July 7, 2017 Glendale U20 Program Begins August Photo: Glendale Rugby Glendale Rugby Release: July 7, 2017 Glendale Rugby’s recently announced Men’s U20 tier of competition Elite Development Program (EDP) will kick off on August 1, 2017. The program will focus on giving young rugby athletes advanced technical and tactical training on-field, as well as valuable off-field education in leadership, communication and more. The program aims to fill a recognized gap in American rugby that makes it hard for high school-level athletes to find high-performance opportunities to further their rugby careers after graduation. Surrounded by a full-time professional staff, athletes…

June 28, 2017 Glendale launches Men’s U20s Elite Development Program Photo: Infinity Park Infinity Park Release GLENDALE, COLO – American rugby is entering a new stage of professional athletics and increasing ability to compete on the international stage. With a new professional league set to launch in 2018, the need to develop young rugby players into high-performance athletes is greater than ever. The Glendale Men’s U20 Elite Development Program (EDP) is poised to meet the next generation of performance rugby development in the United States. The program serves to fill a key gap in the current pathway to high-performance American…

June 21, 2017 Clayton Rugby Club to Host Carolinas Development  Camp Clayton RFC Release CLAYTON, NC – For the second consecutive year, the Clayton Rugby Football Club is proud to team up with the Carolinas Geographic Rugby Union to host a Player and Coaching Development Camp. The camp, scheduled for August 19-20 in Clayton, is for men’s and women’s players and coaches from clubs throughout the Carolinas. This year, the club is excited to bring in Chris Brown to lead the two-day camp. Based out of the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Brown is the USA’s Olympic 7s Lead…

May 19, 2017 Schuylkill River U23 7s Program storms into year 2 Schuylkill River Exiles Release: May 19, 2017 Philadelphia, Pa- Mid Atlantic Men’s Open Champions, 21-5 overall record, and a winning streak that hit 17 games spanning 4 tournaments -For any observer, those stats jump out at you, when you consider those accomplishments were garnered by a group under 23 year olds against some of the best men’s clubs in the Mid-Atlantic, it’s astounding. “It’s our first tournament and first match together, some guys don’t even know each other’s names yet, and we lose by 1 point on the…

May 12, 2017 Luke Gross Joins Glendale Raptors Rugby Glendale Raptors Rugby Release: May 12, 2017 Gross to head up development pathway from youth to pro. GLENDALE, CO: The Glendale Rugby Football Club is pleased to announce the hiring of Luke Gross as Director of Rugby Development. Prior to joining the Glendale Rugby staff, Luke worked for several years with USA Rugby as the High-Performance Player Development Manager, coaching at USA Eagles and All-Americans camps and most recently served as Head Coach of the now-defunct Sacramento Express PRO Rugby team. “I’ve always admired the program at Glendale and am thrilled…

May 3, 2017 Highlights: Philadelphia-Whitemarsh Defeats NOVA in MAC Semi-Finals Eric Miller: Match Video Highlights -Philadelphia-Whitemarsh v NOVA in MAC Semi-Finals https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrQxi_5liVQ

May 1, 2017 Austin Huns D1 Red River Champs; D2 Play Richmond FC Photo: Norma Salinas Photography Doug Coil The Austin Huns are the Red River D1 Champions and advance to the USA Rugby Club Quarterfinals where they will play against the Pacific North Champion,  San Francisco Golden Gate on May 21. On May 6, the Austin Blacks will play Life West Gladiators and Belmont Shore will play OMBAC. The winners of those matches will play in the USA Rugby Club Quarterfinals. The Quarterfinals winner will then play either SFGG or the Austin Huns in the Semi-finals on May 22.…