NEW YORK, NY – Recently, Team USA Head Coach Mike Tolkin, sat for a 2-part interview with RWU’s Matt McCarthy.
This is Part I…
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May 182012
May 182012
“… unfortunately rugby is not something that you just pick up.” Team USA Eagle 7s star, Matthew “Polar Bear” Hawkins, who is also now working with Serevi, contributes weekly on Rugby Wrap Up – technology permitting. Last week we spoke about what USA Rugby should be focused on and there were quite a few comments. In all fairness, it seemed to be a very hotly contested debate. The major concerns from all the comments were [...]
May 172012
West Ghana, Bronx -Last week we looked at coaches affecting domestic tables. This week we look at international coaching… debutantes. Okay, so calling these coaches debutantes is a bit much but I assure you, all eyes will be on these 4 men as they introduce themselves as Head Coaches on the world Rugby stage. 1) Stuart Lancaster, England- So, this not his coming out party. He already had it during the Six Nations. But this [...]
May 172012
Team USA Eagle 7s star, Matthew “Polar Bear” Hawkins, who is also now working with Serevi, contributes weekly on Rugby Wrap Up… Matt asked us to alert folks about the following. SAN DIEGO, CA – On Saturday, April 7, 2012, Ronan Nelson, a sixteen-year-old sophomore student at Cathedral Catholic High School in San Diego, CA, was critically injured in a club rugby game in San Diego. He was taken to Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, [...]
May 162012
Cody Kuxmann is a Referee at the London Society Of Rugby Football Union Referees, while studying International Relations at Richmond, The American International University in London. He lives in Richmond Upon Thames but hails from Green Bay, Wisconsin. LONDON, ENGLAND – All the local rugby I have seen on TV within Wisconsinhas always been on tape-delay. That’s acceptable because it at least gets the sport out there and allows for an enjoyable, if not diminished, viewing experience. Outside of this, [...]
May 142012
PHILADELPHIA, PA – If you love great rugby played in a cool city at a sparkling venue, then you MUST come to The City of Brotherly Love for the CRC 7S – the College Rugby Championship – June 2-3. THE VENUE PPL Park is one of the better venues for rugby that you’ll find in the USA; it’s new, sleek, has a great Jumbo-Tron and doesn’t have a bad seat in the house. Plus, you’re [...]
May 132012
By DJ Eberle, a student/athlete at Western New England University. He is an offensive tackle, built like his dad; a rugby Prop. Track him on Twitter @Ebstide52 The New England Patriots had some heads scratching a few weekends ago when they traded up to draft former Ohio State walk-on saftey Nate Ebner in the sixth round, which I first wrote about here on RWU on Draft Weekend. Aside from people like you and I, most [...]
May 122012
RANDALL’S ISLAND, NY- As you already know, Saturday is a Rugby Day! That’s universal. This Saturday, though, is extra special here in New York City. Today is the New York Rugby Club Family Day. The one day where all sides: Under 19 Boys, Under 19 Girls, U19 Alumni Men, Senior Men, Senior Women and Old Boys all play a game in front of each other. Yours truly and RWU host Johnathan Wicklow Barberie will be [...]
May 112012
GHANA IN THE BRONX – We’re heading towards the playoffs and the end of the club/provincial season and in the coming weeks our focus will turn to the summer tours. But before we turn the page on the 2011/2012 domestic season, let’s look at some coaches that will be on the move. Apologies to all if these moves seem to have a Kiwi weight to them. I assure you, I am not Kiwi. But NZ [...]
May 102012
Team USA Eagle 7s star, Matthew “Polar Bear” Hawkins, who is also now working with Serevi, contributes weekly on Rugby Wrap Up – technology permitting. SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – So, the question I have today is: How do we develop rugby here in the USA? Yes, this is a very broad question and to some extent, there is no short answer. But….