Category: USA | Rugby Americas North

USA EAGLE ALUM DAN PAYNE APPOINTED USA RUGBY GENERAL MANAGER OF HIGH PERFORMANCE

by ranMedia | Apr 9, 2021 | Americas Rugby Challenge, Americas Rugby Championship, Canada, Rugby Americas, USA

USA Eagle Alum and former USA Rugby CEO, Dan Payne appointed as General Manager of High Performance following an extensive application and review process. The General Manager role will lead and oversee all aspects of USA Rugby High Performance programs, including the...

USA Rugby High Performance Pathways to host men’s and women’s Talent Identification Camps with World Rugby

by ranMedia | Apr 9, 2021 | USA

Seven camps will be held to identify talent at the U18, U20 and U23 levels with an emphasis on players from non-traditional pathways GLENDALE, CO. (April 8, 2021) – Beginning in May, USA Rugby High Performance Pathways will host seven Talent Identification Camps...

Lauren Doyle: USA “definitely a force” ahead of Tokyo 2020

by ranMedia | Apr 5, 2021 | Olympics, USA

Hearing Lauren Doyle talk about appearing at a second Olympic Games, you are left with the impression she has unfinished business on sport’s grandest stage. Doyle was part of the USA team that finished fifth as rugby returned to the Olympics at Rio 2016, losing to New...

USA sevens star Naya Tapper: We want to bring back Olympic gold

by ranMedia | Feb 19, 2021 | USA

As rugby sevens returns from a year-long lay-off in Madrid this weekend, USA star Naya Tapper says she is “super-excited” to be finally back doing what she does best – tearing up the rugby field. More than a year has passed since Naya Tapper and her USA team-mates got...

Major League Rugby 2021: Your club-by-club guide

by ranMedia | Feb 12, 2021 | Canada, USA

Major League Rugby (MLR) enters its fourth season in 2021 and represents the highest level of professional club rugby in North America. From a roster of seven teams in its inaugural year in 2018, the competition has grown to 12, and now spans the border between the...

ERIN KENNEDY: CHANGING THE WORLD WITH RUGBY

by ranMedia | Feb 9, 2021 | USA

Thanks to her participation in the IOC’s Young Leaders Programme, American-born Erin Kennedy launched her project, Girls Rugby – which teaches young girls rugby and leadership skills – in her homeland. The programme is now available in multiple locations around the...