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USA Rugby Premier Rugby Sevens

USA Rugby and Premier Rugby Sevens Partner for Event

The USA women’s and men’s national rugby teams will compete in the 2024 PR7s All-Star Tournament at Providence Park in Portland on November 16. The competition will feature many Olympians from the 2024 Olympic Summer Games, including multiple bronze medalists from the USA women’s team. The tournament marks the first rugby competition on home soil […]

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USA Rugby Venatour

USA Rugby, Venatour Renew Partnership

USA Rugby and Venatour, an international sports tour operator based in the United Kingdom, have renewed their partnership ahead of the Rugby World Cups in 2031 and 2033 in the United States. Venatour will an additional office in Denver to provide service to USA Rugby members, allowing communication on the same time zones and in-person […]

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Alex Sedrick
American Alex Sedrick reacts after scoring the winning try during the women's bronze medal Rugby Sevens match against Australia at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. The US won the match 14-12 after Sedrick's winning try with no time left. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

USA Rugby Gets $4 Million Donation From Michele Kang After Bronze Medal Win

PARIS — Immediately after a dramatic win in the bronze-medal match against Australia at the 2024 Olympic Summer Games, one of the superstars for the U.S. women’s Eagles, Ilona Maher, said she hoped “we get more money and funding for the women’s game. We deserve it. We need more girls in the US trying rugby and […]

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USA Cricket Johnathan Atkeison

USA Cricket Names Johnathan Atkeison as Chief Executive Officer

Johnathan Atkeison, who most recently was the chief operating officer of USA Rugby, will join USA Cricket as its new chief executive officer, effective August 1 Atkeison has over 15 years of national governing body experience. He takes over for Vinay Bhimjiani, who was as interim chief executive officer of USA Cricket since October 2022. […]

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Olympic Fencing
American Lee Keifer won her second Olympic women's foil gold medal in a row by beating teammate Lauren Scruggs at Grand Palais on Sunday night in the 2024 Games in Paris. Photo by Matt Traub/SportsTravel

Paris’ Iconic Olympic Venues Praised by Athletes, NGB Leaders

PARIS — Whether the idea of beach volleyball at the base of the Eiffel Tower, fencing in the Grand Palais or swimming inside a rugby stadium, the venues being utilized for the 2024 Olympic Summer Games have drawn raves from U.S. national governing body executives and buzz among athletes. Few venues have garnered more social […]

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Rugby America’s Aspiration
The U.S. team sings the national anthem ahead of the 2019 Rugby World Cup Pool C game at Kobe Misaki Stadium against England in Kobe, Japan. The U.S. will host the 2031 Rugby World Cup for the first time in program history. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)

USA Men’s Rugby to Play in Chicago, Washington in Summer

USA Rugby’s men’s national team will play matches against Romania on July 5 in Chicago and Scotland on July 12 in Washington, D.C., to prepare for Pacific Nations Cup later this year. The two events join a pair of USA vs Canada fixtures, both at Dignity Health Sports Park in Los Angeles, with the women […]

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USA Rugby Bill Goren

Bill Goren Named New USA Rugby Chief Executive Officer

Bill Goren has been named the next chief executive officer of USA Rugby and will start his new position on March 18, the national governing body’s board of directors have announced. Goren most recently served as deputy commissioner in Major League Rugby. He has experience with Major League Baseball, the NBA and Major League Lacrosse […]

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