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  • Thursday, 5. January, 2012

    BYU Cougars Announce 2012 Roster

    The BYU Rugby program has released it’s 2012 roster ahead of what should be one of the most challenging and exciting schedules in the program’s history.

  • Wednesday, 4. January, 2012

    Discussing Slow-Ball Tactics

    Quick play with crisp passing, creative running lines are a joy to watch but slow-ball tactics are required for teams to be successful and frequently overlooked and Rugby Rugby's Tom Billups breaks down some slow ball techniques.

  • Wednesday, 4. January, 2012

    Porn Gets You Up For Game

    It’s official! Porn gets you up for the upcoming rugby matches.

  • Monday, 2. January, 2012

    Volunteers finish 7th in National Tournament

    Tennessee finished 7th in the 2011 Olympic (7s) Rugby Collegiate National Championship Tournament held in College Station, Texas on December 16

  • Tuesday, 27. December, 2011

    Cal Withdraws From USAR Premier Division

    A season after posting an undefeated, untied record in the USA Rugby College Premier Division on their way to the team's 26th national collegiate championship, the California Golden Bears have announced their withdrawal from the premier competition for 2012.

  • Thursday, 22. December, 2011

    Loffreda for USA?

    Following the departure of the US Eagles' coach, Eddie O'Sullivan, it seems that Argentinian Marcelo Loffreda is the favourite for the job.

  • Sunday, 18. December, 2011

    Running Eagles Claim USA Rugby College Sevens Crown

    In an overtime thriller, the Life University Running Eagles bested Central Washington to win the inaugural USA Rugby Men’s College Sevens National Championship 22-17.

  • Friday, 16. December, 2011

    Eight Teams Remain in Title Hunt in College Sevens

    The first day of the inaugural USA Rugby Men’s College Sevens Championship is in the books and the top eight teams to compete for the national title have emerged from pool play.

  • Friday, 16. December, 2011

    Cup Quarter-Finalists for Women's College Sevens Nat'l Championship

    After the first day of the USA Rugby Women’s College Sevens National Championship, eight teams rose above the rest to advance to the tournament’s cup quarterfinals tomorrow and keep their hopes alive for winning the inaugural national title.

  • Tuesday, 13. December, 2011

    Referees Selected for College Sevens Championship

    This weekend the USA Rugby College Sevens National Championships will take place in College Station, Texas. Presiding over the weekend of matches are some of the nation's top referees and evaluators.

  • Saturday, 10. December, 2011

    USA clipped by Canada in SA Sevens semis

    The USA Men's Eagle Sevens team took out Zimbabwe 26-0 in the Nelson Mandela Bay South Africa Sevens bowl quarterfinals, but fell to Canada 12-22 in the semis to bow out of the tournament with five Series points and 17 points total on the season.

  • Friday, 9. December, 2011

    Lyons to Chair Cal Rugby Advisory Board

    Irving F. "Bud" Lyons III, who played rugby for the Golden Bears from 1968-71, ending with the team's legendary tour Down Under in the summer of 1971 under coach Miles "Doc" Hudson, has accepted the chairmanship of the California Rugby Advisory Board.

  • Friday, 9. December, 2011

    Samoa sneaks past USA

    The USA Men's Eagle Sevens team went 1-2 on day one of the Nelson Mandela Bay South Africa Sevens, the third stop on the HSBC Sevens World Series with a win over Argentina (21-14) and losses to Samoa (12-14) and England (7-26). The USA will take on Zimbabwe in the bowl quarterfinal tomorrow (Saturday December 10) at 4:16 a.m. ET.

  • Friday, 9. December, 2011

    'Never Stop Learning' - Univ. at Buffalo's Mike Hodgins

    For a man who has witnessed rugby's expansion in America over the last 37 years, Mike Hodgins cannot help but look to the future. Always seeking out the next challenge and learning experience, Coach Hodgins is a prime example of the opportunities at hand for a person in love with rugby.

  • Friday, 9. December, 2011

    ’91 World Cup-winning Eagles

    If you were coaching a team against New Zealand or England in a Rugby World Cup, how would you feel? Nervous? Anxious? Overwhelmed? How would you inspire your team to rugby perfection against all odds? For Kevin O’Brien and Chris Leach, the coaches of the World Cup-winning 1991 USA Women’s Eagles, it is all about instilling a belief in yourself and striving for perfection. A win wasn’t as important to these coaches as playing a respectable style of rugby with one key tenant: no regrets.