Widener men’s rugby is heading to the playoffs for a quarterfinal game on Oct. 25 against the University of Scranton.

The club team is ranked 33rd nationally for Division II. The team recently moved to DII status within the Mid-Atlantic Rugby Conference (MARC) within National Collegiate Rugby (NCR).

Widener’s 2025 success comes on the heels of a standout 2024 season. Last November, the Pride 15s won the Challenge Cup (Regional South), also known as the Steel Belt Bowl Championship.

Rugby has benefited from solid recruiting amongst the student body and strong leadership under head Coach Andrew Burkhardt ’12 and Captain Akem Kpuyuf ’27, along with the team’s e-board and staff advisors.

To donate to the team: https://advance.widener.edu/crowdfunding/roarwithpride/mensrugby

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