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…]
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…]
October 14, 2011
San Diego, CA (October 12, 2011) – The United States Rugby Football Foundation is asking for your help. For the past 48 years, the USRFF, through the generous donations of those in the rugby community, has been helping grow the sport of rugby across the country. One only needs to look at the 2011 U.S.… [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 22, 2011
The Rugby Academy announces its Third Annual College Day. College Day is an opportunity for men’s college rugby programs to meet and talk with the top high school rugby players (sophomores to seniors) in the Washington DC/Maryland/Virginia area. This year College Day will be on Sunday October 9th, 2011 at 12pm at Gonzaga College High School… [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…]
August 18, 2011
Release courtesy of USA Rugby with additional commentary by Ted Hardy Effective with the opening of the 2011-2012 Membership Season, the USA Rugby Board of Directors named four Geographical Unions (GUs) as part of a pilot program to review a new streamlined union structure. GUs are designed to support anticipated growth in the game and… [Read more…]
July 1, 2011
by Ted Hardy Can we build it? Yes… we… can! I figured that I would channel Bob the Builder for my latest editorial. As an editorial disclaimer, it should first be noted that by “building it”, I don’t mean any of the following: 1. A new Union 2. A unified season for college rugby 3.… [Read more…]
May 18, 2011
Four national champions will be crowned this weekend at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah in the Emirates Airline USA Rugby 2011 National Championships. The Boy’s High School, Boy’s Under-19, and the College Premier Division championship games will be played on Saturday May 21st and the Girls Under-19 title game will get underway on Sunday… [Read more…]
May 11, 2011
To honor one of the most prolific players to ever pull on a United States Eagles jersey, the United States Rugby Football Foundation is pleased to announce the third year of the Kevin Higgins College Scholarship Program. Last fall, the USRFF awarded eight $1,000 Kevin Higgins College Scholarships to deserving high school seniors who went… [Read more…]
May 9, 2011
SANDY, Utah — The Utah Warriors, the first professional rugby team in Utah, announced their expansion into two additional leagues, as well as taking over coaching and management of the Highland High School rugby teams. In addition to the current Utah Warriors team in the Rugby Super League (RSL), the Warriors franchise will expand into… [Read more…]
April 11, 2011
Texas A&M RFC hosted another successful Gareth Jones Challenge Cup this weekend in College Station, Texas. All in all, 32 teams competed in seven divisions across six fields at Veterans Park. The tournament was moved off campus this year as its normal home is being renovated. Although this proved to provide numerous logistical challenges, the club was… [Read more…]
March 29, 2012
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