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Army bounces back to claim 6th Armed Forces Rugby Championship
2026 Armed Forces Women's Rugby Championship
Aug. 7, 2026 - Trailing Navy 17-15 on a rain-drenched U.S. Naval Academy Rugby Field with the 2026 Armed Forces Rugby Championship on the line, the All-Army women’s rugby team delivered when it mattered most.
Navy hands Army first loss in three years, Airmen, Soldiers bounce back
Service members participate in the 2026 Armed Forces Women's Rugby Championship at U.S. Naval Academy Rugby Field on Naval Support Activity Annapolis, Aug. 1, 2026. Service members are competing in rugby for championship honors while representing their respective services. The Armed Forces Sports program brings together service members from the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Coast Guard, and Air Force (with Space Force athletes) to compete at the national level. Armed Forces Sports promotes physical fitness, provides competitive opportunities for military athletes at national and international levels, supports recruitment and retention efforts, and strengthens partnerships through sports diplomacy. (U.S. Armed Forces Sports photo by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Chase Sealey)
Aug. 7, 2026 - As the buzzer sounded on the final match of the day, Navy players let out an emphatic yell as they embraced and hugged on the field, following the program’s defeat of defending Armed Forces Women’s Rugby champion, Army, Saturday.
Elite military rugby players battle for Armed Forces championship
Armed Forces Women's Rugby
Aug. 1, 2026 - Last year the Department of Air Force women’s rugby team gave the All-Army team all it could handle in the gold medal match of the 2025 Armed Forces Women’s Rugby Championship.
First-year All-Army hoops coach forged path to success in Europe
Armed Forces Sports Basketball Championship
July 28, 2026 - Longtime military basketball coach Theodus Green remembers the day a young Army sergeant walked into his office at U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz in Baumholder, Germany, during the fall of 2013.
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Video by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Anderson, Elijah Light

2025 Armed Forces Sports Men's and Women's Competition Day 1 Highlights

  • U.S. Armed Forces Sports
  • Aug. 22, 2025 | 1:06

Video highlighting the 2025 Armed Forces Sports Men's and Women's Championships on August 21, 2025 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Armed Forces Sports fosters goodwill by promoting physical fitness, providing competitive opportunities for military athletes at national and international levels, enhancing recruitment and retention through sports diplomacy, and building strategic partnerships with allied nations. (U.S. Air Force video by Staff Sergeant Jonathan Anderson)

 

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