World Rugby is the sanctioning organization for rugby. Rugby 15s, 10s and 7s are played. National Men’s and Women’s teams play in the Rugby World Cup, RWC Sevens, in the HSBC Sevens, & Women’s Sevens Series, and in competitions, like the Americas Rugby Championship, Americas Pacific Challenge, Rugby Americas North tournaments and U20 & U18 competitions.
The American Raptors signed Haaken Friend for the 2023 season, and has been training with the team ahead of the Super Rugby Americas season. The 23-year-old lock (24 in April) is 6’7″ and 225 lbs. Haaken is from Bolivar, Missouri, and graduated from Lighthouse Christian Academy in 2017. He went to Evangel University, graduating with a Bachelor’s Degree in Exercise Science. He played five years on football team, and was a three-time All-Conference tight end, with two of the years, first team All Conference honors. After graduating, he joined the American Raptors. Other Articles DJCoil Rugby articles by Doug Coil…