By Ken Matthews
February 21, 2009
(Highlands Ranch, Colorado)  Denver Barbarians avenged a tight loss in the 2008 Aspen Ruggerfest finals with a decisive 67-15 victory over the Gentlemen of Aspen Saturday.  Aspen came down from the mountains as the two clubs opened their 2009 campaigns at Shea Stadium on a sun drenched Colorado afternoon.
The Barbarians opened [...]

BOULDER, Colo. – USA Rugby Men’s Sevens Team Head Coach Al Caravelli has named the players who will convene in Sunrise, Florida, for one final tune-up before heading to Dubai for the upcoming Rugby World Cup Sevens, March 5-7.
Building off momentum gained at the recent USA Sevens event in San Diego, Caravelli has retained the [...]

(Denver, Colorado, February 21, 2009).  Denver Barbarians, Rugby Super League semi-finalists in 2008, will kick-off their preseason with two matches against the Gentlemen of Aspen Rugby Club at Highlands Ranch’s Shea Stadium on February 21, 2009.  The Barbarians’ Division II side and Aspen’s second side are scheduled for a 1 pm kickoff.  The Barbarian Rugby [...]

BOULDER, Colo. - USA Rugby is launching a new online club and educational resource for youth rugby supporters.  The Rookie Rugby Club is a social-networking website that allows players, coaches, referees and educators from all regions of the country to connect and learn about the game.  Everything from visual learning tools to interactive contests are [...]

BOULDER, Colo. – In 2009, USA Rugby will officially endorse five Regional All-Star Tournaments that will serve as the primary pathways onto the Age-Grade National Teams by ensuring an Age-Grade National Team Selector at each event.
 
“USA Rugby hopes that everyone embrace this process and join us in a combined effort to identify and develop the [...]

Relive the Eagles’ outstanding play at this year’s USA 7s on a daily basis by putting in the high bid for a team-signed rugby ball. In addition, the high bidder on this ball will also receive a ball signed by all the members of the IRB Sevens Series joint-leader, South Africa.
It was a magnificent team [...]

The eligibility regulations for the 2009 National High School Club Championship and for the Under-19 Club Championship have been revised over the last month or so.  That revision process is now complete, and the new regulations will go into effect for the 2009 Competitive Season.
The High School regulations were completed a while ago, and a [...]

The USA Eagles stellar play over the weekend capped off a fantastic two days of international rugby at the USA 7s in San Diego. USRFF High Performance Grant recipient Kevin Swiryn played a prominent role for the Eagles as his searing runs on the outside set up numerous tries for his teammates, not to mention [...]

SAN DIEGO – ABC will broadcast the USA Sevens rugby tournament presented by Bridgestone as a one-hour special, on February 22 at 5 p.m. EST.
The USA Sevens event was held February 14-15 at San Diego’s PETCO Park and is the fourth of eight annual global tournaments in the annual International Rugby Board Sevens World Series [...]