International Rugby News
Saturday is an important day in USA Rugby’s potential rise from the ashes.
The COVID-19 outbreak has shut down rugby globally at all levels. However, the shutdown has had an even greater affect on touring teams.
Groups that had spent time, effort and money in putting together an overseas tour were forced to cancel what for many, was to be the trip of a lifetime.
As some businesses open in some states and restrictions related to COVID-19 ease up, don’t expect rugby to follow suit.
Sports in general will probably not get back to normal anytime soon, but there’s also a hierarchy of sports when it comes to deciding how to get back to competition.
Sir Bill Beaumont has defeated a challenge by Agustin Pichot and has been re-elected as World Rugby Chairman.
In the first round of voting, which was independently managed by PwC, Beaumont won a majority of the votes 28-23. In the wake of the vote, Beaumont called on the game to unite and get working immediately to achieve sustainable growth in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bill Ard is back! The former New York Giant Bill Ard talks about how coaches treat players and how teams evaluate talent in an anecdote-riddled show with Bruce McLane.
Should coaches play favorites with star players? Do they? Yes. But should they? The answer might surprise you. How should coaches treat players in terms of off-field discipline? That answer might surprise you, too.