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Photo courtesy Tampa Bay Krewe Women’s Rugby Club Facebook (link) When Tampa Bay joined the DII Florida league in 2017-18, the team won just one game. Every season since, the Krewe ..
Photo: Jackie Finlan / TRB The 2020-21 senior club national 15s championships will not occur, per the following announcement that featured on USA Club Rugby’s social media channels: ..
Photo: Jackie Finlan / TRB Original Press Release (FB): LINK We hope you are all staying safe and healthy during these times. We wanted to send out an update on some of the changes ..
Photo: Alex Ho, hoiho.net USA Rugby Press Release TRANSGENDER ATHLETES & PARTICIPANTS USA Rugby believes everyone should not just be allowed, but encouraged to play rugby. Our sport ..
Southern Pines Women’s Rugby Facebook JAN 24 / PRESS RELEASE • More Covid Cancelations This past Monday, January 18th, the CGRU [Carolinas Geographic Rugby Union] board held ..
Of the two Major League Rugby teams that field USA Rugby-sanctioned National Development Programs (NDPs), it’s the New England Free Jacks that has outlined and acted on its vision. ..
Graphic courtesy Northeast Academy Facebook (link) There are two National Development Programs (NDPs) physically rooted in the Northeast: the long-established Northeast Academy (NEA) ..
The following snippets relate to teams’ and leagues’ playing status this spring relative to Covid-19. For additional updates, follow #Covid2021. University of Arizona Director ..
The Women’s Premier League (WPL), like all senior clubs, canceled its fall 2020 season due to Covid-19. But the country’s top-flight competition is holding out hope for a spring ..
Photo: Amy Pachcinski The Florida Geographic Union (GU) has readied a spring 2021 matrix season for its senior clubs and the women’s teams intend to start playing 15s in early ..
PRESS RELEASE / Glendale, CO – In November, USA Rugby launched new Introduction to Coaching and Refereeing courses in an all-online format. With the approval of World Rugby, USA Rugby ..
PRESS RELEASE / Glendale, CO – Following the USA Rugby Board of Directors Q4 Meeting, the board has approved the terms of reference for the bylaw-required Referee & Laws ..
Johnson (left) and Kitlinski (right) / Exeter Chiefs Official Facebook photo (link) Exeter has signed two more Americans for the 2020-21 Allianz Premier 15s season, adding Eagles Rachel ..
The Rugby Breakdown (TRB) maintains a public, ongoing calendar of girls’ and women’s rugby events that occur in the U.S. (or involve the national teams). The listing only ..
Covid-19 will impact if not outright cancel rugby competitions during the first half of 2021, and TRB will track those developments as they’re announced. The Midwest Rugby Union, ..
Lin during the 2019 WPL season (Photo: Jackie Finlan / TRB) The USA Women’s National Team (WNT) converged on Glendale, Colo., committing to an eight-week Daily Training Environment ..
GLENDALE, CO – The USA Rugby Board of Directors virtually gathered for the quarter-four meeting this past week, reviewing and addressing current matters of the organization. All newly ..
Photo courtesy ARPTC Facebook American Rugby Pro Training Center (ARPTC) was already positioned to adapt to pandemic conditions. Every summer since 2015, the National Development Program ..
GLENDALE, CO – USA Rugby Training & Education announced a major step forward in returning to rugby as select coaching and referee courses will resume in-person activities starting ..
Old Glory Academy assistant coach Bri Kim / Photos: Paris Malone This fall, Major League Rugby (MLR) named Guy Hagen its Director of Youth Development, a new position for the four-year-old ..
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