Guest From Rugby Wrapup: A perennial Team USA Eagle, Phaidra Knight is one of the most recognized names in women’s rugby. Today, she chats with former Eagleand current Team USA Assistant Coach, Joanne Ward Kos. PK: Jo, thanks for taking the time to tell me and the World of rugby more about you. Jo: No problem. PK: Where did you grow up and … Read more
from USA Rugby: CHULA VISTA, Calif. – The USA Rugby Women’s Eagle Sevens team is preparing for the Hong Kong Sevens, its third tournament of the 2011-2012 season and the second stop of the IRB Women’s Challenge Cup, a developing global women’s sevens series. Following a stellar run to the Cup finals in the USA Women’s Sevens International … Read more
Serevi™ has come out in strong support of women’s rugby with the recent hire of US Eagle Emilie Bydwell in San Diego. Bydwell will front our women’s programming in California working with Director of California Matt Hawkins. She will also have a guiding hand in the development of a national women’s programming platform working with … Read more
from NY 1: Watch video here. The nonprofit group Up2Us teamed up with Play Rugby USA Wednesday to teach the game to students at Alain L. Locke Magnet School for Environmental Stewardship in Morningside Heights. NY1’s Ruschell Boone filed the following report. Rugby is a lot like American football, except for a lack of protective … Read more
Letter from Head Coach Kathy Flores Hello All Interested Grizzlies Participants I hope you are all looking forward to the 2012 NASCs as this may be the last event of this type. I’d like to introduce our staff: Head Coach: Kathy Flores, Berkeley All Blues Assistant Coach: Jarred Power, ORSU Skills Coach (PNW + Utah Camp): … Read more
***Pac Coast College All-Stars*** Introducing the 2012 Staff: Head Coach: Brandon Sparks (BerkeleyAll-Blues,Cal) Assistant Coach: Sharon Blaney (ORSU) Manager: Phoebe Boone (BerkeleyAll-Blues) In order to encourage players to participate and have less financial strain we will be holding two separate camps this year. One will be held in the Bay Area of California … Read more
What do you think? Vote for when 7s and 15s should be played! Originally posted on the Rugby Northeast blog: Dear Nigel, I am writing you directly on behalf of all women’s colleges in the Northeast and Midwest and pockets of teams and unions throughout the country. As you’ll see below, I have copied union executives, … Read more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Minnesota Amateur Rugby Foundation (MARF) is pleased to announce their transition to Minnesota Youth Rugby (MYR). As the official State Based Rugby Organization (SBRO) in Minnesota, the board of directors recently voted to re-brand MARF and align the organization more closely with the leading SBRO’s around the country. The name change signifies … Read more
from Rugby Wrapup: A perennial Team USA Eagle, Phaidra Knight is one of the most recognized names in women’s rugby. Today, she chats with former Penn State rugger and current Team USA Eagle, Deven Owsiany. PK: Deven, first off thanks for joining me today to tell the world a little bit about you. Deven: Sure, no prob! PK: Earlier this week, you were … Read more
On the second day of USA Sevens I receieved a few tweets concerning the music choice… and now a formal letter. February 15, 2012 USA Sevens LLC 2711 Centerville Road, Suite 400 Wilmington, Delaware 19808 Re: Music at Las Vegas 7’s Dear USA Sevens LLC, This past weekend of 7’s rugby was one of the … Read more