rugby

I’ve been obsessed with rugby for 30 years, and I’m so here for this Olympic moment

1:54pm August 01, 2024

by Amy Morgan

The U.S. women’s rugby team just won a historic Olympic medal for the country. To this longtime player and fan, it’s a pivotal moment for the sport and a reminder of how it changed her life.

Rugby Sevens - Olympic Games Paris 2024: Day 4

With her signature stiff arm and red lip, Ilona Maher rules Olympic rugby and TikTok

1:33pm July 31, 2024

by Rachel Treisman

U.S. women's rugby sevens center Ilona Maher has dominated the Olympics, both on the pitch and on social media. Here's what to know about the rising star — and the rising sport.

Naya Tapper of the USA is tackled by Camille Grassineau (left) and Elodie Poublan of France during the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup third-place match in Belfast. The U.S. will host the women's tournament for the first time in 2033.

The U.S. is named a Rugby World Cup host

6:12pm May 12, 2022

by Amy Morgan

The sporting event is coming to the U.S. for the first time in 2031.

Rugby player Tevita Bryce collapsed midway through a match in New Jersey and went into cardiac arrest. Quick thinking from bystanders and an AED on site may have saved his life.

A rugby player survived a mid-game heart attack with quick thinking from bystanders

3:08pm October 27, 2021

by Deepa Shivaram

Tevita Bryce may not have survived when he went into cardiac arrest in the middle of a rugby game last weekend. But with help from the opposing team and fans, he's now in recovery.

Young men practice rugby at Hacienda Santa Teresa, an estate belonging to a Venezuelan rum company. The estate serves as a practice field for neighboring communities of Aragua state, using rugby to help at-risk youths stay away from criminal life and viol

In Venezuela, A Rum-Maker Gives Gang Members A Way Out — Via Rugby

8:01am September 01, 2019

by Philip Reeves

Started by the Santa Teresa rum-maker, Project Alcatraz is a rehabilitation program including vocational training, psychological counseling and rugby — seen as nurturing respect and discipline.

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Ma'a Nonu of New Zealand runs to score a try during the Rugby World Cup final against Australia at Twickenham Stadium in London Saturday.

New Zealand Wins Rugby World Cup, Beating Australia

8:26pm October 31, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Facing their close rival Australia in the finals of the Rugby World Cup, New Zealand's All Blacks are now back-to-back champions, winning 34-17.

Without a school athletic field, the Power Center Academy rugby team practices in a city park nearby, changing clothes in the dugout next to a baseball backstop.

An Inner-City Team Is Putting U.S. Rugby On The Map

2:23pm October 31, 2015

by Christopher Blank

While it's a popular sport overseas, rugby has never had a strong foothold in the U.S. One Memphis program is now having a lot of success, earning even international attention.

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