GRR: Youth
WASHINGTON, D.C.: The Potomac Rugby Foundation is pleased to announce the launch of The Rugby Exchange for the Mid-Atlantic region.
Can rugby make lives better? Jim Carlberg believes so. The man behind Liquid Rugby and the lawsuit with Polo Ralph Lauren that ensured PRL couldn't own the term "Rugby" spent years of his life fighting a merchandising behemoth, and winning. Now he's taking on a new challenge.
This week in Chicago is the culmination of an initiative to help grow youth and high school rugby in the region.
Yes the USA will play the All Blacks on Saturday, but there’s more going on. The AIG Rugby in a Box initiative was launched in Chicagoland, introducing the game to 200 schools and organizations.
This past Sunday, the Pelham Youth Rugby hosted the Manhattan Youth RFC in a series of games born out of a rivalry that is now five years old.
The two programs both started as youth programs and have expanded to include older age brackets as their kids have aged. SO now the meeting of the clubs involves U12s, U14s, U16s, and U18s.
Why are more than a thousand school kids from New York picking up a rugby ball for the first time in their lives next week? The HSBC Rugby Festivals powered by Serevi are making its first North American stop in New York on Monday September 29th and Tuesday the 30th to introduce local youth to one of America’s fastest growing sports.