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 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…]
October 31, 2011
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…]
October 14, 2011
by Ted Hardy Before I am inundated with tasks this morning, I found a small window of opportunity to crank out some thoughts. So much has been or is going on right now it is hard to focus on one or two items. Instead, let’s go for a run through recent events. Rugby World Cup… [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 16, 2011
Article courtesy of IRB.com The IRB has underscored its commitment to delivering annual international Women’s Sevens competition with the first IRB-sanctioned Women’s International Sevens tournament set to take place as part of the Emirates Airline Dubai Rugby Sevens on 2-3 December 2011. The tournament will be integrated with the men’s HSBC Sevens World Series Round… [Read more…]
September 13, 2011
BOULDER, Colo. – Two USA Rugby representatives have been elected to the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) Athletes’ Advisory Council (AAC). Christy Ringgenberg was elected as the AAC rep and James Gillenwater will serve as an alternate. Ringgenberg and Gillenwater applied to be on the AAC and underwent an extensive selection process to eventually be… [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…]
April 12, 2012
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