“State of the Union”, a US rugby news show

I’ve worked with Hedley on several projects and I am happy to support him on his newest endeavor. Read on and SUPPORT!

Hello and welcome to my project!

My name is Hedley Lagrand and I am excited to share the details of my latest project with you.

Since moving to the States in 2000, I’ve been actively involved in the American rugby union scene. Be it as player and coach or helping promote the game through different events and online via my blog and podcast, I have been passionate about sharing my love of the game.

Over the years, TV coverage in the US has started to pick up, but the domestic rugby scene has been minimized in favor of the more popular international and major US tournaments. However, I plan to change that with “State of the Union”, the first US rugby news show on the web.

The show will take the form of a weekly four- to five-minute long newscast, covering the men’s, women’s, college divisions and tournaments, and the ever-growing youth rugby scene. I also plan to include rugby-related special interest stories and
a round-up of the week’s results from across the states.

The initial plan is to produce one season of the program with a premier of the pilot in December, followed by the series launch early next year to coincide with the spring rugby season.

To accomplish this, I’ve pulled together a fantastic team of production staff and content providers to create a professional production that I have been dreaming of. With your help, I plan to raise $8000 to cover the costs of producing the entire first season. If I exceed my target, all of the additional funds will go into financing future seasons. If it turns out that I don’t reach my target, don’t worry: your contribution will still be used to produce a variation of the program. Either way, the show will go on!

I am really excited about this project and I hope you are too.

So please show your support, contribute, spread the word, and join me in creating a bit of American rugby history.

Cheers!

Hedley