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SBU women and men headed to national rugby semifinal rounds this weekend

Nov 29, 2023 | For the first time in the same fall season, St. Bonaventure will have two teams in the national rugby spotlight.

Bonnies boot Wheeling, 26-13, to advance to national rugby semifinals vs. Brown Dec. 2

Nov 18, 2023 | Noah Edwards, a freshman from Santiago, Chile, outscored Wheeling University all by himself as St. Bonaventure advanced to the semifinals of the Collegiate Rugby Championship Division I national playoffs with a 26-13 victory over the host Cardinals.

Bonnies hoping to extend their season Saturday in quarterfinals of national rugby tournament

Nov 16, 2023 | Coach Tui Osborne is confident the team has the ability to turn their season around starting Saturday when they travel to Wheeling University for the quarterfinals of the Collegiate Rugby Championship Division I national playoffs. The game is at 1 p.m. and will be streamed here.

Osborne named assistant for pro team in Miami; will remain with Bonaventure rugby program

Nov 15, 2023 | The head coach of the Bonnies men’s rugby team, which has been nationally ranked since Osborne came to SBU, has been named assistant coach of the Miami Sharks, a Major League Rugby expansion team.

No. 2 Bonnies dominate Lee to earn berth in national rugby final four in Houston

Nov 12, 2023 | Dominating from the start, St. Bonaventure (9-0) routed Lee University, 53-5, Sunday morning in the South Region title game of the Collegiate Rugby Championship national small-college playoffs.

No. 2 Bonnies steamroll East Stroudsburg; one step from national rugby final four

Nov 11, 2023 | St. Bonaventure (8-0) exploded in the second half en route to a 55-12 win over East Stroudsburg Saturday afternoon in the South Region semifinals of the Collegiate Rugby Championship national small-college playoffs.

No. 2 Bonnies headed to Virginia for regional round of women’s rugby national playoffs

Nov 10, 2023 | Meredith Pyke doesn’t know what to expect when her Bonnies face East Stroudsburg in the South Region semifinals of the Collegiate Rugby Championship national small-college playoffs. St. Bonaventure (7-0) faces ESU (4-1) at 2 p.m. Saturday at Culpeper, Virginia.

SBU invites community to help raise funds for outreach ministries, varsity rugby and club sports during Nov. 28 #GivingTuesdayatBonas

Oct 31, 2023 | Fostering a strong sense of camaraderie, inclusivity, and social responsibility is the purpose behind St. Bonaventure University’s sixth annual #GivingTuesdayatBonas on Nov. 28.

No. 2 Bonnies upend Cortland to claim league rugby title for first time since 2014

Oct 29, 2023 | In a back-and-forth game on a soggy grass pitch at Cortland Sunday afternoon, All-American Makenna Ramsey scored five times to lead St. Bonaventure to a 32-22 victory in the Upstate New York Women’s Collegiate Rugby Conference title game.

SBU's Warming House to benefit from Bills' 50/50; entry available online

Oct 24, 2023 | The Warming House is one of 20 organizations in Western New York benefiting from the Huddle for Hunger 50/50 split raffle at Thursday’s Bills’ game vs. Tampa

No. 2 SBU explodes on Oswego in second half; advance to rugby title game

Oct 22, 2023 | The Bonnies, 6-0 and ranked No. 2 in the National Collegiate Rugby small-college poll, scored six times over the last 18 minutes to douse whatever flicker of hope Oswego had en route to a 65-17 win and a berth in the UNYWCRC title game next weekend at Cortland, which defeated Niagara Sunday morning in the other semifinal.

Be The Match bone marrow donor registry event scheduled for Oct. 28 at St. Bonaventure

Oct 20, 2023 | St. Bonaventure University is hosting a Be The Match donor registry event from 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, at the McGinley-Carney Center for Franciscan Ministry on campus.

No. 2 Bonnies hosting No. 18 Oswego in Upstate New York rugby semifinal Sunday

Oct 20, 2023 | After a season of outlandishly lopsided victories, the St. Bonaventure women’s rugby team — 5-0 and ranked No. 2 in the National Collegiate Rugby small-college poll — can set its sights on one immediate goal: winning the league title that eluded them last fall.

SBU’s Franciscan Institute publishes a new book on St. Francis’ Earlier Rule

Oct 13, 2023 | Franciscan Institute Publications of St. Bonaventure University has published a new study of St. Francis of Assisi’s rule of 1221.

Franciscan scholar Cusato writes new biography of St. Francis

Oct 05, 2023 | A new biography of Francis of Assisi by Fr. Michael Cusato, scholar-in-residence at St. Bonaventure Friary, represents decades of original research and reflection by the author, one of the leading historians of the Franciscan phenomenon working in the world today.

Bonnies hold off late Army push to seal landmark victory in rugby program history

Sep 23, 2023 | What looked like heartbreak turned into jubilation as St. Bonaventure narrowly held off Army, 29-26, Saturday afternoon in a Rugby East heavyweight bout, giving the Bonnies their biggest regular-season win in program history.

Public invited to lecture, Transitus, Mass during Francis Week events at St. Bonaventure

Sep 21, 2023 | St. Bonaventure University will celebrate the life of St. Francis of Assisi during Francis Week, Sept. 26 to Oct. 4. This year’s theme is “Care for Creation.”

U.S. News gives St. Bonaventure high marks for value and innovation

Sep 18, 2023 | In U.S. News & World Report’s 2024 college rankings released today, St. Bonaventure is ranked No. 6 — out of 167 institutions — on the list of Best Regional University Values in the North, an 11-state region from Maryland to Maine

St. Bonaventure receives $286,000 grant to address mental health and substance abuse

Sep 14, 2023 | St. Bonaventure has been awarded a three-year federal grant of more than $286,000 to help the university’s efforts to address mental health and substance abuse issues.

St. Bonaventure students get opportunity to spend semester getting inside look at Albany

Sep 08, 2023 | For two students hailing from tiny hometowns, getting dropped off to intern for a semester in the bustling state capital of New York was a bit of a culture shock.