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Gainline Africa is a Canadian sports for development organization that uses the power of rugby as a vehicle for development in Africa’s post-conflict communities. Gainline was founded by a small group of rugby players who experienced positive benefits playing the game they love. From these beginnings, Gainline believes rugby is a non-intrusive, efficient and cost-effective [...]

It was a rough fall semester for the Texas A&M University Women’s Rugby Club. Losses of 22-10 to Texas and 29-15 to Texas Tech were close, hard-hitting matches in which the Lady Ags just could not find a rhythm that could overcome the motivation and numbers of their opposition. Linsey Wotjasczyk, club president and flyhalf, [...]

Play Rugby USA was honored at the 2011 Rugby Expo Awards Dinner by receiving the Community Program of the Year award! Mark Griffin was on hand in Twickenham to accept the award. The award was presented to the entry which has devised and delivered outstanding community program activities within the communities they reach. Criteria included [...]

I have a soft spot for Guam in my heart as I lived there when I was younger. An absolutely beautifiul island that I hope to visit again someday. I wish I had found rugby there as a teenager! from Kuam.com: This year’s girl’s high school rugby season will now offer tackle rugby to those [...]

The Washington D.C. Furies Women’s Rugby Football Club is actively seeking experienced coaches committed to building a championship-caliber program to join their team beginning in Spring 2012. Candidates are sought to fill two open assistant coaching positions, one specializing in working with backline players and another specializing with forwards. The coaching staff is currently led [...]

from USA Rugby: BOULDER, Colo. — The 2012 USA Rugby High School National Championships will be an invitational format for 2012.  Teams will apply for a spot in the tournament, with a national committee considering the applications. The Girl’s High School National Championship Tournament will be hosted in Stanford, Calif. on the weekend of May [...]

See rosters and scores from the weekend, go here. from USA Rugby: COLLEGE STATION, Texas – As the sun set on the 2011 USA Rugby Women’s College Sevens Championships on Saturday evening one team found themselves recapping a children’s movie at halftime in the final. “We talked about How to Train a Dragon,” said Austin Hall, Head Coach of [...]

YSC received permission to publish this letter from Sue Parker, on behalf of the USA Rugby Women’s Collegiate Strategic Committee. Join the movement! We’ve created a Facebook page for this issue, join today! USA Rugby WCSC letter to BOD 120911 [PDF] I’m sure I don’t have to express to you how important these issues are, not [...]