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The March Madness Rugby Tournament was held in Wayne, Nebraska as it has for a few years now at the end of March. It is hosted annually by the Wayne State Rugby Football Club and is advertised as one of the larger rugby tournaments in the Midwest (second to Ruggerfest in St. Louis). There were [...]

A few weekends ago, May 14th, the Austin Valkyries traveled to Norman, Oklahoma to play two matches. One against Oklahoma State University, the other against the University of Oklahoma Roses in our final match of the season. In the first match of the day, the Valkyries took on the OSU women’s rugby team. The match [...]

This past weekend, February 25th and 26th, the Kansas City Jazz hosted a rugby clinic in Shawnee, Kansas. This clinic served the purpose of most other clinics but also posed as a try-out for those interested in playing for the Heart of America Under-23 All Stars. This was a two-day clinic run by the Kansas [...]

This past weekend, Kurt Weaver from USA rugby came down to Oklahoma to help us grow our Youth Development program within the state. The program in Oklahoma isn’t a great one; however, Kurt coming down to host two different Rookie Rugby clinics in the state has shed light on the hope of youth rugby in [...]

This past weekend I attended the Youth Rugby Development Conference held this year in Atlanta, Georgia. Aside from the phenomenal time I had with all the ruggers, I had the pleasure of listening to numerous presentations that I know will positively impact my career; not only as a coach but also as a rugby player. [...]