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
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
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 presentations to highlight opportunities for learning and growth within the region specifically for women in...
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...
RWC 2019 delivers record economic, social and sporting outcomes for Japan
National pride significantly boosted by successful tournament £4.3 billion generated in economic output 242,000 international visitors stayed an average of 17 days each in Japan, providing tourism and economic benefits to the host nation 46,000 jobs created or...
Rugby Belize founder Gillings targeting Paris 2024
Rugby Belize founder Tony Gillings has bold ambitions for the game in the Caribbean nation. Briton Gillings, who fell in love with Belize during a 12-month tour with the Royal Air Force (RAF) 38 years ago, returned permanently in 2015 having beaten testicular cancer....
Charity Williams: ‘The most important thing is people are talking’
Charity Williams is used to making telling contributions in front of packed stadiums, but nerves surfaced as she addressed an audience in Victoria, British Columbia, earlier this month. Williams had been asked to speak at the Peace Rally for Black Lives by her Canada...
Carpenter: We aspire to win out in USA v Canada rivalry
The USA and Canada are very similar in many respects, including the same level of desire to win whenever they meet on the rugby field. We talk to former captains, Aaron Carpenter and Blaine Scully, about the great North American rivalry. The rugby rivalry that exists...
HOW PHAIDRA KNIGHT IS HELPING UNDERSERVED YOUTH THROUGH RUGBY
World Rugby Hall of Fame inductee Phaidra Knight discusses the work being done by her non-profit, PeaK Unleashed, which promotes health and well-being to underserved youth through rugby and yoga. It was during a visit to Rikers Island, the main jail complex in New...
Qualification process set for Rugby World Cup 2023
Following the most competitive and widely-acclaimed Rugby World Cup to date in Japan, the qualification process is designed to deliver the top teams in the world to rugby's showcase tournament, while promoting a genuine opportunity for all unions. With 12 teams having...
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