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Growing the game is a legacy of love for many rugby supporters.  The International Rugby Board lists 118 different countries where the game is present and managed by dedicated, and often multi-cultural, groups of professionals.  The Lao Rugby Federation (LRF), based in Vientiane, Laos, is one such Federation currently delivering various rugby development opportunities to [...]

from Bill McLaren Foundation: In January 2012, Bhubesi Pride will embark on its first expedition, working with 15 schools in 10 African countries to use rugby as a tool for education and development. The Bill McLaren Foundation will be with them every step of the way, supporting the expedition with “Bill’s Buses” – all terrain [...]

Hi everyone! My name is Tucker Wallace, I’m 16 years old, and from Joplin, Missouri. This Summer I have the opportunity to go to Tonga on a mission trip. While on this trip I am completing my Eagle Project. In Tonga, rugby isn’t just a game, but a way of life! Tonga is a high [...]

I was shocked to find a women’s rugby comic the other day, so I knew I had to share! Here is the cover art, click the image to read the comic. Make sure to scroll down as the comic describes each scene for non-ruggers. Don’t love that is includes a fight, never a good image [...]

March 3-4 was the San Diego Surfers annual Champagne Classic Rugby Tournament. This is a well known tournament in the US that is a women’s only event. This year the referee organizer Luann Campbell brought in all women referees to officiate the event. As well as a training venue for these referees, there were also [...]

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 [...]

from NY 1: Watch video here. The nonprofit group Up2Us teamed up with Play Rugby USA Wednesday to teach the game to students at Alain L. Locke Magnet School for Environmental Stewardship in Morningside Heights. NY1’s Ruschell Boone filed the following report. Rugby is a lot like American football, except for a lack of protective [...]

Twitter Lists are starting to pop up all over the place and they provide a quick and easy way to follow a specific topic or list of twitter accounts. We’ve gone ahead and created Twitter Lists for women’s rugby teams including: All #wRugby Players We know its possibly impossible to get every #wrugby rugger out [...]

AUCKLAND, New Zealand — USA Rugby is thrilled to announce that its youth program, Rookie Rugby, has won the International Rugby Board Development Award for 2011. Union vice-chairman, Bob Latham, was on hand to accept the award on behalf of USA Rugby at the star-studded IRB Awards Ceremony on Sunday October 23 in Auckland, just one day after [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Minnesota Amateur Rugby Foundation (MARF) is pleased to announce their transition to Minnesota Youth Rugby (MYR).  As the official State Based Rugby Organization (SBRO) in Minnesota, the board of directors recently voted to re-brand MARF and align the organization more closely with the leading SBRO’s around the country.  The name change signifies [...]