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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 ..
U14 Rebels at TN HS 7s Championship Dean Pappas discovered rugby through his middle school daughter, Arianna, who booted up with Rebels Rugby in Roswell, Ga. Initially he cheered from ..
Photo: Addie Tarrance (Instagram @AddieTarrance) There’s temptation to label 2020 as the “year of Covid-19” and add asterisks to the unorthodox competitions that might have played ..
Provo vs. United / Photo courtesy United Girls Rugby Facebook (link) The Utah Youth Rugby girls’ high school fall 7s season completed three rounds of regular-season play and the quarterfinals, ..
Photo courtesy Rugby Idaho Facebook Meridian High School claimed the 2020 West Ada 7s Championship last month but the Warriors weren’t the only ones honored at the end of the season. ..
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 ..
GLENDALE, CO – Following an application and evaluation period, USA Rugby Training & Education collaborated with community stakeholders to appoint seven Regional Administrators ..
Photo: Carly Minnick The Chargers repeated as the Rugby Indiana fall champions, this time adding a touch 7s title to the Carroll-area program’s extensive trophy case. There was a period ..
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