Big Rugby Crowd Brings Big Business
It’s easy to bemoan when a sport becomes a business, but business in sports can be a good thing. Certainly any athlete who is paid a lot of money to play a game has to think that when a sport becomes big business, that athlete benefits.
Las Vegas Teetering on World Series Edge The French Press Agency has reported that the Singapore Rugby Union has inked a four-year deal with the International Rugby World for the city to be a stop on the HSBC Sevens World Series, and that Las Vegas is one of three cities to be cut from the circuit, however the report may not be comp
Championship XV Edges Canada
Canada opened up their November tour with a 28-23 loss to a squad of players from the Greene King IPA Championship league.
The Championship is England's 2nd division pro league and features many up-and-coming players, pros from around Europe and the world, and longtime professionals. It was that experience and savvy that saw the Championship XV through.
NBC-Universal Announces RWC Coverage
Universal Sports Network and NBC Sports Group today announced how they will cover the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
All four USA pool matches will be shown live, as will the opening match, the semifinals, the final, and the 3rd/4th match.
Coverage begins September 19, 2015, with the final being October 31, 2015.
Umaga Heads Up ARCA Event
Click on the image below for more. Tana Umaga, Charles Riechelman, and Christian Cullen, all former All Black stars, are in Chicago to work with the American Rugby Coached Association to provide tools for rugby coaches.
Friday night before Saturday's USA v All Blacks game they will hold a three-hour session which gives you USA Rugby Professional Development Credits.
