BOULDER, Colo. – Eddie O’Sullivan has named a new-look Eagles team to face Australia in their third pool match of the 2011 Rugby World Cup (RWC). The USA Head Coach has made several changes for the 8:30 p.m clash on Friday at the Wellington Regional Stadium. The match will be LIVE on Universal Sports at… [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 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 16, 2011
BOULDER, Colo. – The USA Eagles showed tremendous heart to defeat Russia 13-6 at Stadium Taranaki and record their first win at the 2011 Rugby World Cup (RWC). It was a huge team performance from the Eagles in very wet conditions which saw a fantastic Mike Petri try, and the boot of Chris Wyles giving… [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 14, 2011
BOULDER, Colo. – Three changes have been made to the starting USA Eagles team that will face Russia during their Rugby World Cup (RWC) clash at Stadium Taranaki on September 15th. United States Head Coach, Eddie O’Sullivan, has brought in hooker Chris Biller, prop Mate Moeakiola and fullback Chris Wyles who is returning from injury.… [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 13, 2011
The first weekend of Women’s Premier League play saw four games with brilliant individual performances that led to hat tricks in two of the four matches. In the first match of the weekend the women from Keystone outscored their Beantown counterparts 19-5 in a defensive struggle on the East Coast. Stacy Baker of Keystone converted… [Read more…]
September 12, 2011
BOULDER, Colo. – Inspired by the 10th anniversary of 9/11, the USA Eagles produced a massive performance in their Rugby World Cup opener against Ireland on Sunday. The United States lost out 22-10 at Taranaki Stadium, but received tremendous support from the packed crowd, in a match that was closer than the score suggested. Eagles… [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 7, 2011
On a beautiful Labor Day weekend in Hanover, Dartmouth kicked off their fall season with a pair of tough tests against top Canadian sides Queen’s University and McGill University as part of the Dartmouth Rugby Classic presented by Rockwood and Royall Rugby. Although The Big Green had a tough start opening game against Queen’s, losing… [Read more…]
September 22, 2011
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