from my inbox: I had the pleasure of observing two days of the Serevi Rugby camp, Fri and Sat in Seattle the previous weekend. Followed by watching the Vikings beat the Seahawks at the stadium with my son Blake myself. Gordon Tietjens, the All Blacks greatest 7s coach in history, Coach Al Caravelli USA 7s … Read more
Unfortunately in the good ‘ol USA we still struggle to find rugby on TV. So we are stuck going to bars, pubs and other establishments to watch the sport we love. Its not all bad, you get a few friends together and drink a pint or two right!? If you are lucky you can watch … Read more
By Buzz McClain, Special to Universal Sports Two days before the final is the Bronze Final, where the teams play for third place. It means a lot to the players — Argentina won in 2007, upsetting host France yet again — because they get beau coups bonus dollars, and their nations climb up the world ranking list. … Read more
from Voxy: The Hong Kong Rugby Football Union is pleased to announce that HSBC is the new principal partner of Hong Kong’s Men’s and Women’s National Rugby Teams. As part of the sponsorship, the HSBC logo will enjoy pride of place on the official national rugby jerseys of Hong Kong. The sponsorship extends across the … Read more
from my inbox: With the England Rugby team now out in New Zealand and preparing for the RWC – Nike have some behind the scenes content to share with you (which includes Ashton, Foden etc..) for your site which we hope might be of interest as additional video content: Cheers, Ked
Want to predict who will win the RWC games each week? Join the YSC Rugby Fans RWC Pick’em Game! Its all just for fun… And for all things RWC make sure to check out A Rugby Life’s Guide to Watching the RWC in the USA.
from my inbox: Dear Players/Coaches, Breathe Rugby are giving you and your players a once in a lifetime opportunity! We are excited to announce that we are holding a free Rugby World Cup competition where you will have the opportunity to win a number of prizes including a Wallabies World Cup jersey signed by Aussie stars … Read more
Thanks to Dan over at American Rugby News Group for sending this video this morning.
Rugby world cup 2011 smartphone applications The rugby world cup is officially the 3rd highest watched sporting event in the world after the football world cup and the Olympics. Over 4 billion people tuned into the 2007 world cup in France from 238 countries, an even more incredible set of figures will be recorded this … Read more
VENUE: Olympic Training Center – Chula Vista 2800 Olympic Parkway Chula Vista, CA 91915 CONTACTS: USA Rugby: Lindsay Tiernan, (303) 539-0300 x 106 (ltiernan@usarugby.org) USA Rugby On-Site: Matt Trenary, (269) 254-6733 (mtrenary@usarugby.org) Match Commissioners: Jim Snyder, (jsnyder@usarugby.org) BROADCAST: Looks like there may be taped delay of games? No mention of if this will be men’s … Read more