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USA Rugby

Founded	1975
IRB affiliation	1987
President	Nigel Melville
Men's coach	Peter Thorburn
Women's coach	Kathy Flores
Official website
www.usarugby.org

This article is about the national governing body for United States rugby union. The International Rugby Board (IRB is the world governing and law-making body for the sport of Rugby union, and previously for Rugby football. Nigel David Melville (born 6 January 1961) is a former Rugby union player one of the few players to captain the England national rugby union team Peter Thorburn is a New Zealand Rugby union coach He worked previously for New Zealand national rugby union team. Kathy Flores is a former Rugby union player from the United States and now is the current Head Coach of the U The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short For the article about rugby union in the United States, please see: Rugby union in the United States. Rugby union in the United States is a growing national sport It is played at the Youth, High school, club, Semi-professional

USA Rugby is the national governing body for the sport of rugby union in the United States of America. A sport governing body is a sports organization that has a regulatory or sanctioning function Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short The United States of America —commonly referred to as the It is divided into seven territorial Unions: Mid Atlantic, Midwest, Northeast, Pacific Coast, Southern California, USA Rugby South and West. The headquarters for USA Rugby are now located in Boulder, Colorado. Boulder is a Home Rule Municipality that is the County seat and most populous city of Boulder County, Colorado, in the United States

USA Rugby administers the United States national rugby union team and sponsors College rugby. For the American Rugby league team see United States national rugby league team. Collegiate club rugby (a collegiate version of Rugby union) is played throughout universities in the United States of America. Rugby Super League is organized and sanctioned by USA Rugby as the Premier Level of Men's Club competition in the USA. The Rugby Super League, usually referred to as simply the Super League and for sponsorship reasons the Michelob Super League, is a national Rugby union

Former England captain and scrumhalf Nigel Melville was appointed CEO and President of Operations on October 11, 2006. The England national rugby union team represents England in Rugby union. Nigel David Melville (born 6 January 1961) is a former Rugby union player one of the few players to captain the England national rugby union team

History

The USA Men’s National Team, nicknamed the Eagles, won the Gold Medal in Olympic rugby in 1920 and 1924. After that time, rugby in the US stagnated while continuing to grow in the rest of the world and only recently has rugby started to become popular again in the US.

Beginning in the 1960s and continuing through the 1970s the sport of rugby union enjoyed a renaissance in the USA. This created the need for a national governing body to represent the USA. In 1975 four territorial organizations (Pacific Coast, West, Midwest and East) gathered in Chicago, Illinois to form the United States of America Rugby Football Union (now known as USA Rugby).

In 1993 the Southern California RFU, a local area union of the Pacific Coast RFU, applied to become a separate territory. This was an impetus for others around the country to do the same changing the make-up of USA Rugby which now has seven territories (Pacific, Southern California, West, Midwest, South, Northeastern, and Mid-Atlantic) .

USA Rugby lobbied for several years for a stop on the IRB Sevens Circuit and finally was awarded it for 2004-6. The Home Depot Center in Carson, California,is the venue chosen for the initial event. The Home Depot Center is a multiple-use sports complex located on the campus of California State University Dominguez Hills in Carson California.

In the summer of 2006, the USA 7s tournament was moved to Petco Park in San Diego.

USA Rugby is a Founding Sports Partner of the Sports Museum of America, joining more than 50 other single-sport Halls of Fame, National Governing Bodies, Museums and other organizations across North America to richly celebrate the history, grandeur and significance of sports in American culture. The Sports Museum of America (SmA opened May 7, 2008 as the United States ' first national sports museum dedicated to the history and cultural significance Set to open in New York City on May 7, 2008, the Sports Museum of America will showcase USA Rugby Lacrosse in its Hall of Halls Gallery in return for their support of the creation of the Nation's first all-sports museum experience.

External links

Rugby union in the United States is a growing national sport It is played at the Youth, High school, club, Semi-professional For the American Rugby league team see United States national rugby league team. The Super Cup is an annual international Rugby union competition contested by national teams from Canada, Japan, Romania and the United The Churchill Cup (currently referred to as Barclays Churchill Cup for sponsorship reasons is an annual Rugby union tournament contested by representative Collegiate club rugby (a collegiate version of Rugby union) is played throughout universities in the United States of America.

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