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  • Monday, 24. October, 2011

    USA Rugby’s ‘Rookie Rugby’ Wins IRB Development Award

    USA Rugby is thrilled to announce that its youth program, Rookie Rugby, has won the International Rugby Board Development Award for 2011.

  • Monday, 24. October, 2011

    IRB chief says WC can return to NZ

    International Rugby Board (IRB) chairman Bernard Lapasset praised an "exceptional" World Cup on Monday and said New Zealand had put itself in position to host the tournament again.

  • Wednesday, 12. October, 2011

    Petri Rugby World Cup Photo Journal

    The U.S.A. Eagles had a good showing at the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. The squad notched a win against Russia while showing valiantly against world powers Ireland and Australia as well as Italy.

  • Wednesday, 12. October, 2011

    USRFF Annual Campaign Kicks Off

    The United States Rugby Football Foundation is asking for your help. For the past 48 years, the USRFF, through the generous donations of those in the rugby community, has been helping grow the sport of rugby across the country.

  • Tuesday, 11. October, 2011

    Rugby World Cup Wrap Up

    The U.S.A Eagles Rugby World Cup campaign had unprecedented coverage in the U.S. and the side showed well in New Zealand. With some time to reflect, Eagles Mike Petri looks back on the tournament performance and picking up a Rugby World Cup medal but has turned his attention to the future and 2015. The clock is ticking with each day an opportunity to prepare.

  • Tuesday, 11. October, 2011

    Rankings shuffle but All Blacks still reign

    New Zealand remained officially the world's best team after the latest edition of the IRB rankings was published on Tuesday ahead of this weekend's World Cup semifinals.

  • Monday, 10. October, 2011

    Eagles RWC Jersey up for Auction

    To support its A Ball 4 All program, the United States Rugby Football Foundation is auctioning off a 2011 Rugby World Cup USA jersey signed by many of the U.S. players from this year's Rugby World Cup. The autographs include those of captain Todd Clever, vice-captain Mike Petri, dynamic center Paul Emerick and the most capped Eagle ever Mike MacDonald.

  • Wednesday, 5. October, 2011

    Vote for Paul Emerick

    USA Eagle, Paul Emerick, has been nominated for the United States Olympic Committee's Athlete of the Month for his performance in Rugby World Cup 2011. Paul is the first male rugby player nominated for the award since sevens rugby's inclusion in the 2016 Olympic Games.

  • Tuesday, 4. October, 2011

    CSU-CU: Prime-time sport

    The Colorado State University and University of Colorado rugby squads have been contesting rugby's "pill" for over 40 years, a long and storied competition that has featured somewhere in the neighborhood of 100 matches as each institution's first and second sides have faced off in spring and fall, year-in and year-out since the Beatles disbanded.

  • Monday, 3. October, 2011

    Tournament Intervals

    The short turnaround time between Rugby World Cup matches has been a talking point in New Zealand and Rugby Rugby’s Tom Billups gives his suggestions on how best to ‘win the interval’ between matches and give your side the best chances for success.

  • Sunday, 2. October, 2011

    NYRC Move to 3-0

    NYRC went into the match knowing they couldn't be complacent against a Morris team that has improved during its time in Division 1. The A-side ran out winners vs Morris in a sloppy match and move to 3-0 going into the bye week.

  • Wednesday, 28. September, 2011

    Colorado Cup Oct 7th At Infinity Park

    Collegiate rugby action heats up this month at Infinity Park where the CU Buffs and the CSU Rams will battle it out for the 2nd Annual Colorado Cup on Friday, October 7th.

  • Tuesday, 27. September, 2011

    Eagles weigh in on scheduling uproar

    The United States Eagles bowed out of the World Cup on Tuesday with a 27-10 loss to Italy amid an uproar over scheduling as they played their fourth match in 16 days.

  • Monday, 26. September, 2011

    Brave Performance Marks End to Eagles Rugby World Cup Campaign

    The USA Eagles put everything on the line in their final match at the 2011 Rugby World Cup (RWC). They lost to Italy 27-10 at Trafalgar Park in Nelson, but have gained thousands of new fans across New Zealand and the world.

  • Monday, 26. September, 2011

    Rugby for Dummies

    The quadrennial Rugby World Cup is taking place in New Zealand through October 23 and increasingly U.S. and Canada sports fans are taking notice of the third most watched sporting event in the world and asking more and more questions about the game of rugby.