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USA Men’s Club Rugby is divided into West & East Leagues, each with 4
Conferences. Conferences include West (Pacific North & South, Frontier & Red River) & East (Atlantic North, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest & Southern). Levels include Premier and Divisions 1-4.

Dallas RFC Release This weekend, the Dallas Rugby Football Club (“DRFC”) seeks to accomplish the historic feat of claiming two USA Club Rugby championships in the same season. Fresh off the heels of its USA Rugby’s Senior Club Championship in XVs, DRFC heads to St. Louis, Missouri this weekend to compete for a USA Club Rugby 7s National Championship. Unlike XVs, which features fifteen players per team and 40-minute halves, 7s involves seven players from each team, and 7-minute halves. Both versions of the sport are played on a soccer-sized field. However, with fewer players, 7s—the version of the sport played in the Olympics—is a much faster paced game. Sevens is also played in a tournament…

The Alaska Rugby Union will kick off its 2022 schedule this Saturday with the Mother Tucker Rugby Ruckus. The regular season then begins next weekend. 28 SATURDAY MOTHER TUCKER Rugby Ruckus 10:00 AM Davis Park JUNE 4 SATURDAY BARBARIANS MANU BEARS 1:00 PM Davis Park BORE TIDE 907 BROTHERS 3:00 PM Davis Park 10 FRIDAY MIDNIGHT SUN 7s TOURNAMENT (pool play) TBA Multi 11 SATURDAY MIDNIGHT SUN 7s TOURNAMENT (knockouts) TBA AMRG 18 SATURDAY Women’s Combo Women’s Combo 1:00 PM Davis Park BARBARIANS 907 BROTHERS 3:00 PM Davis Park BORE TIDE YETIS 5:00 PM Davis Park 25 SATURDAY Midnight Sun…

USA Rugby South Release The newly re-formed Pacific Northwest Selects will travel to Nashville, TN from Seattle, WA to challenge the Panthers in their first game on Jan 15, 2022.  The Hendersonville Rugby Complex will host the game at 2 PM and The Lost Paddy will host both teams afterward.  Everyone is looking forward to this event. USA Rugby South Squad Aaron Martin                         Tampa Krewe Amro Gouda                         Life U Andrew Rappe                      Nashville Austin Grant                          Atlanta Old White Austin Parrish                       Brevard Old Red Eye Bryan Todman                      Palm Beach Calvin Storey                        James River Chris Kinzer                          Chattanooga Colby Pearl                           MTSU David Coleman                    …

By Adam Hughes The first time I stepped onto a rugby pitch I was thirty-three years old, chronically skinny, had never played a contact sport in my life and was deeply depressed. Six years later and I’m less depressed, still skinny, the Blackwater Rugby Club president and head coach. It may not have been love at first sight—there were still practices where I would drive to the field and keep driving because I was too anxious to get out of the car—but it was close to it. ​What kept me playing rugby well past the reasonable limits of my body?…

USA Rugby South Release Austin Outlaws 38 – 34 USA South Panthers, Austin, Texas, Dec 4, 2021 After a significant Covid layoff, USA Rugby South Panthers traveled to Austin Gilgronis Outlaws where 10 players earned their first South cap. Richard Shore, (Rugby ATL 404) captained the team with Jamal Hadley (Old Blue) as vice captain. Austin showed its intent early to be aggressive at the defensive breakdown and happy to have their forwards offload after contact. Austin utilized a 5-meter scrum to set up a forward pick and go for the first points of the day. Minutes later after punishing…

USA Rugby South Release After a year since the Panthers were last able to play, we are excited to travel to Austin, Texas to challenge the Austin Gilgronis Academy on December 4, 2021.  Covid has changed most things we do and our playing roster reflects that change with 10 new Panthers in the team. USA Rugby South is proud to announce its representatives: Alex Tomlinson                     NC State University Austin Grant                          Atlanta Old White Bryan Todman                      Palm Beach David Coleman                     Rocky Gorge David Truxal                          Macon German Jalil                          Miami Tridents Jamal Hadley                        Old Blue James Sheridan                   Old Blue John Truax                            Chattanooga Luciano…

Featured Photo: Meral Kathwari The American Rugby Premiership opened their 2021 season with NYAC defeating Old Blue 29-22 and Life Men’s beating Mystic River 44-15. The fifth member of the league, White Plains, opens their league season September 18. Look for more on their team next week! The NYAC vs Old Blue match is available on https://youtu.be/V_gQRyQYF0I It’s good to see club rugby being played again after the 2020 season was not held due to pandemic restrictions. What is different is that the ARP includes many Major League Rugby present and past players. This league, the Midwest Rugby Premiership, Division…

California Grizzlies Release MENS XV SERIES SQUAD ANNOUNCEMENT California Grizzlies have selected the following players and coaches for the upcoming XVSERIES™ season. Men’s Squad Selection Summary 40-player squad announced, made up from players affiliated to thirteen different programs including Life West Rugby (8), Santa Rosa (7), Olde Gaels (5), San Francisco Golden Gate (3), San Jose Seahawks (3), Silicon Valley RFC (3), East Palo Alto Razorbacks (2), Sacramento Rugby (2), East Bay Blues (2), St Mary’s College (1), Santa Clara University (1), Sacramento State University (1), Vacaville (1) and Berkeley (1) Inaugural member of the new XVSERIES™ with games against…

California Grizzlies Release WOMENS XVSERIES SQUAD ANNOUNCEMENT After a series of Talent ID Combines and a region wide search of potential talent, the California Grizzlies have selected the following players and coaches for the upcoming XVSERIES™ season. Womens Squad Selection Summary 34-person Women’s Squad announced, made up from players affiliated to eight different programs including Berkeley All Blues (13), Life West Gladiatrix (12), East Palo Alto Lady Razorbacks (3), St Mary’s College (2), Sacramento Amazons (1), San Jose Seahawks (1), Stanford University (1) and Lamorinda HS Rugby (1)Inaugural member of the new XVSERIES™ with games in September against Colorado Gray…

Dallas Harlequins Release The Dallas Harlequins have named their 2021/22 season coaching staff. Each member is committed to being the best they can be on and off the field in order to develop our structures and players. We aim to continue evolving as a club and continue moving forward. We look forward to your support over the season. Best of luck to all involved. Dallas Harlequins RFC is excited to announce the appointment of TRU Hall of Famer and USA U20’s coach, Michael ‘Moley’ Engelbrecht, as Head Coach for the upcoming 2022 season. Engelbrecht first joined the Harlequins as a player in 1987 before…

Chicago Lions Release The Chicago Lions Rugby organization, established in 1964, has hired Mark Santiago as their new Director of Youth Rugby and Women’s Fifteen Head Coach. The Chicago Lions merged the Wapiti Youth Program into the Chicago Lions in 2019. The Chicago Lions started their Women’s Fifteens program in 2018 and were D1 Midwest Champions before COVID halted their campaign for a 2020 National Championship. As Women’s Fifteens Head Coach, Mark will be responsible leading the Women’s Fifteens Rugby program and coordinating with other Chicago Lions Rugby program leaders. As the Director of Youth Rugby, Mark will be responsible…

Washington Athletic Club Release National tournament comes to Tukwila on August 14–15, 2021 Starfire Sports in Tukwila, home of Major League Rugby’s two-time champion Seattle Seawolves, will host the 2021 USA National Rugby 7s Tournament on August 14–15, 2021. The tournament is presented by the Washington Athletic Club, the event’s primary sponsor. Started in 1985,the national 7s tournament is a critical event in the landscape of American rugby as thousands of college players pour into 7s programs to participate in qualifiers for the event. Tukwila’s Starfire Sports was previously the host of the 2014 national 7s championship, the first major…

Infinity Park at Glendale Release After a year in which everything stopped, an exciting new era of rugby is underway with the RugbyTown Crossover Academy. The RugbyTown Crossover Academy is an initiative that director of rugby Mark Bullock and his team have had their eyes on for quite some time. The new program is designed to put elite athletes from other sports into a full-time rugby training environment for several months out of the year. The idea behind it all is to inject the national player pool with elite athletes and untapped talent and ultimately help the United States win…

November 19, 2020Dr. Shawn Elms USA Rugby South traveled to New Orleans for a game against the NOLA Gold Academy on November 14. This was the first game for the Panthers since December of 2019 against the Old Glory Selects. With eight new South selections, the squad was finalized just two days before kick-off against the NOLA Academy loaded with contracted players. Of interest were the match ups between an established and very heavy NOLA pack vs the Panthers more nimble pack and previous Panthers and current NOLA players, Shawn Riley (15) and Ross Depperschmidt (12) playing against their old…

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