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One of Megan Swanson's murals in Minneapolis By Carol Ann Crump & Jackie Finlan Black Lives Matter is a response to racial injustice, police brutality and civil rights violations, ..
Nash (and her three Land Park teammates in the background) and Opeti are both NorCal all-stars Rugby NorCal has named its high school and middle school all-star pools for the 2019-20 ..
PRESS RELEASE – Hevani Kaihau, 20, is receiving the David Williamson Referee Scholarship for 2020 to advance her skills and experience as an emerging rugby official. The scholarship ..
Maggie Rouse is mother to eight boys and one girl, and for the past 25 years, she’s been involved in all of their sports. She’s coached their baseball, football, swim teams – ..
USA Youth and High School Rugby is a new 501(c)(3) organization that is separate from USA Rugby, but affiliated through services and a community agreement. Forty-five State Governing ..
UPDATE While the North American High School (NAHS) 7s Series was canceled due to Covid-19, the North American Invitational (NAI) 7s on July 31 – Aug. 1 is happening, pending some ..
The USA Rugby (USAR) reorganization decentralized the management of the different stakeholder groups, and they were tasked to form their own governing bodies. Youth and high school ..
The American Rugby Pro Training Center (ARPTC) is set to host its first virtual training program of the summer. COVID-19 restrictions landed rugby programs, athletes, and the globe ..
United graduating seniors (player IDs at end of article). Trish Griffee Photography The 2020 High School Club National Invitational Tournament (NIT) would have showcased another great ..
Photo: DC Furies Women’s Rugby Facebook COVID-19 has demolished the rugby calendar. As teams digest “Return to Play” guidelines, event organizers are simultaneously deciding ..
When The Rugby Breakdown (TRB) asked the rugby community for financial backing in order to exist, readers put down their credit cards in support of content they value, and they continue ..
Sarah Wells (left) & Elona Williams (right) It’s graduation season, a pivotal time that places reflection on the past alongside anticipation for the future. The rugby community ..
Scrums are a vulnerable area of the game / Photo: Jackie Finlan (TRB) PRESS RELEASE – World Rugby published its Return-to-Play Guidelines earlier this month and followed with ..
USA Rugby has published “Return to Play Guidelines” that will be implemented beginning June 1, 2020. The resource opens with the following: This information is a proposed ..
As Audra Nelson readied for elementary school, she had already decided that she was going to be a figure skater. The Winter Olympics had wooed her, and she focused all of her attention ..
Photo: World Rugby PRESS RELEASE World Rugby has announced that, with immediate effect, it will no longer be possible to score a try by grounding the ball against the post protector. ..
No huddling during Covid-19 / Photo: Alex Ho (hoiho.net) Covid-19 has halted all rugby competition, but World Rugby is preparing safety guidelines for when it’s time to return ..
Delaney Moyer was cruising a college fair in downtown Indianapolis when a recruitment officer summoned her to the U.S. Coast Guard Academy table. The then-freshman was wearing an oversized ..
It’s a difficult time to launch a new rugby program, but Christian Brothers University (CBU) is taking the time to rightly position itself as a legitimate option in Memphis, Tenn. ..
Photo: Max Rugby Fotos Original post: Women’s Rugby Coaches & Referees Association (WRCRA) At WRCRA, we occasionally field calls from universities and clubs asking if we can recommend ..
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