Booster Club has outlined a new structure that will ensure better workflow between our volunteers and a better distribution of responsibilities.

Read More
Julia Molinaro Julia Molinaro

Men's Team Maximize Fall

In a normal year this note is a celebratory post-Fall season recap. We are again Rugby East Champions, we added 10 talented new freshmen to the roster, 15 players from Penn State were part of the Rugby East All-Conference teams and we were prepping for our off-season training to get healthy and return in the Spring for a National Championship run….

Read More