GRR: USA Rugby
FloSports has acquired The Rugby Channel, and will be showing all of the events that The Rugby Channel was showing, as well as FloRugby's current lineup of events.
The news comes on the heels of plenty of rumors, and financial struggled within Rugby International Marketing (USA Rugby's for-profit arm), which led to several changes at the top of RIM and the USA Rugby Board.
LAFAYETTE, CO (USA Rugby Release) – USA Rugby today announced the appointment of Ross Young to the position of Interim CEO and Director of Operations with the National Governing Body. Young steps in as Dan Payne transitions into his new role and puts his focus solely on the Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018.
USA Rugby CEO Dan Payne is stepping down after the Rugby World Cup Sevens this July in San Francisco.
Payne told the USA Rugby Board of Directors in February, and employees were told this weekend and Monday.
For more on this development, go here.
USA Rugby has announced it is launching its official search for the USA Women's 15s National Team Head Coach.
Pete Steinberg stepped down in October following the Women's Rugby World Cup. His post has been unfilled since then, while new General Manager of Women's High Performance, Emilie Bydwell, has been working on a new strategic plan.
The National Development Summit kicks off this coming weekend in Denver, and there’s one presentation attendees cannot miss.
Development isn’t always the #1 topic at the NDS presentations, especially development of rugby as a sport, as a pursuit, as a business, and as a high performance entity all in one.
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