Women’s Rugby World Cup 2014: A Closer Look

The IRB’s press release detailing the “Route to Paris” for the 2014 WRWC was issued yesterday, and appears on YSC. However, as is the way press releases, they require careful reading – and tend to emphasise the positive a bit. So let’s take a close look at what will happen between now and 2014. First… How will … Read more

With You Podcast – First Topic is Gender Equity for Women’s Rugby

In early December, Lisa Rosen approached YSC to see if we wanted to help do a women’s rugby podcast. We then brought in A Rugby Life as Hedley already does podcasts and rocks them! After several conference calls, emails and time…we’ve finally got it all arranged! Our first inaugural With You Podcast will be taking place next … Read more

The Participation of American Women in Rugby; By Savannah Adams

from Ezine Articles, By Savannah Adams: In 1972, three all-female rugby teams represented three prestigious universities-Colorado State University, the University of Colorado at Boulder, and the University of Illinois at Champaign. When the pioneer members graduated, Colorado rugby training schools soon sprouted in major cities and urban areas in the state. In 1978, the first ever Women’s … Read more

Building an International Sevens Team for the Las Vegas Sevens Tournament by taking advantage of Social Media

from Lee Bennet: During the summer of 2011 in Toronto the coach of the Senior Womens Toronto Saracen’s team Andy Ireland hatched the idea of taking a team to participate in the Vegas Sevens tournament. Initially the team would be made up of the Saracen players but as the fall came it became obvious that … Read more

Sam Pankey – USA Rugby Eagle, Day 2, The “Calming-Long-Pulse-Sounding” Test and More

Schedule for today: 7am breakfast, 8:30am-12pm meeting into beep test into morning session 1 into reflection into morning session 2, 12pm lunch, 1pm-5:30pm meeting into evening games into evening session, 5:30-7:30 ice baths into shower into dinner, 7:30-8:45 meeting…and done. Twas a busy day, but a very productive one. The beep test turned out to … Read more

Sam Pankey – USA Rugby Eagle, Vertical Test & Tigertown History

Re-posted with permission from On The Rugby Sidelines: “No beep test this morning!” You can imagine how suspiciously excited we were upon hearing this. However, breaking news that the beep test would be tomorrow morning quickly routed the evanescent excitement. Actually, none of us had any hope of the beep test disappearing from our itinerary, … Read more