The USA 7s and Las Vegas Invitational may give a lot of press for men’s rugby, but women have a huge role to play not only as players in the LVI and the Women’s International 7s, but as spectators. One of the largest fields of the USA Women’s International 7s will play February 11-12. The … Read more
Re-post from : Donations and messages of support are pouring in for the 2-year-old son of a rugby referee who is fighting a deadly heart disease. Shuki is the son of 34-year-old Akihisa Aso, who served as the referee during the 90th national high-school rugby championship. The championship ended on Jan. 8 in a 31-31 … Read more
Re-post from Rugby Supersite: And you’re unable to make the trip to Las Vegas this year to attend the tournament in person? Kicking yourself for not checking out the big party in mid-February? Welcome to the same boat that many of us are in. Before you get upset at the idea of not going to Vegas, … Read more
Kris De Scossa has been revealed as the new head coach of the Women’s Welsh Rugby Team .De Scossa was recently working with the Canadian women’s team and was part of the back room staff which guided the side to sixth place in last year’s World Cup – Wales eventually finished ninth. He will be … Read more
Catherine Spencer, who most recently led England to the 2010 Women’s Rugby World Cup Final, has decided to step down as England Captain ahead of the new international season. Spencer was England’s captain for three seasons, taking over the captaincy armband in 2007 from Susan Day. Since then the Bristol No.8 has led England to … Read more
from IRB.com: England flanker Maggie Alphonsi has capped a remarkable year by becoming the first woman in the 50-year history of the Rugby Union Writers’ Club to be honoured with the prestigious Pat Marshall Memorial Award as personality of the year 2010. Alphonsi, one of the stars of Women’s Rugby World Cup 2010 on home … Read more
Suva, Fiji – The Fiji Rugby Union (FRU) has become the world’s first sporting body to pledge support for WWF’s Earth Hour, an annual global event that encourages people everywhere to take meaningful action to tackle climate change. “We are very proud to have the Fiji Rugby Union take part in this global campaign, said … Read more
“The coaching course that will be held in Las Vegas is a ‘can’t miss’ opportunity if you want to further your coaching of rugby sevens.” – USA Eagle Sevens Head Coach, Al Caravelli Dear USA Rugby Member, USA Rugby is thrilled to be able to provide a top-notch sevens coaching course in conjunction with the … Read more
Re-posted from ScrumQueens: Three tries from the Women’s Rugby World Cup have been nominated by the IRB and the International Rugby Players Association for the Try of the Year 2010 Award. Stand-out tries from England’s Danielle Waterman, Australia’s Cobie-Jane Morgan and New Zealand’s Huriana Manuel are in the mix along with 15 other top international … Read more
from Rugby America: It appears that Universal Sports is just beginning to scratch the surface of their coverage of the IRB HSBC Sevens World Series. As reported on Rugby America a couple days ago, Universal Sports has added a World Series package to their online offerings. The pacakge includes Live and On Demand coverage of … Read more