2025 Division 1-A Rugby Championship


The 2025 Division 1-A Rugby Championship was the thirteenth season of the Division 1-A Rugby championship, the annual university rugby union competition run by USA Rugby involving the top sixteen college teams in the United States. St. Mary's entered as defending champions beating Navy in the 2024 final 26–22 to secure their fourth championship. Cal beat Life in the final 55–38 securing their 27th national collegiate championship and their 29th title including their two Varsity Cup Championship victories.

Teams

Sixteen clubs from the five major conferences compete in the 2025 National Championship playoffs.
The distribution of teams is:
  • California: two teams
  • Independent: four teams
  • Rugby East: five teams
  • Mid-West Conference: three teams
  • Rocky Mountain: two teams
The following teams qualified for the tournament.
CaliforniaEastIndependentMid-WestRocky Mountain

  • Army
  • Life
  • Mount St. Mary's
  • Navy
  • Penn State
  • Arizona
  • California
  • Central Washington
  • UCLA
  • Arkansas State
  • Davenport
  • Lindenwood
  • BYU
  • Colorado State
  • Standings

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    Bracket

    ;Playoffs

    Round 1

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    Quarter-finals

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    Semi-finals

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    Rudy Scholz Award

    Winner

    • Oscar Treacy – CWU

    Finalists

    Nominations

    • Coby Baker – Cal Poly
    • Matteo Berenger – Arizona
    • Dom Besag – Saint Mary's
    • Bastian Brunello – Mount St. Mary's
    • Adam Chadwick – Life University
    • Evan Corbett – Mount St. Mary's
    • Bradley Crane – Life University
    • Antonio Esteves – Brown
    • Nate Gould – Army
    • Aaron Juma – heeling / UMW
    • Roanin Krieger – Navy
    • Duncan Krige – Lindenwood
    • Hilton Olivier – Queens U. Charlotte
    • Jack Phillips – Kentucky
    • Campbell Robb – CWU
    • Rand Santos – Cal
    • Will ShermanUCLA
    • Oscar Treacy – CWU
    • Logan Turner – UCLA
    • William Webb – Navy
    • Solomon Williams – Cal
    • John Wilson – Saint Mary's

    2024–2025 First Team All Americans

    • Aaron Juma – Mary Washington
    • Aaron Van Dyk – Arkansas State
    • Adam Chadwick – Life University
    • Andrew Bardak – Army
    • Asher Webb Lindenwood 
    • Avion Ganse – Navy
    • Bastian Brunello – Mount St. Mary's
    • Bautista Araujo – Life University
    • Ben Peters – Mary Washington
    • Benji Kemp – Army
    • Bradley Crane – Life University
    • Brett Dogiewicz – Cal Poly
    • Brian Bogne – California
    • Brook Vaitohi – BYU
    • Byron Finley – California
    • Cade Crist – California
    • Kade Cunningham – Life University
    • Cameron Blair – Arizona
    • Campbell Robb – Central Washington
    • Cathal Coakley – Saint Mary's
    • Chad Tinney – Lindenwood
    • Charles Jansen van vuuren – Davenport
    • Charlie Walsh – California
    • Coby Baker – Cal Poly
    • Cole Williams – Wyoming
    • Connor Devos – Lindenwood
    • Dalton Slaughter – Arizona
    • Daniel Moscrop – Mary Washington
    • David Scanlon – Lindenwood
    • Dom Besag – Saint Mary's
    • Drew Baublitz – Navy
    • Duncan Krige – Lindenwood
    • Ed Soeder – Navy
    • Eduan Van Heerden – Lindenwood
    • Elias Garza – Life University
    • Evan Corbett – Mount St. Mary's
    • Freddie Jobber – UCLA
    • Gabe Savage – Army
    • George Engles – Army
    • Hayden McKay – Mount St. Mary's
    • Henry Duke – Virginia
    • Hunter Modlin – Saint Mary's
    • Ian Bullock – Navy
    • Ian Roudybush – Penn State
    • Iosefa Toia'ivao – Saint Mary's
    • Iremia Iremia – California
    • Jack Breslan – Arizona
    • Jacob Hall – Arizona
    • Jacob Razo – Illinois
    • Jake Cornelius – Navy
    • James Rose – Life University
    • James Tenney – BYU
    • Jeremy Zwick – Lindenwood
    • Jeronimo Ballesty – Michigan State
    • Joey Reiss – Indiana
    • John Henry Rouse – Saint Mary's
    • John Wilson – Saint Mary's
    • Jordan Vassel – Life University
    • Joshua Cox – UCLA
    • Joshua Peacock – Davenport 
    • King Matu – Saint Mary's
    • Kye Jones – Central Washington 
    • Lachlan Treister – Penn State 
    • JD Bengston – Navy
    • Leon Best – Life University
    • Logan Ballinger – Life University
    • Logan Turner – UCLA
    • Lucas Greene – UC Santa Barbara
    • Mario Storti – Saint Mary's
    • Masi Koi – California
    • Mateo Berenger – Arizona
    • Mathew Abbes – Saint Mary's
    • Max Smith – Navy
    • Max Threlkeld – California
    • Michael Kalalau – Navy
    • Michael Strehle – Navy
    • Miles Bell – Michigan State
    • Nahuel Wingord – Life University
    • Nate Deegan – Saint Mary's
    • Nate Gould – Army
    • Nico Domine – Cal Poly
    • Oliver Kirk – California
    • Ollie Cline – Saint Mary's
    • Onika Sethosa – Arkansas State
    • Oscar Treacy – Central Washington
    • Padric Casey – Cal Poly
    • Philani Simamane – Life University
    • Rand Santos – California
    • Roanin Kreiger – Navy
    • Ryan Wenstrom – California
    • Sam Masterson – Colorado State
    • Sam McMillan – UCLA
    • Samson Brown – Claremont Colleges
    • Saul Pitout – Davenport 
    • Seamus Deely – California
    • Sebastian Shefferman – Mary Washington
    • Seth Kramlich – Life University
    • Shaun Mathyssen – Life University
    • Siale Ofa – Saint Mary's
    • Solomon Williams – California
    • Sosia Pongi – Saint Mary's
    • Takunda Makiwa – Davenport 
    • Tanner Russel – Navy
    • Tevita Mapa – Life University
    • Tiai Vavao – Central Washington
    • Tobey Barnfield Lee – Mary Washington
    • Tristan Hubsch – Life University
    • Warrick Day – Arkansas State 
    • Welton Charumbira – St. Thomas University
    • Will Lindsay – Mary Washington
    • Will Sherman – UCLA
    • William Webb – Navy
    • Wyatt Parry – BYU