Exclusive: Could European Pro Rugby Come to North America?

Rugby union recently made headlines in North America when the Head of SANZAR, Greg Peters, commented publicly that his organization was weighing possible expansion of the Super 15 professional rugby competition to North America. We are considering whether or not we will include new territories in Super Rugby and one of the factors we’ll be weighing up is their competitiveness. Super Rugby in... 

IRB Sevens Preview: A Look Ahead At The USA 7s

The HSBC IRB Sevens Rugby Series makes its only North American stop this weekend in Las Vegas.  The continent’s biggest rugby festival is home to hundreds of avid rugby teams and fans, many of whom will no doubt have as good a time off the field as they will on it. But at the heart of the action will be 16 elite national teams who will battle in front of of 30,000 screaming rugby supporters... 

IRB Women’s Sevens Rugby: Houston, We Have a Winner

The 2013 IRB Women’s Sevens tour completed its first ever official stop in North America last weekend, and the message to be taken away from that tournament is clear.  England has the best women’s sevens rugby team on the planet right now. Period. Fuelled by the intense physicality and raw power of stars like Heather Fisher and Jo Watmore, England ran the increasingly competitive gauntlet... 

IRB Sevens World Series: Breaking Down the Results in Wellington

The IRB Sevens World Series produced its fourth Cup champion in four tournaments, as England produced the performance they had been waiting for all season. The English had produced just 15 series points in the previous three tournaments—such was not to be the case this weekend, as England defeated Scotland, Samoa and Kenya, claiming 22 series points and the Championship Cup at the 2013 Hertz... 

IRB Women’s Sevens Rugby: Day One Results from Houston

The IRB Women’s Rugby circuit began its first-ever stop in the United States on Friday, as the Houston Sevens kicked off at BBVA Compass Stadium. England, the team that topped the world rankings last year, having claimed two out of three tournament wins during the 2011-12 season, arrived in Texas with their strongest team, including inspirational World Cup flanker Heather Fisher. The plan from... 

IRB Sevens World Series: Day One Results From Wellington

It’s day one of the Hertz Sevens tournament in Wellington, New Zealand—the fourth stop on the IRB Sevens World Series. The home side, under head coach Gordon Tietjens, are the defending champions in Wellington, and return to New Zealand as leaders in the  2012/13 World Series standings. Their day, however, got off to a rough start. In fact, the early action would bring a flurry... 

Rugby Union: Pro Dream Still a Big Climb for North Americans

Rugby union professionals, in the modern era, are recipients of some of the best coaching and sports science in the history of athletic pursuits, and there are few phrases used as much in modern rugby coaching as “10,000 hours of mastery.” The saying comes down to us from the psychologist Anders Ericsson and was most recently examined by Malcom Gladwell, in his book Outliers.  One... 

5 Most Shameful Rugby Moments of 2012

Rugby Union may be seen as one of the more gentlemanly contact sports around the globe; its leadership certainly likes to label it as such. But the truth is that, like many sports, there has always been a dark and sinister side to the game, and 2012 was no different. Current Rugby Football Union (RFU) citing officer and former England international, Wade Dooley, gave an interview last year with Alan... 

Rugby Sevens World Series: Wellington Preview

IRB Sevens World Series leaders New Zealand will look to repeat as champions of the 2013 Hertz Sevens on February 1st and 2nd in Wellington. Home advantage brought benefits to the All Blacks last season, and now they return to their home ground leading the 2012/13 World Series standings by 14 points over their closest rival. New Zealand head coach Gordon Tietjens has seen his side fall short in... 

Rugby Union vs. Rugby Sevens: 5 Ways 7s Is Superior

In 2010, former Welsh International and current rugby pundit, John Taylor, told ESPN of his concerns about what he saw as an increasing gap between Sevens Rugby and the traditional fifteen-a-side game. Players have to make a choice – do they want to concentrate on Sevens or 15s? The techniques and training required are becoming very different. Modern professional players are already pretty lean... 

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