Yes Ladies, I’m looking at you. Okay, hear me out. You probably see “Girl’s Rugby” and are instantly thinking two things: either we are a group of large, manly, ugly girls who run around a field hitting each other, or we play some form of lingerie rugby. I can tell you right now that neither...Read More

If you’re a parent deciding what sport your kid should try in elementary and middle school, and you don’t have rugby on your list, then you’re making a mistake. Rugby is played as non-contact touch or flag rugby in most areas of the country until you get to high school. In middle school, kids are...Read More

I support efforts to establish rugby teams in American high schools and colleges, and wish to alleviate any possible concerns about the sport’s relative safety. I think I offer a unique perspective on the subject given that I have been closely involved in rugby as a player and supporter since the early 1960s when I...Read More

All sports have lessons that can be taken from the field and applied to real life. But rugby has lessons that can’t be found in any other game – we’re not talking about the standard generics of “teamwork” and “playing hard.” We’re talking about the preparation for life that can only be found on the rugby...Read More

Rugby is about to be re-introduced to a whole new audience and Thomas Wagner couldn’t be more giddy about it. Give the United States Naval Academy graduate five minutes to evangelize and he will have you sold on what is now the fastest growing team sport in the U.S. and why America’s youth and their...Read More

Developed in England in the 1800s, rugby has become an international sport that has gained tremendous popularity in such countries as Australia, South Africa, Europe and America. The sport has many similarities to American football in that it is a contact team sport with the goal of getting the football over the opponent’s goal line....Read More