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…]
October 11, 2011
San Diego, CA – To support its A Ball 4 All program, the United States Rugby Football Foundation is auctioning off a 2011 Rugby World Cup USA jersey signed by many of the U.S. players from this year’s Rugby World Cup. The autographs include those of captain Todd Clever, vice-captain Mike Petri, dynamic center Paul… [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…]
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…]
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…]
April 5, 2011
Article courtesy of IRB.com - Global participation increase of 19% since Rugby World Cup 2007 - Olympic Effect being felt throughout the global Rugby family - IRB investment and hosting strategies driving factors The International Rugby Board has welcomed the findings of a major new study which highlights strong growth in Rugby participation since Rugby… [Read more…]
March 31, 2011
by the Delaware Rugby Foundation Over the course of the past seven months, members of the Delaware Rugby Foundation (DRF) have been advocating for the addition of Rookie Rugby to the afterschool curriculum of local institutions that work with middle school-age children. “It hasn’t been easy,” comments Christopher Wierzbowski, a Public Ally of Delaware that… [Read more…]
March 24, 2011
Article courtesy of USA Rugby with additional content by Ted Hardy USA Rugby is pleased to announce that Rugby Alabama has been approved as a Level 1 State-Based Rugby Organization (SBRO). The organization applied for SBRO status last Tuesday March 15th and was approved by the USA Rugby Youth and High School Department yesterday. The… [Read more…]
March 23, 2011
Texas A&M RFC, The Department of Recreational Sports and the Old Maroon Foundation are happy to announce they will be hosting a Youth Rugby Summer Camp for athletes aged 14– 19 years old July 20-24th, 2011. Within the main camp, there will be a day camp for 9-13 year old players on Saturday July23rd. The… [Read more…]
January 17, 2012
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