Lady Ruggers


The Lady Ruggers are Penn State University's1 Women's Rugby Football Club sports team, established in 1991. They are a Division I college rugby team who play under USA Rugby2, American rugby's governing body. Although they are an official PSU team the women's rugby program at PSU is not funded as a varsity sport and therefore can not be officially called the "Nittany Lions". They however play other school's varsity teams and get more assistance from the school as a sports program than Penn State's many club sports.
The Alumni Association which supports the team also works with the Penn State's Men's Rugby Team.

Division I National Final Four Appearances (15s)

1993- 3rd Place
1994- 3rd Place
1995- 2nd Place
1996- 2nd Place
1997- National Champions
1998- 2nd Place
2000- National Champions
2001- 2nd Place
2002- 2nd Place
2003- 3rd Place
2004- National Champions
2005- 2nd Place
2006- 2nd Place
2007- National Champions
2008- 2nd Place
2009- National Champions
2010- National Champions
2011- 2nd Place
2012- National Champions
2013- National Champions
National championship winners
Division I ------
Year and ChampionYear and ChampionYear and ChampionYear and Champion
1991 Air Force1998 Harvard-Radcliffe2005 Stanford2012 Penn State
1992 Boston College1999 Stanford2006 Stanford2013 Penn State
1993 Connecticut2000 Penn State2007 Penn State2014 Penn State
1994 Air Force2001 Chico State 2008 Stanford2015 Penn State
1995 Princeton2002 Air Force2009 Penn StateDiv I Elite established
1996 Princeton2003 Air Force2010 Penn StateDiv I Elite established
1997 Penn State2004 Penn State2011 ArmyDiv I Elite established

Rugby Sevens Collegiate Championships

Collegiate Rugby Championship
2011- 2nd Place
YearChampion
2011Army
2012not held
2013Penn State
2014Penn State
2015Penn State
2016Life University
2017

USA Rugby Sevens Collegiate National Championships
In the first three years, the tournament was held in December, and the location necessitated considerable travel costs. Because of the impact on their programs, strong teams that won bids declined to participate.
YearChampion
2011did not participate
2012did not participate
2013did not participate
2014shifted from fall to spring
2015Penn State
2016Life University
2017

Captains

Captains are selected by team members. To qualify to vote a player must have played with the team for at least one semester at the time of the vote. Coaching staff have no vote. A captain’s term last one semester, but can be reelected an unlimited number of times.