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2019 Rugby Americas North Year in Review

by Bryan Kelly | Jan 6, 2020 | Americas Rugby Challenge, Americas Rugby Championship, Beach Rugby, Member News, Men's 15s, Olympics, RAN Sevens, Rugby Americas, Rugby World Cup, Superweek

From an epic Rugby World Cup hosted in Japan, to new competitions and milestones in development, the Rugby Americas North region has racked up an impressive list of accomplishments in 2019: Development Level 1 Introducing Rugby course held in Turks and Caicos Islands...

Home triumph for USA in Glendale

by Bryan Kelly | Oct 7, 2019 | Olympics, USA

Nicole Heavirland ran in two tries as USA defeated Australia 26-7 in the Cup final in Glendale to triumph on home soil for the first time on the HSBC World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series. Alev Kelter’s early try was quickly responded to by Ellia Green, cutting back...

World Rugby launches ground-breaking preventive exercise programme designed to reduce injuries

by ranMedia | Sep 9, 2019 | Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Cayman Islands, Curacao, Dominican Republic, Guyana, Jamaica, Member News, Men's 15s, Mexico, Olympics, RAN Sevens, Rugby World Cup, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & Grenadines, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks & Caicos, USA

World Rugby committed to evidence-based injury-prevention and making rugby as safe and simple to play as possible Activate is a simple-to-implement exercise programme that reduces the risk of injuries in the game and contributes to player performance If implemented...

Argentina and Canada win Pan American gold in Lima

by ranMedia | Jul 29, 2019 | Canada, Jamaica, Member News, Olympics, Rugby Americas, USA

Argentina’s men overturned the result of the 2011 and 2015 Pan American Games final by defeating two-time champions Canada 33-10 to win gold for the first time but there was joy for Canada in the women’s event as they successfully defended the title they...

Rugby sevens regional qualifiers confirmed for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

by ranMedia | Apr 1, 2019 | Events, Olympics

World Rugby has announced the location and dates for the men’s and women’s regional association Olympic Games qualification tournaments, which will take place from June – November 2019. With the top four placed teams in the men’s and women’s HSBC World Rugby Sevens...

Olympic qualification pathway for rugby sevens confirmed for Tokyo 2020

by ranMedia | Sep 18, 2018 | Events, Olympics

Rugby sevens’ Olympic qualification pathway for Tokyo 2020 has today been confirmed by the International Olympic Committee and World Rugby. Twelve teams will compete for medals in both the men’s and women’s rugby sevens competitions from 27 July-1 August...