For example in May 2021 Princeton University announced its intention to add women’s rugby as a varsity sport beginning during the 2022-23 academic year.
Currently classified as an NCAA emerging sport, sponsoring institutions may apply the participation figures towards gender equity requirements.
What this means is that coaches of womens rugby teams are keen to recruit skilled players onto their teams – and are often seen at tournaments around the country actively talking to girls
Current Division I teams are:
Division II:
Division III: