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The Mathews family of Ohio is a big family, and one that has its hands in rugby all around the state.
Sean O'Malley, one of the extended family, realized that so many of his relatives played rugby that they could field their own team ... hmm, there's an idea.
The Seattle Saracens (former Seattle-OPSB) team defeated a US Army squad 24-10 in the Cup Final of the 38th Annual CAN-AM 7s this past weekend in Ferndale Wash.
The new Men’s USA 7s High Performance Camp is supposed to give players exposure to the new USA coaching staff, and it will; it might also put existing camp members on notice.
USA Rugby will likely be taking some actions this year to protect the term “National Championship.” It’s unclear whether USA Rugby can actually do this, but they are looking at ways to prevent other competitions (highest profile being the Collegiate Rugby Championship - CRC - and the Varsity Cup) from calling themselves a National Championship.
Some things you might not know about Bob Latham:
He’s a top media lawyer from Dallas.
He was a longtime wing and flyhalf for the Dallas Harlequins.
He writes regularly about sports, and has written a book, Winners & Losers.
He was for years not only the rugby representative to the US Olympic Committee, but the representative for all of the emerging sports.