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...
RWC 2019 delivers record economic, social and sporting outcomes for Japan
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...
Rugby Belize founder Gillings targeting Paris 2024
Rugby Belize founder Tony Gillings has bold ambitions for the game in the Caribbean nation. Briton Gillings, who fell in love with Belize during a 12-month tour with the Royal Air Force (RAF) 38 years ago, returned permanently in 2015 having beaten testicular cancer....
Charity Williams: ‘The most important thing is people are talking’
Charity Williams is used to making telling contributions in front of packed stadiums, but nerves surfaced as she addressed an audience in Victoria, British Columbia, earlier this month. Williams had been asked to speak at the Peace Rally for Black Lives by her Canada...
Carpenter: We aspire to win out in USA v Canada rivalry
The USA and Canada are very similar in many respects, including the same level of desire to win whenever they meet on the rugby field. We talk to former captains, Aaron Carpenter and Blaine Scully, about the great North American rivalry. The rugby rivalry that exists...
HOW PHAIDRA KNIGHT IS HELPING UNDERSERVED YOUTH THROUGH RUGBY
World Rugby Hall of Fame inductee Phaidra Knight discusses the work being done by her non-profit, PeaK Unleashed, which promotes health and well-being to underserved youth through rugby and yoga. It was during a visit to Rikers Island, the main jail complex in New...
Qualification process set for Rugby World Cup 2023
Following the most competitive and widely-acclaimed Rugby World Cup to date in Japan, the qualification process is designed to deliver the top teams in the world to rugby's showcase tournament, while promoting a genuine opportunity for all unions. With 12 teams having...
The 5 Core Values of Rugby: Video
In 2009 the World Rugby member unions identified integrity, passion, solidarity, discipline and respect as the defining character-building characteristics of rugby. These are now collectively known as the World Rugby values and are incorporated within the World Rugby...
MEET 12-YEAR-OLD ELLIOT ROUSE: AMERICA’S YOUNGEST RUGBY REFEREE
As the youngest of nine siblings of an all-American family in Houston, Texas, you might say rugby is a part of Elliot Rouse’s DNA. In the ever-evolving game, Elliot has built a solid reputation for himself as a rising star in the local refereeing community - and he...
That first feeling: How Gavan D’Amore took big risks for his Olympic dream
It was the classic story of an American rugby player. Gavan D’Amore grew up knowing nothing of the sport with no reason to follow it. And who could blame him? His father immigrated from Honduras to the United States with a mountain of raw, unhindered, athletic talent...