Play Rugby USA was pleased to welcome Jonny Sexton and Ronan O’Gara to NYC to share their wealth of top level rugby experience with a selection of students from our local programs at the Play Rugby USA Summer Camp. Randall’s Island played host to today’s session which was boosted by the inclusion of Irish Rugby […]
Canterbury’s Corner NYC Rugby Cup Story presented by Canterbury. The Annual AIG NYC Rugby Cup is our biggest event of the year, a culminating tournament featuring over 1000 youth from our programs throughout the city converging on Randall’s Island for the biggest flag rugby tournament on the East coast. A visual […]
About the Girls. The Girls season has been impressive, starting the season with a win over Morris RFC in March. They had a lot on the line for this fixture, having lost to Morris twice in previous years, however the girls showed up and SWITCHED ON for this very physical game. Stand out performances […]
On Saturday June 11th we hosted the 9th Annual AIG NYC Rugby Cup where nearly 800 student athletes made up 66 teams and came together to celebrate the youth rugby community in NYC and to compete in the biggest flag rugby tournament on the East Coast. Staff and players had there fingers crossed leading up […]
It’s been just over one week since the record-smashing 2016 Play Rugby USA Gala. Let’s take a look back at this incredible event! We are deeply grateful for the support we received for this fantastic evening celebrating American Rugby and honoring Mike Tolkin with the 2nd Annual Founder’s Award for his lifetime contribution to Rugby. The generosity of over […]
Join Play Rugby USA supporters, players, and coaches as we celebrate American Rugby and honor Mike Tolkin, longtime defensive coordinator for the US National Team and Head Coach from 2012-2015, for his lifetime contribution to American Rugby, and his support of the transformational youth programming pioneered by Play Rugby USA. Taking place on Tuesday May […]
At Play Rugby USA our mission is to use the unique power of rugby to inspire and empower youth, primarily from underserved communities, to Go Forward and realize their true potential. A key element to achieving these outcomes are the Youth Development Mentors (YDM) who work with our students every day and build strong bonds, […]
We’re pleased to introduce Kip O’Rourke Brown, Senior Program Director at Play Rugby USA. A true sportsman, Kip has been involved in organized athletics from childhood and upon moving to New York City in 2007, Kip began managing and directing after-school programs in public schools in all 5 boroughs. Kip is deeply passionate about using sport to promote youth’s development academically, […]
What makes a professional stand apart from others in their field? Of course, they’ll have the skills and the hands-on experience to be successful, but true professionals don’t stop there. In fact, they never stop – especially when it comes to learning. Play Rugby USA brings together a passionate group of people committed to building […]
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