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All photos courtesy Charlotte Junior Rugby Facebook (link) North Carolina held a winter 7s season for U10 through high school girls and boys, and six divisional champions took home ..
Photo: Nathalie Norris The Washington Loggers are one of eight USA Rugby National Development Programs (NDPs), and Lauren Barber and Carly MacKinnon continue to oversee their girls’ ..
Original Post (link) Rugby New Jersey will hold its 8th annual college fair virtually over six nights in February, featuring 25 men’s and women’s programs. Even though we can’t ..
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 ..
Photo: Sparta-Rock Girls Rugby Team Facebook Rugby Michigan President Andy Dauser isn’t holding much hope for a fruitful spring of rugby. The girls’ high school season was canceled ..
SCYR Player Spotlight: Belmont Shore’s Lolua Tauanu’u / SCYR Facebook photo Covid-19 has shut down high-contact team sports in Southern California, but rugby is still making ..
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) ..
Bishop O’Dowd during the 2020 LAI 7s / Photo: Jackie Finlan (TRB) In a Jan. 7, 2021, membership update (excerpt below), Rugby NorCal released a return-to-play schedule that begins ..
Southeast Polk is the reigning IAYR champion / Amanda White Photography Iowa Youth Rugby Association (IAYRA) reiterated its intention to host concurrent girls’ and boys’ ..
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 ..
When Covid-19 canceled all of the Midwest Youth Rugby (MYR) competitions for spring and summer 2020, the organization immediately began planning for the day when rugby could reactivate. ..
Jackie Finlan / TRB photo PRESS RELEASE Rugby Pennsylvania is excited to announce its plan for the Spring 2021 season. Rugby PA teams will compete in a 6-round season beginning on April ..
There are myriad ways that one can aid rugby in the U.S. but Kat Aversano is making a special case for the impact one can effect with USA Youth & High School Rugby (USAY&HSR). ..
ARPTC alumna Hallie Taufoou played in the recent WNT Stars vs. Stripes match. (Photo: TRB) Following successful summer and fall residencies this year, the American Rugby Pro Training ..
Photo: Jackie Finlan / The Rugby Breakdown PRESS RELEASE • USA Youth and High School Rugby (USAY&HSR), the National Governing Body of youth and high school rugby in the U.S. ..
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 ..
USA Rugby South fields high school through senior all-star teams, and they provide valuable playing opportunities for the aspiring athlete. But when USA Rugby announced the National ..
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