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World Rugby and USA Rugby have postponed the upcoming U.S. leg of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, the LA Sevens, from early March until August 27–28 because of the pandemic. With an adjustment to the HSBC Vancouver Sevens the move means that Los Angeles will serve as the Grand Finale of the Men’s Series. […]
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The Tropical 7s rugby event has announced that its 2022 tournament will be hosted in Tampa, Florida, at the Tournament SportsPlex of Tampa Bay. The event will be staged April 15–16, 2022. The Tampa sports complex opened in 2018 and includes 15 full-size pitches, each with its own LED lighting and live stream capability. The […]
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USA Rugby, has appointed SPORTFIVE as the national governing body’s global sports marketing agency of record as the NGB embarks on an unprecedented bid to host the Rugby World Cup on both the men’s and women’s side. Under terms of the deal, SPORTFIVE will provide USA Rugby with its extensive expertise, including insights and research, […]
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The United States has officially launched a bid to host the Men’s Rugby World Cup in 2027 or 2031 and the Women’s Rugby World Cup in 2029. The bid marks the first time a country has bid for both events at once and if the men’s bid is successful, it will mark the first time […]
Continue ReadingThe HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series will return with men’s action on March 5–6 at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California, as part of the 2022 calendar released this week. Dignity Health Sports Park hosted the HSBC World Sevens for the first time in February 2020 and in 2021 hosted a “Quest for Gold […]
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USA Rugby has officially sanctioned Premier Rugby Sevens as the highest level of domestic rugby sevens in the country ahead of the new league’s inaugural championship weekend in October. USA Rugby will sanction all league events including a Talent Transfer Project camps and the PR7s inaugural championship at AutoZone Park in Memphis, Tennessee, on October […]
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Premier Rugby Sevens has released the six brands that it will use for teams during its inaugural championship in October in Memphis, Tennessee. Along with logos, regions and color schemes, the team names will be: Experts, Headlines, Locals, Loggerheads, Loonies and The Team. The Headliners, Loonies, Loggerheads, and Experts will launch with a men’s squad […]
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USA Rugby has gone through a lot during the past year-plus. Not only was it dramatically affected by the pandemic like every other national governing body in the Olympic movement, it had to file for bankruptcy protection last year. Having come through the process with a streamlined operation, USA Rugby now looks ahead to the […]
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The U.S. men’s rugby team will host the New Zealand All Blacks for the first time ever as part of the inaugural 1874 Cup at FedEx Field in Washington, D.C., on October 23. The 1874 Cup references the year rugby was first played in the United States. It will be the first time the All […]
Continue ReadingPremier Rugby Sevens, a new league featuring the top U.S. Olympic rugby sevens athletes, has announced Memphis will host The PR7s Inaugural Championship at AutoZone Park on October 9. The league will showcase six men’s teams and four women’s teams playing multiple games through the championship game. Player announcements, team names and league partnerships will […]
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.@LakeCharlesCVB and McNeese State will host the NJCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championships in 2026, 2027 and 2028 at the Legacy Center in Lake Charles.
The 2025 NASCAR Championship Weekend will return to Phoenix Raceway with the All-Star Race also returning to North Wilkesboro Speedway.
The U.S. Association of Blind Athletes has announced a collaboration with Google that names Google Pixel as the organization’s official global technology partner.
Brazil will host the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup, bringing the event to South America for the first time after beating out a three-country European rival bid.
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