Virginia Commonwealth University Men’s Rugby Richmond, VA Nick Hill will be the next head coach/director of rugby of the Men’s Rugby Club at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). He will be taking over a club that went 5-2-2 last Fall, finishing second in the north division of the Cardinals Collegiate Rugby Conference. Hill brings with him an impressive resume of international coaching experience. From several different schools in the U.K. to schools and clubs in Chile. Along the way, there were self-funded trips to shadow the coaching staff of the Canterbury Crusaders in New Zealand and then again with the Ulster…

BYU Rugby BYU Rugby Release BYU has hired Steven St. Pierre as the new head coach of the men’s rugby team. St. Pierre will take over responsibilities immediately for the five-time national championship team. St. Pierre played rugby at BYU from 2005 to 2009 and captained the 2009 squad on their way to BYU’s first rugby national championship. He served as an assistant coach for BYU Rugby from 2012 to 2017. “Steve is a great representative of the type of young men the BYU Rugby program has produced over the years,” said assistant dean of students Jim Slaughter, who oversees…

Nazareth College – Taye Daniel-Ayibiowu Nazareth College Release ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Taye Daniel-Ayibiowu, a youth coach at Play Rugby USA in Manhattan, has been named head coach of Nazareth College’s club rugby team that will begin competing in the fall of 2019. Daniel-Ayibiowu has worked with Play Rugby USA since 2013, most recently as the Under-19 Academy head coach. He has also served as a Youth Development Mentor and a Rugby Instructor. He coached the Boys Under-19 squad to a state championship in 2017. A graduate of St. Bonaventure University in Olean, N.Y., Daniel-Ayibiowu has considerable experience as a youth…

University of Louisville Rugby & Dr. Euan Murray University of Louisville Rugby Edited Release Emil Walton, University of Louisville Rugby Head Coach announced that Dr. Euan Murray has joined the Cardinal coaching unit for the 2018-2019 season. He will be working closely with the front row and the team is extremely happy to have him on the squad. Euan is a Scotish International Prop with 66 caps. He started his career with Glasgow Warriors before playing for a number of clubs including Northampton Saints, Newcastle Falcons, and Worcester Warriors. He was also part of the record-breaking 2007 6 Nations squad and…

Life University Women’s Rugby Life University Release – Marietta, Ga. – The Life University Women’s Rugby Head Coach Rosalind Chou announced the hiring of Kittery Wagner Ruiz as an Assistant Coach with the addition of Corinne Heavner as the new Graduate Assistant. “We were so lucky to bring Kittery on this past spring as a guest coach and her impact was immediate. She has a great ability to teach an inspire our athletes and bring the best out of them. It worked out that she’s taking on a new role of head coach for the Women’s Premier League team, the…

University of Denver Rugby & Ken Stone Denver University Rugby has announced that Ken Stone will become the new head coach for the 2018-19 season after spending the 2017-18 season with the Pioneers as the performance manager. Prior to moving to the United States, Stone was the head of rugby at the University of Gloucester in England. While in Denver, he coached Queen City Rugby Club and also began working with the University of Denver this past year. Stu Halsall, Associate Vice Chancellor of Athletics and Recreation, shared that “We are fortunate to have such a quality individual in Ken…