Category: USA | Rugby Americas North

Video: North American Rugby Academy defeated by Life University

by Bryan Kelly | Oct 22, 2019 | Canada, Rugby Americas, USA

GLENDALE, COLORADO – Over the weekend the North American Rugby Academy hosted two-time defending D1A Rugby National Champions Life University in a fixture in Glendale, CO. Having won four of the last seven national titles, Life University provided a unique opportunity...

FLORIDA SET TO HOST 2020 RAN BEACH 5S TOURNAMENT

by Bryan Kelly | Oct 10, 2019 | Beach Rugby, USA

HOLLYWOOD BEACH, FLORIDA –Rugby Americas North (RAN), in partnership with USA Rugby & the Florida Rugby Union, is delighted to announce that Florida is set to host the second annual RAN Hollywood Beach 5s tournament on January 11, 2020. REGISTRATION & INFO –...

AMERICAS RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP HAS PROVIDED INVALUABLE EXPERIENCE FOR AMERICAS ATHLETES IN BUILD UP TO JAPAN

by Bryan Kelly | Oct 8, 2019 | Americas Rugby Championship, Canada, USA

KUMAGAYA CITY, JAPAN (October 8, 2019) – Tonight the USA Eagles will face Argentina in a critical pool C match to potentially decide the 3rdplace finisher in the group, which would guarantee automatic qualification for the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France. Argentina,...

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...

Three-month North American Academy focusing on development

by ranMedia | Sep 19, 2019 | Canada, Events, Member News, Rugby Americas, USA

Nearly two dozen of the top up-and-coming North American rugby prospects will have the opportunity to take to the field this weekend as they enter the Aspen Ruggerfest after their initial six weeks of training. The roster is comprised predominately of U21 players,...

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...