“Smarter, Richer, and Empowered”: 2022 RAN Women’s Forum Recap
Written by Corrie Cross / Bermuda Rugby This past weekend, Rugby Americas North (RAN) brought together female representatives from across the RAN region who work in a variety of leadership roles within their local rugby communities. The goal of the conference was to...
Maria Thomas putting scholarship lessons into practice as Trinidad and Tobago RFU’s first female president
Next year will mark the 100th anniversary of rugby in Trinidad and Tobago, and it seems fitting that the country’s union will embrace that milestone with its first female president. Maria Thomas defeated the incumbent Colin Peters last month to be elected as the head...
World Rugby welcomes Mastercard as founding global partner of Women in Rugby and unveils new marketing campaign
World Rugby has announced details of a transformative five-year partnership with Mastercard to accelerate the development of Women in Rugby, which will supercharge the international federation’s ambitious Accelerating the development of women in rugby 2017-25...
Amanda Cox on the fight for more female representation in refereeing
Amanda Cox admits that the first time she took the pitch as a referee her “mind was blown”. Having picked up an oval ball while a student at Virginia Tech, Cox played for more than 15 years in the back-row before deciding it was time to find out what life was like on...
Officiating history: first female RWC final referee set sights on NFL after 20 year career in rugby
Although Leah Berard’s Rugby career spans over 20 years, it is her 14 years as a professional referee that has taken her all over the world to places like Barbados, South Africa, Hong Kong, England and Russia, just to name a few. Her passion for the development of the...
Mexico’s sevens Serpents ready to grow in Monaco Olympic Repechage
Mexico will be traveling to the final Olympic qualifying tournament with both its male and female teams aiming to reach Tokyo. But qualification isn't the only goal they are preparing to meet in the sovereign city-state. Mexican rugby was riding a wave of growth and...
Ibañez igniting inclusivity for the future of rugby
To say 27-year-old pro-rugby player Devin Ibañez is resilient is an understatement. From playing high school Rugby in Massachusetts, to travelling to as far as Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom for the game, overcoming injury setbacks (including a...
RAN ANNOUNCES MULTI-YEAR PARTNERSHIP WITH OSPREY SPORTS AS OFFICIAL APPAREL SUPPLIER
May 25, 2021 – Rugby Americas North (RAN) is excited to announce a new long-term partnership with global sportswear brand, Osprey as its official apparel supplier. Through the partnership, Osprey Sports will help deliver high-quality custom sports apparel to rugby...
“This is the only stone left unturned” – Conan Osborne on Jamaica’s Olympic dream
Jamaica men’s sevens captain Conan Osborne says qualification for the Tokyo Olympics would be the pinnacle for his fast-improving Reggae Crocs team. When Conan Osborne scored the last-gasp try that qualified Jamaica for their first Rugby World Cup Sevens in 2018, the...
Women in Leadership Directive Profile: Jenilee Limada, Trinidad & Tobago
Jenilee Limada’s rugby resume is as long as the women’s rugby programme in Trinidad and Tobago. When she took up the sport in 2003, there was no national team, limited women’s club teams, and school programmes had yet to be created. Thanks to the hard work and...