We’ve been pretty critical about the Collegiate Rugby Championship and how they handle any competition that isn’t the Collegiate Men. In the past the men have had incredible support including all matches in the Stadium, access to elite match officials, meals, premium hotels, jersey assistance, off-field wear and more. The women’s teams have played off site (sometimes … Read more
The 2015 Girls’ High School Rugby National Invitational Championships are taking place May 16-17, 2015 at Founder’s Field in Pittsburgh, PA. The 16 team Championship features two divisions and is celebrating it’s 15th year! Quarterfinal and Semifinal matches will be held Saturday, May 16, with Division Finals played the morning and afternoon of Sunday, May 17. … Read more
The USA Rugby Academy, powered by Serevi®, has announced dates and locations for its 2015 series of High Performance Resident Camps aimed at identifying top players and providing a specific development pathway to the men’s and women’s U.S. National Teams. Working alongside USA Rugby, Serevi will host four resident camps around the country providing the … Read more
USA Rugby is looking for candidates for head coach roles for their Women’s Collegiate All-Americans and Girls High School All-Americans. Applicant coaches must hold a Level 200 certification, while those interested in the WCAA and GHSAA positions will need a record of coaching women that demonstrates excellence over time. Leadership and communication skills will be important … Read more
Lots of things have been happening with the development of women’s rugby at USA Rugby in the past few months. First it was the announcement of the new Women’s Eagles Pathway (including bringing back the NASCs), then Pete Steingberg weighed (defended) in on the NASCs and finally the Elite Coach Pathway & Elite Coach Development Program was released. Lets … Read more
from USA Rugby: USA Rugby members past and present will be surveyed and interviewed over the next few weeks as part of a World Rugby study that will examine the factors that cause players to remain in the sport and those that result in players leaving the sport. USA Rugby commissioned sport development firm Sport … Read more
The newly-established USA Rugby Girls High School All-American (GHSAA) team has named its inaugural roster in advance of the Las Vegas Invitational (LVI), to be played Feb. 13-15. Backed by the sponsorship of Serevi Rugby, during the LVI the GHSAAs will compete as two teams in the High School Girls Elite 7s division. Girls for … Read more
This year at the National Development Summit (NDS) there was an amazing track focused on the Women’s Rugby World Cup (WRWC). We already shared a presentation by Pete Steingberg and Peter Bagetta on their experience at the 2014 WRWC and the lessons learned. Now we bring you another sneak peek into another amazing presentation by Pam … Read more
from the Boston Globe: Most of the sixth-graders on South Boston’s Joe Moakley Park on Saturday had never seen a rugby match before. Ten weeks ago, most only knew it was “kind of like football.” But after a semester learning the rules of the game, four local schools came together for Boston’s first middle school … Read more
There is no doubt that all of the teams at the 2014 Women’s Rugby World Cup (WRWC) learned lessons. But at the 2015 National Development Summit (NDS) the USA Rugby Women’s National Team Coaching Staff Pete Steinberg and Peter Bagetta took us through their lessons learned. I won’t take the time to list out all … Read more