2025 Women's Elite Rugby season
| 2025 Women's Elite Rugby | |
|---|---|
| Countries | United States |
| Number of teams | 6 |
| Date | March 22 – June 14, 2025 |
| Champions | Denver Onyx (1st title) |
| Runners-up | New York Exiles |
| Matches played | 31 |
| Official website | |
| www | |
The 2025 Women's Elite Rugby season will be the first season of the Women's Elite Rugby (WER) league based in the United States.
The regular season runs from March 22 to June 14, with each of the six teams competing in 10 games each. After 13 rounds of competition, the season will conclude with the top two ranked teams playing in the grand final for the Legacy Cup on June 29 at the TCO Stadium in Eagan, Minnesota.[1][2][3]
The Denver Onyx beat the New York Exiles to win the Legacy Cup.[4][5]
Teams and locations
The 2025 edition of Women's Elite Rugby is being contested by six teams spread around the United States.[6]
Locations of teams in the United States competing in the 2025 season.
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Bay Breakers2
Boston Banshees3
Chicago Tempest4
Denver Onyx5
New York Exiles6
Twin Cities Gemini| Team | Head Coach | Captain | Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bay Breakers | Hannah Stolba | Grape Bowl | |
| Boston Banshees | Kittery Wagner-Ruiz | Veterans Memorial Stadium[N 1] | |
| Chicago Tempest | Bryan Colbridge | Martin Stadium | |
| Denver Onyx | Sarah Chobot | Infinity Park | |
| New York Exiles | Diego Maquieira | The Stadium at Memorial Field | |
| Twin Cities Gemini | Sylvia Braaten | TCO Stadium |
- Notes
- ^ Three matches will be played at the Centreville Bank Stadium in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.
Regular season
Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | Road Wins |
BP | Points | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Onyx | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 46 | Advance to Grand Final |
| New York Exiles | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 33 | |
| Bay Breakers | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 32 | |
| Boston Banshees | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 30 | |
| TC Gemini | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 17 | |
| Chicago Tempest | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Source:[7]
Matches
Scheduled matches
Week 1 (March 22–23)
| March 22 15:00 EDT (UTC−4) |
| New York Exiles | 27–29 | Boston Banshees |
| Try: Green-Yotts Feury O'Sullivan Roche Castillo Con: Owens (2/4) | Try: Ferridge Kronish Dunn Emba |
| The Stadium at Memorial Field Referee: Lindsey Oliver |
| March 23 13:00 CDT (UTC−5) |
| Chicago Tempest | 15–20 | Twin Cities Gemini |
| Try: Buzby Bailous (2) | Try: Hampton (3) Jacobs |
| Martin Stadium Referee: Katie Roth |
| Bye/s: Bay Breakers & Denver Onyx |
Week 2 (March 29–30)
| March 29 19:00 EDT (UTC−4) |
| Boston Banshees | 36–10 | Twin Cities Gemini |
| Try: Dunn (3) Vance Emba Kronish Con: Emba (2/6) | Try: Clawson Leatherman |
| Veterans Memorial Stadium Referee: Juan Pablo Parra |
| March 29 13:00 MDT (UTC−6) |
| Denver Onyx | 63–7 | Bay Breakers |
| Try: Coulibaly (2) Johnson Taufo'ou Learned Bailey Brody Bitter Long Con: Hawkins (8/8) Bitter (1/1) | Try: Lin Con: Kelter (1/1) |
| Infinity Park Referee: Katie Roth |
| March 30 13:00 CDT (UTC−5) |
| Chicago Tempest | 17–48 | New York Exiles |
| Try: Alejandro (2) Walklate | Try: Cheeks (2) Frick Kocaj (2) Cruz Hunkin-Clark Con: Owens (5/7) |
| Martin Stadium Referee: Lindsey Oliver |
Week 3 (April 5–6)
| April 5 13:00 MDT (UTC−6) |
| Denver Onyx | 62–7 | New York Exiles |
| Try: Hamdan (2) Coulibaly (2) Bailey (2) Taufo'ou Coffey Decker Feasby Con: Hawkins 6/10 | Try: Cheeks Con: Owens (1/1) |
| Infinity Park Referee: Morris Fuller |
| April 5 17:30 PDT (UTC−7) |
| Bay Breakers | 66–12 | Twin Cities Gemini |
| Grape Bowl Stadium Referee: Mike Lawrenson |
Week 4 (April 12–13)
| April 13 14:00 EDT (UTC−4) |
| New York Exiles | 19–39 | Bay Breakers |
| The Stadium at Memorial Field Referee: Tara Roberts |
| Bye/s: Boston Banshees & Twin Cities Gemini |
Week 5 (April 19)
| Bye/s: Bay Breakers, Chicago Tempest, Denver Onyx & Twin Cities Gemini |
Week 6 (April 25–26)
| Bye/s: Boston Banshees & New York Exiles |
Week 7 (May 3–4)
Week 8 (May 9–10)
Week 9 (May 17–18)
| Bye/s: Bay Breakers & Denver Onyx |
Week 10 (May 24–25)
Week 11 (May 31–June 1)
Week 12 (June 7)
| Bye/s: Boston Banshees & New York Exiles |
Week 13 (May 13–14)
Grand final (Legacy Cup)
References
- ^ "WER Announces Legacy Cup Details". The Rugby Breakdown. May 8, 2025. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Young, Wendy (June 17, 2025). "2025 WER Legacy Cup: Schedule, How to Watch, and Results". YSCRugby | Women's Rugby News. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "WER's Legacy Cup Set for June 29 at TCO Stadium". www.womenseliterugby.us. May 8, 2025. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Finlan, Jackie (June 29, 2025). "Denver Wins WER Legacy Cup". The Rugby Breakdown. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Young, Wendy (July 3, 2025). "Denver Onyx Win the First-Ever Legacy Cup, Ushering in a New Era for Women's Rugby in the USA". Your Scrumhalf Connection - Women's Rugby News. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Ainsworth, Imogen (January 29, 2025). "Women's Elite Rugby announce team names ahead of March 2025 kick-off". RugbyPass. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
- ^ "2025 Season Standings". www.womenseliterugby.us. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "2025 Schedule". Women's Elite Rugby. Retrieved March 7, 2025.