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2020 RUGBY AMERICAS NORTH SEVENS CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19

by Bryan Kelly | Sep 2, 2020 | Member News, RAN Sevens

September 2, 2020 – Today, due to the on-going COVID-19 global pandemic, Rugby Americas North (RAN) General Manager and Tournament Director Niall Brooks has announced that the 2020 RAN Sevens – Senior and Under-18 – has been cancelled. The annual Sevens is RAN’s...

KAPLAN AND POLLOCK APPOINTED TO LEAD MLR MATCH OFFICIALS FOR 2021

by ranMedia | Aug 7, 2020 | Canada, Rugby Americas, USA

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...

BARBADOS’ JARA EMTAGE-CAVE IS FLYING HIGH TO HARVARD

by Amy Goulding | Jul 28, 2020 | Barbados, Olympics, RAN Sevens, Superweek

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...

2020 RUGBY AMERICAS COMPETITIONS WILL NOT TAKE PLACE IN CURRENT FORMAT THIS YEAR DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC

by Bryan Kelly | Jul 6, 2020 | Americas Rugby Challenge, Americas Rugby Championship, Men's 15s, Rugby Americas

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...

BARBADOS AND BEYOND – CAPTAIN SEAN IS WARD-ING OFF LIMITATIONS

by Amy Goulding | Jun 25, 2020 | Americas Rugby Challenge, Barbados, Men's 15s, RAN Sevens

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

by ranMedia | Jun 24, 2020 | Rugby World Cup

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...