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Infinity Park
Infinity Park in Glendale, Colorado, was the first rugby-specific venue built in the United States. (Photos by Jason Gewirtz)

For One Small City, Rugby as Economic Development

Glendale, Colorado, is the kind of city that you’d never know you were in unless someone pointed it out. At 369 acres, the enclave that is home to about 5,000 mostly apartment-dwelling residents is surrounded on all sides by the city of Denver. For years, if you knew anything about Glendale, it might be as […]

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HSBC Los Angeles Sevens 2020
USA's Danny Barrett touches down a try against France on day two of the HSBC Los Angeles Sevens 2020 at Dignity Health Sports Park on 1 March, 2020 in Los Angeles, United States. Photo credit: Mike Lee - KLC fotos for World Rugby

2023 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series Schedule Announced

The sport of rugby continues to build momentum as it heads toward the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, and the announcement of the schedule for the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2023 season only furthers the sport’s increasing popularity. The 2023 schedule provides the chance for the top four men’s and women’s teams in the […]

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AvivaCup2023
Pictured at the Aviva Stadium ahead of the Leinster Rugby v Stade Toulousain Heineken Champions Cup semi-final (from left): Dan Leavy (Heineken Champions Cup winner), Niall Rynne, Aviva Stadium Board Chairman, Dominic McKay, EPCR Chairman, Wojciech Boguz, HEINEKEN Ireland Marketing Director, Kevin Potts, IRFU Chief Executive and Mike Ross (Heineken Champions Cup winner)

2023 Rugby Champions Cup and Challenge Cup Finals Moved to Aviva Stadium

Dublin’s Aviva Stadium will replace Tottenham Hotspur Stadium as the host of the European Professional Club Rugby Champions Cup and Challenge Cup finals in May 2023 with tickets already on sale. Tottenham Hotspur Stadium had been scheduled to host the matches but EPCR said that the late conclusion to the 2022-23 Premier League season has […]

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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 Rugby Awarded 2031 Rugby World Cup,
2033 Women’s Rugby World Cup

The United States will host the Rugby World Cup in 2031 and Women’s Rugby World Cup in 2033, with World Rugby planting a flag in the ground for the sport stateside in cooperation with a resurgent USA Rugby. The announcement was made by World Rugby during its executive board meeting in Dublin. USA Rugby had […]

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United by Rugby

Congressional Resolution Introduced Supporting USA Rugby World Cup Bid

USA Rugby and the USA Rugby World Cup Bid Committee are praising the introduction of a congressional resolution expressing support for the United States’ bid to host the 2029 Women’s Rugby World Cup and 2031 Men’s Rugby World Cup. The bipartisan resolution was introduced by Congressional Rugby Caucus co-chairs Alex Mooney (WV-2) and Eleanor Holmes […]

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