Rugby Americas North 2019 Year in Review
2019 was a year of achievements, milestones, growth & development and new staff members for Rugby Americas North as the sport continues to grow throughout the region
DOWN FOR THE CHALLENGE: The interesting life of Keisha-Ann Down, Vice-Chairman of Jamaica Rugby
The interesting life of Keisha-Ann Down, Vice-Chairman of Jamaica Rugby and the first recipient from the Island of the World Rugby Women’s Executive Leadership Scholarship. Sometimes life comes full circle, and for Keisha-Ann Downs, the Vice Chairman of the Jamaica...
KAPLAN AND POLLOCK APPOINTED TO LEAD MLR MATCH OFFICIALS FOR 2021
DALLAS (August 6, 2020) – Major League Rugby (MLR) announced today that Jonathan Kaplan will lead the appointment and development of match officials for the 2021 season. Kaplan will also be assisted by Chris Pollock in a technical advisor role. Between them, Kaplan...
Highlights from the first Women’s Online Forum – Player Welfare for Women in Rugby
On Wednesday, August 5th nearly 200 people from around the world tuned in to the first-ever Rugby Americas North Women's Online Forum - Player Welfare for Women in Rugby. Below you will find each of the presentations. Please join us in August as...
BARBADOS’ JARA EMTAGE-CAVE IS FLYING HIGH TO HARVARD
Bridgetown, Barbados - Barbados might be a small island, but there’s no shortage of beauty, brains and brawn on this nation’s rugby pitches. Just ask 18-year-old Jara Emtage-Cave, one of the island’s most promising up-and-coming women’s players, who not only loves a...
Will Hooley on USA’s historic 2018 win over Scotland
In quite possibly their biggest victory since they won gold at the 1924 Olympic Games, the USA beat Scotland for the first time in stifling heat and humidity in Houston two years ago. With over 14 points and nine places separating the sides in the World Rugby Men’s...
The Laws, The Law & The Game: Chantel John Balancing Life as a Player, Referee & Police Officer
St. Lucia International Chantel John on her journey as an aspiring referee, an accomplished player and a Police Officer on the Island during the time of Covid-19. Chantel John is a St. Lucia Rugby Pioneer, Legend and Aspiring International Referee. As she balances her...
Stanford & MacDowell launch Rugby Hive
The Rugby Hive Podcast was founded by World Rugby commentator Dallen Stanford and international 7s coach Robin MacDowell in July 2020. The two co-hosts played against each other on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series with Stanford representing the USA and MacDowell,...
2020 RUGBY AMERICAS COMPETITIONS WILL NOT TAKE PLACE IN CURRENT FORMAT THIS YEAR DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC
July 6, 2020 – Today, Rugby Americas Chief Executive Officer Dan Payne announced that the 2020 Americas Rugby Championship (ARC) and Americas Rugby Challenge (ARCh) – senior and under-20 – competitions will not take place this year in their current format due to the...
RAN to host first-ever women’s online forum in August
CLICK HERE TO JOIN THE AUGUST 5, 2020 FORUM - PLAYER WELFARE FOR WOMEN IN RUGBY __________________________ June 29, 2020 – Rugby Americas North (RAN) is delighted to announce that this August they will be hosting their first-ever women’s online forum with weekly...
BARBADOS AND BEYOND – CAPTAIN SEAN IS WARD-ING OFF LIMITATIONS
It’s a little-known fact that Barbados is renowned as the official birthplace of Caribbean Rugby, with competitive matches between British troops said to date back as far as the early 1900s. Since the 1960s, the national development of the sport has been guided by the...
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