Category: In From The Side
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The Path to Rugby’s Rise in the U.S.: A Fan’s Dream of Competing with American Football
Rugby vs. American Football: How Youth Development Could Transform the U.S. Sports Landscape Ever since I’ve been a fan of rugby, I’ve been dreaming of the day that the country I belong to fully embraces the sport that has a stranglehold on my heart. I’ve also spent far too many hours contemplating just how this…
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Flag Football Over Rugby… Really?
Flag Football Rising: What It Means for Rugby’s Future It was an average morning; dark, a little chilly. Thoughts flowing through my head about whether I really needed my job came and went. While I was scrolling through my social media, I was waiting for the shower to warm up something caught my eye. Pennsylvania…
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Is RUM The New RIM?
RUM vs. RIM: A Deep Dive into Rugby’s Latest Marketing Venture It was an average day for me, listening to my ever-growing list of rugby podcasts. On this occasion I was listening to the first episode of Rugby Wrap Up Raw when I heard something that sounded familiar. Matt McCarthy mentioned a new entity called…
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A Shift in Focus?
A Shift in Focus? May 2022 came the announcement that many within the US rugby landscape had been dreaming of. The US would host not one, but two 15s World Cups! (The men’s in 2031 and the women’s in 2033, respectively.) Headlines were made, major news outlets were covering it, people were celebrating in…