
RAN Senior Women’s 12s: USA South Ready for the Action
Two weeks today, Jamaica Rugby Football Union (JRFU) will play host to the 2022 Rugby Americas North (RAN) Senior Women’s 12s Tournament; an important development tool for women rugby players in the region and the official return to action since July 2019, when the...
Less than 50 days to go until 2022 RAN Beach 5s
Friday, November 19 marks 50 days until Rugby Americas North returns to Hollywood Beach, Florida for the third-annual RAN Beach 5s tournament after a two-year hiatus. The one-day event on the famous Hollywood Beach Broadwalk in front of the Margaritaville Hotel will...
RUGBY AMERICAS NORTH ANNOUNCES CHANGES TO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
November 19, 2021 – Today, Rugby Americas North announced changes to its Executive Committee (EXCO) following last weekend’s 2021 Annual General Meeting in Miami. President: George Nicholson (Barbados) Vice President: Dr. Araba ‘Roo’ Chintoh (Canada) Second Vice...
World Rugby, International Rugby Players launch global brain health education campaign
New Brain Health Initiative reflects commitment to educate and support current and former elite players who might be concerned about their wellbeing and brain health Global initiative includes new videos featuring leading independent experts outlining 12 modifiable...
Tournament Details Announced for first-ever RAN Women’s 12s in December
November 16, 2021 – Rugby Americas North (RAN) is delighted to announce confirmed details for the upcoming exciting first-ever RAN Women’s 12s tournament to be held in Cayman Islands from December 4-5. To be held at the South Sound Field, the three-team tournament...
Women in Leadership Directive Profile: Vanessa Robertson, Nova Scotia
In our Women in Leadership series, we profile three Canadian women who are worthy recipients of the inaugural Rugby Canada Women in Leadership Scholarship Program; not only for their commitment and passion for rugby, but also for their innovative approaches to growing...
HOW YOUTH UNSTOPPABLE ELIN FOUND AN OUTLET FOR HER SPEED AND STRENGTH IN RUGBY
Elin was only six years old when she was taken to her first rugby sevens tournament but the experience would have a profound impact on her young life. Watching the HSBC USA Women’s Sevens alongside her parents at Infinity Park in Glendale, Elin was mesmerised by the...
Women in Leadership Directive Profile: Claudie Noël, Rugby Québec
Article was written by Karen Gasbarino, October 2021 In our Women in Leadership Directive series of profiles, we celebrate three Canadian women who are worthy recipients of the inaugural Rugby Canada Women in Leadership Scholarship Program not only for their...
Women in Leadership Directive Profile: Vanessa Duffley, New Brunswick Rugby Union
Article written by Karen Gasbarino, October 2021 In our Women in Leadership series, we profile three Canadian women who are worthy recipients of the inaugural Rugby Canada Women in Leadership Scholarship Program; not only for their commitment and passion for rugby,...
US Women’s Rugby Foundation: Remembering Kathy Flores
With great sadness, we announce the death of rugby legend Kathy Flores. Kathy’s rugby families at Brown University, Providence Women’s Rugby, Berkeley All Blues, Cal Berkeley Women’s Rugby Club, San Francisco Women’s Rugby, San Francisco Fog RFC, Pacific Coast All...