BOULDER, Colo. – The 16 best Men’s DI-AA and DII college rugby teams in the country are set for the 2012 Emirates Airline USA Rugby Playoffs that get underway on Saturday April 28 2012. Sixteen teams from each division will be divided amongst four locations around the country. The four locations are: Brophy Field on… [Read more…]
April 12, 2012
LOS ANGELES (April, 12 2012) –Grand Prix Entertainment a Los Angeles-based sports and entertainment enterprise, announced today it has named NFL Network as its exclusive US broadcast partner for Grand Prix’s July 2013 professional rugby sevens championships in partnership with USA Rugby. “On the heels of our recent announcements extending our exclusive partnership with… [Read more…]
March 29, 2012
LONDON — A team from the USA made up of high school athletes from across America have arrived in the U.K. and are set to compete in the world famous Rosslyn Park HSBC National Schools Sevens this week. The under 18 team even received a warm-up training session from Ben Gollings, former England Sevens Captain… [Read more…]
March 27, 2012
LOS ANGELES (March 27, 2012) – Grand Prix Sports, a subsidiary of Grand Prix Entertainment a Los Angeles-based sports and entertainment enterprise announced today that AEG Facilities’ Home Depot Center will be the future home of Grand Prix’s rugby world championships as part of Grand Prix’s exclusive partnership with USA Rugby. “Following Grand Prix’s March… [Read more…]
March 27, 2012
It has been a very long time since I covered any Super League action. I do apologize about that, because they have been doing a better job getting the information out to the media. Anyways… here’s Week 3 at a glance. Week 3 of the RSL featured another big NYAC win, San Francisco getting their… [Read more…]
March 15, 2012
GREENSBORO, NC (March 13, 2012) – The Atlantic Coast Rugby League has announced the launch of a new collegiate Rugby 7s series, the Atlantic Coast Invitational Rugby 7s Series, to be run in the fall of 2012. Four one-day tournaments will be held in different locations up and down the east coast, which will lead… [Read more…]
March 12, 2012
LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Grand Prix Entertainment, a Los Angeles-based sports and entertainment company, and USA Rugby, a member of the United States Olympic Committee, announced today the extension of their U.S. Exclusive Sanction and License Agreement for a 2nd six year term through 2018. “USA Rugby is pleased to see Grand Prix’s progress and is equally… [Read more…]
February 16, 2012
BOULDER, Colo. – USA Rugby announced today that Mike Tolkin will be the next head coach of the Men’s National Team, the Eagles. A New York native, Tolkin has coached in the U.S. at various levels since 1986, and was most recently the defensive coach for the Eagles in the 2011 Rugby World Cup. “I… [Read more…]
February 13, 2012
by Ted Hardy It’s been a while since I last had time to write, so let’s hit up some of the big topics in the past month or so. Seeing as we’re one day removed from the final games of the USA 7’s that is probably an appropriate starting place. I didn’t get to attend… [Read more…]
January 17, 2012
by Ted Hardy In just a little over a week, USA Rugby’s annual Youth Conference will welcome coaches, referees, and administrators from all over the country to participate in professional development opportunities focused on growing youth and high school rugby. With a growing number of offerings for the above mentioned grassroots leaders, the conference mirrors… [Read more…]
January 10, 2012
By Ted Hardy After finishing the first leg of the IRB/HSBC World Series with a combined 6-10 record in three tournaments, Team USA heads into a portion of the World Series in which they have had some success in recent years. Wellington and Las Vegas have been favorable stops for the USA and the team… [Read more…]
January 9, 2012
by Ted Hardy Talk of professional rugby seems to be the hot topic this past week. Is it that we are on the cusp of something never before accomplished? Is it the dawn of a new age? Or is it just that time of year again? You know it… the USA 7’s tournament is still… [Read more…]
April 17, 2012
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