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Los Angeles to Host 2025 HSBC Sevens Rugby World Championship

Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California, will host the HSBC Sevens 2025 world championship May 3–4, ending a season that kicks off November 30, 2024 in Dubai. The schedule includes seven global destinations and culminates at what is scheduled to be the home for rugby in the 2028 Olympic Summer Games. The tour includes […]

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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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Anthem Rugby Carolina will immediately begin play for the 2024 Major League Rugby season.

Charlotte Expansion Team Launched by USA Rugby, Major League Rugby and World Rugby

USA Rugby, Major League Rugby and World Rugby have announced a strategic partnership to launch a new MLR expansion club in Charlotte named Anthem Rugby Carolina that will start play this season with American Legion Memorial Stadium serving as its match day home. The partnership between the governing bodies for global and American rugby, as […]

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Wheelchair Rugby World Cup

Historic International Wheelchair Rugby Cup Starts in Paris

As the Rugby World Cup reaches the semifinal stage in Paris and with less than one year before the Paralympic Summer Games in the French capital, World Wheelchair Rugby and World Rugby have collaborated with the International Wheelchair Rugby Cup getting underway on Wednesday at Halle Carpentier stadium in Paris. More than 100 male and […]

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Women’s Rugby

Sites Confirmed for 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup in England

World Rugby and the Rugby Football Union in England have announced eight venues and cities that will host games in the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup with 16 teams competing in the tournament that starts August 22 and concludes with the final on September 27. The cities/venues include Brighton and Hove Albion Stadium, Ashton Gate […]

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TEAMS Europe: The Best of 2023

The second annual TEAMS Europe included leading experts from global organizations including the National Football League, the International Olympic Committee, World Rugby, the International Tennis Federation, LaLiga, Major League Baseball and more. TEAMS—the world’s leading conference and expo for the sports-event industry—unites sport event organizers with destinations, venues and suppliers interested in hosting or supporting […]

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World Rugby

New World League for Rugby May Start in 2026

World Rugby and other major stakeholders in the international game have begun planning on the future global calendar with the men’s and women’s games getting a new competition for international windows to increase depth throughout the game. Meetings over the weekend were between International Rugby Players, World Rugby, the British and Irish Lions, the major […]

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New Zealand to Host Women’s Rugby Showcase This Fall

A new tournament to showcase the visibility of women’s international rugby will take place this year in New Zealand with six countries competing. WXV 1 will be held between three New Zealand cities from October 20 through November 4. The tournament will feature England, France and Wales. Those three teams will be joined by the […]

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