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  • Friday, 27. January, 2012

    IRB re-shuffle top brass

    IRB Chief Financial Officer Robert Brophy has been appointed acting Chief Executive of rugby's global governing body and acting Managing Director of Rugby World Cup Limited.

  • Tuesday, 24. January, 2012

    Glendale’s McGrady, Potter make USA 7s rugby team

    Glendale Raptors Jillion Potter and Tyra McGrady have been named to represent the United States on one of two U.S. sides at the 2012 USA Women’s International 7s Invitational, Feb. 10-12, in Las Vegas.

  • Tuesday, 24. January, 2012

    Scully and Hawley Get USOC Contracts

    Former California All-Americans Blaine Scully and Colin Hawley have accepted contracts funded by the United States Olympic Committee to train full-time at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif., with the U.S. National 7s Team.

  • Monday, 23. January, 2012

    Rugby's Dinner Bell Rings

    Just published, The Hooligan’s Table: The Rugby Player’s Cookbook offers up a sampling of dishes from rugby players, rugby fans and from pubs and restaurants that rugby players call home. The Hooligan’s Table features more than 80 recipes, from hearty soups and stews (Chapter 2,” In the Scrum”) to the 12 sandwich and burger variations in Chapter 4 (“Hands in the Ruck”) to the delicious desserts detailed in the “Sin Bin.”

  • Saturday, 21. January, 2012

    Rugby Bears Beat Broncos, 83-7

    Scrumhalf Nicklas Boyer and wing Hunter Frisinger scored hat tricks, Eakalafi Okusi scored twice and five other Bears had tries as California beat Santa Clara University, 83-7, Saturday on Bellomy Field.

  • Saturday, 21. January, 2012

    Flying Eagle is RWC dope

    The IRB have revealed that United States wing James Paterson has been banned for four months after testing positive for a banned painkiller at the World Cup in New Zealand last year.

  • Friday, 20. January, 2012

    Glendale’sRosen appointed All-Star head coach

    Lisa Rosen has been appointed head coach of the Western Rugby Union’s Senior Women’s All-Stars. The West Executive Committee was unanimous in approving her appointment. Her qualifications in the rugby community are impressive.

  • Tuesday, 17. January, 2012

    USA Rugby and Serevi™ Launch Partnership

    Today, USA Rugby and Serevi™ announced a new partnership to kick off with a jointly organized coaching clinic February 9-10, 2012 in Las Vegas. The Serevi Sevens Rugby Seminar will feature sevens legend Waisale Serevi and his team who will engage participants in a sevens-specific clinic for high school, college, and senior club coaches from around the country.

  • Tuesday, 17. January, 2012

    Long-term Appointment Vital for Success

    USA Rugby is in the process of finding a new coach and Rugby Rugby’s Richard Anderson believes the future coach needs to have strong ties to the U.S. and understand the intricacies of the U.S. game and be committed to staying at the helm for four, or even eight, years to help develop the next generation of Eagles.

  • Tuesday, 17. January, 2012

    Top Women's Sevens Side Clash in Vegas

    The sixth annual USA Women’s International 7s Invitational is set to kickoff in Las Vegas on Friday February 10 and a champion will be crowned on Sunday February 12.

  • Sunday, 15. January, 2012

    Bears Beat Bruins in UCLA Tourney Final

    California defeated UCLA, 58-0, in Sunday's final of the UCLA Tournament. Danny Barrett and Seamus Kelly scored two tries, Alex Aronson went 6-for-8 on conversions and added two penalty kicks, and six other Golden Bears found the try zone as Cal improved to 4-0.

  • Saturday, 14. January, 2012

    Cal Advances to UCLA Tourney Final

    California opened its 2012 season with two wins at the UCLA Tournament as 31 Golden Bears, including 18 underclassmen, helped position the Bears for a battle for first place against the host Bruins on Sunday at 1:30 p.m. PT by blanking USC, 66-0, and dispatching Oregon State, 50-3.

  • Saturday, 14. January, 2012

    Scottish star calls Obama a 'whore'

    Scotland star Rory Lamont has been warned about his "completely inappropriate" language after calling US President Barack Obama a "whore" on Twitter.

  • Tuesday, 10. January, 2012

    Women's NT's Gather for Elite Camp

    Over 100 of the nation's top women's rugby athletes will convene this week in Lakeland, Fla. for a High Performance Camp next week at Tiger Town, the Detroit Tigers' spring training facility.

  • Monday, 9. January, 2012

    Rugby Union or Rugby League on TV?

    Rugby Union and Rugby League are both minor blips in the sporting conscience of the U.S. sports fan. But with rugby in general growing in the U.S. Rugby Rugby’s Geoff Mason gives his opinion on which has the greater potential to make the U.S. a rugby nation.