GRR: Youth
The US Rugby Foundation promotes grassroots rugby in the United States, and December 3 is Giving Tuesday, a great day to help the Foundation do their work.
From new youth and HS team grants, to the Ball 4 All program, to scholarships for accomplished young rugby players, the US Rugby Foundation provides backing and funding for the things that grow the game.
The 10th annual MedStar 7s Tournament crowned five champions over the pre-Thanksgiving Weekend.
This tournament raises money for the MedStar Adaptive Sports Program, which provides physical rehab services for injured people. The program helped tournament director Gary Coetzee rehab following a serious neck injury.
The number of youth and high school players and coaches in the USA rose in the 2023-24 cycle, and one wonders if that growth will increase in the next cycle.
Fueled in part by a return to the idea that going outside is good, and in part by more regions getting back to normal post-COVID, registrations rose 12% to over 50,000.
(This is an Op-Ed by Pat Clifton)—Wednesday, in front of a packed Stade de France, with both the clock and the USA’s medal hopes dwindling, Spiff Sedrick ripped off an impossible 95-meter run, somehow escaping the grasp of two Australians, who looked to have her dead to rights, to deliver the USA its first-ever medal in Rugby 7s.
Teamwork was the engine for Loudoun’s U14 championship at the National 7s Youth Rugby Championships, a performance that was a testament to the fact this unity and togetherness always … always … matters.
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