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Girl’s and Boys Rugby HSAA Winter 2018 Camp

By djcoilrugby on August 31, 2018 USA/Canada National

USA Rugby Release by Aalina Tabani CHULA VISTA, CA. – Dates and a location have been set for USA Rugby’s Girls and Boys High School All-American (HSAA) winter camps, hosted at the U.S. Olympic Training Site in Chula Vista, CA. Assemblies will take place from Dec. 27-31 on the Girls side and Dec. 26-31 on the Boys side, with invitations for both sent this September. The girls camp will see U18 and U19 teams compete in intra-squad play, allowing all teams to face the best players in their age-group. The boys camp will have two U18 teams and one U19 team…

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USA Rugby: Richie Walker

Richie Walker Resigns as USA Rugby Women’s 7s Coach

By djcoilrugby on August 15, 2018 USA/Canada National

USA Rugby & Richie Walker Richie Walker has been an outstanding head coach for the Women’s Eagles Sevens program since he took over as coach prior to the 2016 Olympics in Rio. Both in Rio and at the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens tournament last month, the team performed well against the best teams in the world, losing to both New Zealand and Australia in close matches. Walker has been accessible as head coach and has continued to build a cohesive national team. His departure comes as a surprise. This leaves the interim coach and any new coach with two…

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Collegiate All-Americans Camp Pared

By djcoilrugby on August 14, 2018 USA/Canada National

Collegiate All-Americans Camp Collegiate All-American Head Coach James Willocks has pared his squad to 30 athletes. They will continue to compete for 1st or 2nd team All-American honors at the 2018 Men’s Collegiate All-American Camp. Seven additional collegiate players will join camp from the Club 7s National Championships, as all athletes prepare for a full match against the Glendale Raptors on Friday, Aug. 17. The game is free to the public with kickoff set for 7 PM MT at Infinity Park. Following the game, USA Rugby will announce 1st Team All-Americans in a special presentation featured on Facebook.com/USARugby. Details and…

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USA Rugby: 2018 U.S. Youth Olympic Men's Rugby Team

USA Rugby Squad: 2018 U.S. Youth Olympic Men’s Rugby Team

By djcoilrugby on August 10, 2018 USA/Canada National

USA Rugby 2018 U.S. Youth Olympic Men’s Rugby Team USA Rugby has named the squad of 12 athletes and two non-traveling reserves for the 2018 U.S. Youth Olympic Men’s Rugby Team. The team will participate at the second Summer Youth Olympic Games, a rugby sevens event, in Buenos Aires, Argentina in October. The Games Opening ceremony will be on October 6 with pool play commencing on October 13 and medal play ending on October 15. Head Coach JD Stephenson and his staff evaluated the performances of an extended squad of 16 athletes after the Can-Am Futures Sevens tournament before naming…

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Men’s Collegiate All-Americans Selection Camp

By djcoilrugby on August 3, 2018 USA/Canada National

Men’s Collegiate All-American Camp USA Rugby Release. GLENDALE, CO. – USA Rugby is excited to reveal the names of 83 of the nation’s top student-athletes who have been chosen to participate in the upcoming Men’s Collegiate All-American (MCAA) Selection Camp. Taking place August 9-17 at Infinity Park — home of the Glendale Raptors of Major League Rugby — the first four days will include a mixture of training and trial games; after which 30 athletes will stay on to work directly with the Men’s Collegiate All-American staff. The camp will conclude with a match against the Glendale Raptors on August…

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USA Rugby Women’s Eagles July 2018 Training Camp

By djcoilrugby on August 1, 2018 USA/Canada National

USA Rugby Women’s Eagles The USA Rugby Women’s Eagles, the National Team15s, are in the midst of their Summer 2018 training camp. Sixty two players assembled for the camp that is being held July 30-August 3 at the Olympic Training Site in Chula Vista, California. Impacting the camp was the Women’s Premier League All-Star match was held at the University of Denver Pioneer Field on July 30 with the East beating the West 33-24. New Head Coach Rob Cain is onboard with his first official assignment with the Women’s Eagles. Both he and the 62 athletes will spend five days training…

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James Willocks Becomes Men’s Collegiate Rugby Head Coach

By djcoilrugby on July 5, 2018 USA/Canada National

USA Rugby & James Willocks USA Rugby (Release) has confirmed that Dartmouth Rugby’s James Willocks will serve as Head Coach of the Men’s Collegiate All-Americans; while former Eagle and current St. Bonaventure University’s Head Coach Tui Osborne and Life University’s Blake Bradford have been named Assistant Coaches. Given the Men’s Collegiate All-American Selection Camp is quickly approaching, the trio will immediately continue preparations to work with 100 of the nation’s top men’s student-athletes. The selection camp will run from August 9-17 at Infinity Park, home of the Glendale Raptors of Major League Rugby. “It is a tremendous honor to contribute…

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USA Rugby Hawk-Eye Camp

USA Rugby Women’s Hawk Eye Camp

By djcoilrugby on July 4, 2018 USA/Canada National

USA Rugby Women’s Hawk-Eye Camp USA Rugby Release – The first event of a newly introduced Women’s Hawk-Eye Training Program began this week in conjunction with the Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018 preparation camp. Allowing Women’s High-Performance staff to develop a pool of 10 ~U20 athletes, the event supports the Hawk-Eye program’s mission of expanding the senior women’s player pool and tracking athletes for the Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Held at the U.S. Olympic Training Site in Chula Vista, athletes will spend the next several days training alongside the senior Women’s 7s players; after which both age-grade…

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Martha Daines Named HS Girls All-American Director

By djcoilrugby on July 2, 2018 USA/Canada National

Martha Daines & USA Rugby’s Girls HS All-Americans USA Rugby Release – Martha Daines has been appointed Director of USA Rugby’s Girls High School All-Americans and Talent Identification, the organization announced today. Bringing extensive coaching experience, including significant time spent in the Women’s National Team pathway, Daines will focus on building the Girls High School All-American (GHSAA) player pool and program in both 7s and 15s. Additionally, Daines will be responsible for overseeing the development and implementation of talent identification initiatives across all age-grades. As her first assignment, Daines will look ahead to the upcoming USA Futures Sevens Tournament held…

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USA Rugby: James English

James English Women’s Junior All-Americans Head Coach

By djcoilrugby on June 29, 2018 USA/Canada National

USA Rugby Women’s Junior All-Americans & James English USA Rugby Release: James English — Rugby United New York’s newly-named General Manager — has been appointed as Head Coach of the Women’s Junior All-Americans (U20s), USA Rugby confirmed today. Having previously spent time with the union as an Assistant Coach for the Women’s Collegiate All-Americans, English will hit the ground running at this week’s Women’s Junior All-Americans’ (WJAAs) training and selection camp for two international games taking place later this Summer. English began his first official assignment as Head Coach today, using the camp which will run until July 1 to…

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Women’s Collegiate All-American Sevens Camp

By djcoilrugby on June 13, 2018 USA/Canada National

Women’s Collegiate All-American Sevens USA Rugby Release: Chula Vista, CA. – The Women’s Collegiate All-American Sevens have assembled for a three-day training camp beginning today at the U.S. Olympic Training Site in Chula Vista, CA. Set to undergo a rigorous schedule of activities in preparation for the Women’s Academy Tournament later this week, 12 athletes who possess the characteristics to excel in the senior program will be challenged to adapt together in a high performance (HP) training environment. During camp, graduating student-athletes will be evaluated for 2018-19 Women’s Sevens contracts. Younger players will be scouted for future senior HP training…

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USA Face Uphill Battle After Junior World Trophy Qualifier Match 1 Loss

By djcoilrugby on June 13, 2018 USA/Canada National

2018 Junior World Trophy North American Qualifier The USA Rugby Men’s Junior All-Americans (MJAAs) lost to a dominant Canadian U20s side in their first match of the World Rugby Trophy Qualifier series at Penberthy Rec Sports Complex at College Station, Texas. At the end of the first half, the match was close with the USA losing 15-10. During the second half, Canada took over winning 60-22. The second and final match of the World Rugby Trophy Qualifier will take place at Rice University on Sat, June 16 at 3:30 PM CT. The Canadians opened the scoring with a try by…

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Men’s Junior All-Americans Squad vs. Canada: World Rugby Trophy Qualifier

By djcoilrugby on June 12, 2018 USA/Canada National

MJAA Squad vs. Canada: World Rugby Trophy Qualifier USA Rugby Release: COLLEGE STATION, TX. – Men’s Junior All-Americans (MJAAs) Head Coach Scott Bracken has named his starting lineup to compete in the first match of the World Rugby Trophy Qualifier series with Canada’s U20s tomorrow at 7 PM CT. After a week of rigorous preparation, including an exhibition game against Austin Elite Academy, the MJAAs look ahead to a promising showing in the first of two games against northern neighbor Canada. The match takes place at Penberthy Playing Field at Texas A&M University. Admission is complimentary but parking (located in…

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USA Rugby Women’s 2018 Pathway Schedule

By djcoilrugby on June 1, 2018 USA/Canada National

USA Rugby Women’s 2018 Pathway USA Rugby Release LAFAYETTE, CO. – After several months of preparation, USA Rugby rolls out a comprehensive women’s schedule for the remainder of the 2018 calendar year. By leveraging existing resources and prioritizing age-grade assemblies, the schedule makes a commitment in looking ahead to the 2021 World Cup; with a shared emphasis on succession planning for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games and 2025 World Cup. Each event focuses heavily on talent verification, player development, and competition. In alignment with the restructured American Rugby Model, the schedule incorporates nine total age-grade assemblies which capitalize on breaks…

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