Great representation from the Texas Rugby Union: For Immediate Release July 29, 2009 Boys’ Age-Grade Camp Proves Successful in Player Development GLENDALE, Colo. – The top 40 prospective athletes for both the Under-20 National Team and High School All-American programs converged on Glendale’s Infinity Park last week for the USA Rugby Boys’ Age-Grade Training Camp. …
For Immediate Release July 27, 2009 USA Rugby VIPs Attend Houston Fundraiser HOUSTON – The Houston Rugby community’s first-ever Lost Afternoon Luncheon was a rousing, sell-out success featuring speeches from USA Rugby CEO Nigel Melville, Eagles Coach Eddie O’Sullivan, and Vice Chair Bob Latham. Thousands of dollars were raised for youth rugby programs in the …
USA Rugby Announces City-Based Sevens Tournament Team Rosters BOULDER, Colo. – Following tryouts in early July and a two-week development program, the four USA Rugby City-Based Sevens teams have named their rosters for the inaugural Sevens Tournament that will be held in Philadelphia, Pa., on July 26. Women’s sevens teams from Boston, New York City, …
IRB Council Selects England as RWC 2015 and Japan as RWC 2019 Hosts The International Rugby Board Council has awarded Rugby World Cup 2015 to England and Rugby World Cup 2019 to Japan. The decision, which was approved by a vote of 16 to 10, ratifies Rugby World Cup Limited’s recommendation announced last month. IRB …
July 15, 2009 USA Rugby’s 2010 National Championship Schedule Announced BOULDER, Colo. – USA Rugby has officially announced its National Championship schedule for 2010 and is still requesting organizations to submit bids to host several of its upcoming events. Boasting membership in excess of 80,000, USA Rugby is looking to combine the growing momentum for …
July 14, 2009 Caravelli Assembles Mix of Youth and Experience for Upcoming World Games GLENDALE, Colo. – USA Men’s National Sevens Coach Al Caravelli has assembled a versatile mix of young and experienced players for the training camp leading into the World Games in Kaohsiung, China. With eight Collegiate All-Americans, nine capped 15 players, …
July 15, 2009 USA U20 WNT Defeat Canada U20’s BOULDER, Colo. – The USA Women’s Under-20 National Team beat their Canadian counterparts by a score of 38-20 today in its third match of the Under-20 Nations Cup. The game started well for the Americans and they opened the scoring with a penalty by …
Please pass this along as the dates for COWTOWN Tournament are October 10 & 11 Gateway Park. The format has changed a bit to have five fields,three divisions “OPEN” “SOCIAL” “COLLEGE”. The event will be listed on our Club Web site with entry forms and tournament information. We are reaching out to clubs not only …
Congrats to Michael Englebrecht. BOULDER, Colo. – Following a recent interviews process conducted by USA Rugby’s CEO and President of Operations Nigel Melville with input from Eddie O’Sullivan (Eagles Head Coach) and Matt Sherman (National Age Grade Director), USA Rugby officially announced its coach appointments for the USA Men’s Select XV, Men’s Under-20s and Boy’s …
Congrats to Chris Parker and Hunter Leland. BOULDER, Colo. – USA Rugby announced today the squad selections for the Men’s Collegiate All-Americans’ upcoming three-match tour in South Africa. “It’s an exciting time to be a collegiate player or coach in the U.S. The quality of play continues to rise rapidly. The hard work high school …