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Op-Ed: Quinnipiac Women’s Rugby Files Federal Title IX Lawsuit After Sudden Demotion %

On April 12th, the three-time national champion Quinnipiac women’s rugby team hosted a sevens tournament, reuniting QU head coach Becky Carlson with her former assistant coach, Michelle Reed (now the head coach at Sacred Heart), as well as current Army West Point head coach Jenn Salomon-Clayton, who played for Carlson from 2011-2015. With a third-place ... Read more The post Op-Ed: Quinnipiac Women’s Rugby Files Federal Title IX Lawsuit After Su…

Quinnipiac Women’s Rugby Team Sues to Reinstate Varsity Status After University Drops it From Varsity to Club Level

Members of the Quinnipiac women’s rugby team on Friday filed a class-action lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Connecticut seeking the reinstatement of the program’s varsity status after the university announced last month that it would be dropped to the club level in 2026-27. The lawsuit alleges the university made the move in violation of Title IX, the federal law that bans sex-based discrimination in education, and as retribution for the coach…

Quinnipiac Women’s Rugby Files Injunction vs University - The Rugby Breakdown

Last Friday, June 5, 23 student-athletes, including a group of incoming recruits, from the Quinnipiac University Women’s Rugby team filed a motion in federal court seeking a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction to stop the university from eliminating their varsity program and to address ongoing Title IX violations affecting female athletes. Perez et al v. Quinnipiac University et al follows Quinnipiac’s April 14 decision to ter…