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EMILIE BYDWELL SELECTED AS HEAD COACH OF USA WOMEN’S SEVENS NATIONAL TEAM
USA Rugby is proud to announce that Emilie Bydwell has been selected as Head Coach of the USA Women’s Sevens National Team, in a unanimous decision by a five-person selection panel. “It is the honor of my career to be selected for this position,” said Bydwell, “I have...
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...
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...
UNITED STATES LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN TO HOST MEN’S AND WOMEN’S RUGBY WORLD CUPS
WASHINGTON (Oct. 20, 2021) – Today marks the public launch of the United States’ bid to host the Men’s Rugby World Cup in 2027 or 2031 and the Women’s Rugby World Cup in 2029. This is the first time a nation has bid on both the Men’s and Women’s Rugby World Cups...
USA travel to Montevideo with narrow lead in RWC 2023 qualification
October 2nd, 2021 - The USA Eagles have taken one step closer to booking their ticket to the Rugby World Cup 2023 with a narrow 19 - 16 victory over Uruguay in Glendale, Colorado. After an early penalty goal to Los Teros, the home side got on the board through veteran...
World Rugby confirms Pacific Four Series schedule, the new cross-regional women’s 15s tournament
Annual World Rugby Pacific Four Series to kick-off in 2021 with Canada and USA competing Australia and New Zealand to join from 2022 Mastercard is the founding Global Partner of the 2021 and 2022 Pacific Four Series tournaments Cross-regional series provides...
Q&A with RAN’s Regional Development Manager Erin Kennedy
September 29, 2021 - Erin Kennedy grew up as a multi-sport athlete in northeast Pennsylvania, graduated from Marywood University, and attended graduate school at the University of Denver for Sport Psychology. USA Rugby was Kennedy’s first job post, where she oversaw...
USA Secure RAN #1 seed in RWC Qualification with win over Canada
The USA Rugby Eagles have advanced to the next round of Rugby World Cup qualification after a dominant 38 - 16 win over Rugby Canada at RugbyTown USA in Glendale, Colorado to win the aggregate point series by 9 points....
Canada take early RWC qualifying lead over USA in Newfoundland
On Saturday afternoon in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada's Men's Rugby Team picked up their first win over their North American rivals, USA since 2013 by a score of 34-21. Head Coach Kingsley Jones' men will take a 13-point lead into next weekend's final game of the...
RWC 2023 Qualification: Another Chapter to be Written in Canada vs USA Rivalry
September 1, 2021 – Over the next two weekends, another chapter in the storied rivalry between Canada and USA will be written. Saturday marks their first match of a home-and-home aggregate series to decide the Rugby Americas North (RAN) #1 seed of Rugby World Cup...