Loyola Is Starting Men's and Women's Rugby After Hiring the NOLA Gold GM

Loyola is starting men's and women's rugby after hiring the NOLA Gold GM

Loyola University is entering the world of rugby with the athletics department announcing Tuesday the addition of men's and women's teams as varsity programs.

Loyola University New Orleans Announces Varsity Rugby Programs

Loyola University of New Orleans is announcing that it will field varsity rugby programs for men and women, and have hired former NOLA Gold General Manager Ryan Fitzgerald as a Director of Rugby. Fitzgerald will be spending the 2025-26 season recruiting and building his team and his coaching staff; the programs will be able to offer scholarships and start competition in the fall of 2026. "I'm really looking forward to this amazing opportunity wi…

Loyola launches men’s and women’s rugby programs – Crescent City Sports

Ryan Fitzgerald has been tapped as the program’s first Director of Rugby. Loyola launches men’s and women’s rugby programs