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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 […]
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The USA Rugby men’s national team will host Ireland in the inaugural Las Vegas Rugby Cup on October 30, 2021, at Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium. “It’s thrilling to host an international rugby event of this caliber in Las Vegas and we can’t wait to welcome the teams and their fans to the sports capital of […]
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The United States will bid to host a Rugby World Cup in 2027, 2029 and/or 2031 after a recently completed feasibility study and dialogue with World Rugby showed that the event could be a success. The feasibility group, along with USA Rugby, will now transition from an exploratory phase to bid planning and preparation ahead […]
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As the rescheduled Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games in Tokyo approach in just a few months and with less than a year to go before the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Beijing, national governing bodies are finalizing new partnerships — or extending existing ones — ahead of what for many NGBs is the biggest […]
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Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California, will host a “Quest for Gold Sevens” international rugby event June 25–26 with several teams from the HSBC World Rugby Seven Series competing in a pre-Olympic exhibition. There are five men’s teams — United States, Argentina, Kenya, Korea and Samoa — plus women’s teams from the United States, […]
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USA Rugby, which recently exited bankruptcy, has announced that a group of stakeholders in the United States will finance a feasibility study toward the chances of bringing a Rugby World Cup to the country for the first time. The announcement comes after World Rugby’s reformed Rugby World Cup bidding process was released. USA Rugby has […]
Continue ReadingUSA Rugby has exited bankruptcy after Delaware Bankruptcy Court approved the Chapter 11 plan of reorganization that the national governing body submitted. The plan is a proposal from USA Rugby to address creditor claims and reconcile bankruptcy debts over time, according to a press release. The plan approval indicates USA Rugby as “reorganized” under the […]
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USA Rugby has announced a new partnership with the city of Glendale, Colorado, that will see the national governing body relocate its headquarters from Lafayette, Colorado, to the city just south of Denver. As part of the arrangement, the NGB will use Glendale’s Infinity Park—one of the few rugby-specific venues in the country—as its national […]
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As sports at all levels prepare to come back from weeks or months on hiatus, sports organizations are releasing guidelines that can serve as a framework for how to host events safely and successfully. The following are links to various published guidelines across a range of sports that are designed for event organizers to consult […]
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Andrew Weir, a member of the leadership team at Destination Toronto for the past 18 years, has been named the organization’s new president and chief executive officer effective May 1.
Lansing, Michigan, will host the 2026 and 2027 @NJCAA Men’s and Women’s Bowling Championships, the collegiate organization has announced.
Boston, Chicago, Indianapolis and Los Angeles will host events on May 15 with @USASwimming as part of International Water Safety Day, including in-water lessons and out-of-water education.
Santiago, Chile, will host the 2027 Special Olympics World Games, marking the first time in the organization’s 55-year history that @sowg_ will take place in the Southern Hemisphere.
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