GUADALAJARA, Mexico – Team USA finished its Pan American Games debut in rugby sevens with a bronze medal victory, 21-17, against Uruguay on Sunday, the final day of the Games. They qualified into the bronze medal game after defeating Guyana, 24-12, in the quarterfinal and suffering a, 21-19, loss to Canada in the semifinal. The… [Read more…]
October 21, 2011
CHULA VISTA, Calif. – The 12-man rugby sevens squad heading to Guadalajara, Mexico on October 24th to join Team USA at the 2011 Pan-American Games, will be engrained with a mantra that will help it maintain focus in the quadrennial tournament: ‘Play in the moment.’ “Playing in the moment helps every athlete and staff member… [Read more…]
September 27, 2011
In cooperation with the St. Louis Rams NFL Football Club, the Missouri Rugby Union will host Rugby Day at Rams Park on October 2, 2011. A block of 500 discounted seats to Rams’ contest against the Washington Redskins at the Edward Jones Dome is available for sale through MRFU. As a part of the… [Read more…]
September 15, 2011
San Diego, CA – Mark your calendars now for Tuesday night, September 27, 2011. Not only will the USA face Italy in the last Pool C match for the Eagles at the Rugby World Cup, but that night will also be the first ever Rugby Night in America. The USRFF is asking all rugby players… [Read more…]
September 9, 2011
Release courtesy of USA Rugby with additional content by Ted Hardy USA Eagles Head Coach Eddie O’Sullivan has named his team that will face Ireland in the 2011 Rugby World Cup (RWC) opener against Ireland on Sunday at Stadium Taranaki in New Plymouth. In leiu of the short turnaround between the Ireland and Russia match,… [Read more…]
September 8, 2011
BOULDER, Colo. – USA Men’s Sevens coach, Al Caravelli, has named three player pools for the 2011-2012 international rugby sevens season: a pool for the 2011 Pan-Am Games; a pool for the 2011-2012 HSBC Sevens World Series; and a developmental squad. The final Pan-Am squad will be named on Oct. 21 and the traveling team… [Read more…]
September 2, 2011
by Ted Hardy Yesterday, after months and months of speculation, USA Rugby released information on a fall season of 7′s tournaments that culminates in a National Championship tournament in December. The problem is that, as with many USAR releases, the information was limited and vague at best. The location for the championship has yet to be determined… [Read more…]
August 25, 2011
by Ted Hardy This weekend, the first ever Big 10 7’s Tournament kicks off what should be a busy fall for collegiate 7’s tournaments. Taking a cue from the SEC and ACC tournaments that are headed into their second year of play, the Big 10 has thrown their hat into the mix of upstart 7′s… [Read more…]
August 23, 2011
by Tom Crosby At the first Rugby World Cup in 1987 the version of rugby played, called rugby union, was an amateur sport. The first World Cup was meant to be a one off. England was uncertain if they would participate until about 6 weeks before the first match. Interest even in New Zealand, one… [Read more…]
August 17, 2011
BOULDER, Colo. — The Men’s Collegiate All-American Sevens team will assemble this Saturday August 20 to train in advance of the Emirates Airlines USA Rugby Men’s All-Star Sevens Championship which begins on Friday August 26 at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif. Head Coach Alexander Magleby coached the Men’s Collegiate All-Americans Fifteens side… [Read more…]
August 3, 2011
San Diego, CA – The United States Rugby Football Foundation is auctioning off a New Zealand All Blacks jersey autographed by two of the greatest players to have ever played the game, Michael Jones and Richie McCaw. Not only will the high bidder receive a very unique piece of rugby history just prior to this… [Read more…]
July 19, 2011
by Ted Hardy (taking a pause from my summer hiatus) Today the Atlantic Coast announced the pools for the second annual Atlantic Coast Invitational 7′s. Founded by members of the Atlantic Coast Rugby League, the ACI 7′s brings together rugby teams from schools that participate in the Atlantic Coast Conference. North Carolina State heads into the… [Read more…]
October 31, 2011
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