Skill sets such as handling, dexterity and passing have made basketball fertile territory for U.S. rugby talent scouts ...

Nations Championships Fixtures Results New Zealand vs. Italy (47-17) Australia vs. France (26-42) Japan vs. Ireland (20-36) Fiji vs. England (8- 73) South Africa vs. Scotland (42-28) Argentina vs.

CPKC Stadium has become a women’s sports sanctuary in the spring as the home of the Kansas City Current professional soccer team. But with the Current playing in Seattle on Friday, USA women’s rugby, ...

USA Rugby's dramatic win over Portugal provides momentum for the Eagles and raises expectations ahead of the 2027 Rugby World Cup.

Earlier this week, the U.S. women's rugby sevens team earned their first Olympic medal in history, and it marks a positive turn for the women's sport that's been overlooked for decades. "The impact ...

Jan 19 (Reuters) - USA Rugby, Major League Rugby (MLR) and World Rugby announced a partnership on Friday to launch a new expansion club to promote the development of the game in the U.S. as the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Vitas Carosella covers sports and society with a focus on climate. Mar 19, 2025, 11:48am EDT USA Rugby players Tess Feury and Jack ...

As the Men's Football World Cup descends on the USA amid a wave of controversy, we look ahead to rugby's own bid to break ...

PARIS — There’s no real equivalent of Little League for rugby in America. A version of “Hoosiers” or “Friday Night Lights” hasn’t been made — not yet, at least — to romanticize the popular ...

Few outside the United States gave the team much of a chance. The U.S. is not a traditional rugby union nation and the squad had barely trained together ahead of the inaugural Women’s Rugby World Cup.

SUNDERLAND, England — Ilona Maher’s mission at the Women’s Rugby World Cup is about more than just winning games. Heading into the United States’ tournament opener, the world’s most followed rugby ...