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ABOUT US

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		No Field—No problem! Rugby and flag rugby is truly all inclusive, breaking down boundaries, developing character, promoting fitness and creating friendships that will last a lifetime. It is for everyone, boys, girls, from all backgrounds and beliefs. It is also a unique sport in that flag rugby and its lead up games can be played almost anywhere. We have successfully coached students in gyms, canteens, classrooms and hallways. So no matter the age, experience or gender of your students or the location of your program Play Rugby can create a non traditional enjoyable, sustainable experience that everyone can benefit from.

Play Rugby USA is a national youth development program (“The Program”) pioneering the development of youth through rugby. Supported by a growing network of employees, affiliates and reps the program provides children with a fun, unique and inspirational educational experience through the innovative coaching of rugby. The Program helps children develop character, athletic ability, fitness and academic commitment, giving them the tools they need to succeed in life.

The Program provides something for everyone interested in rugby:

The Play Rugby Club is our online rugby education network providing players, educators, parents and coaches with the opportunity to discuss all rugby related issues, activities and games as well as sharing information and knowledge on coaching styles and best practices in dedicated forums and blogs. Plus with the aid of personal profiles, audio and video multimedia the network will engage and educate everyone interested in rugby from the player looking to learn the basics to the teacher looking to coach the same.

Flag Rugby.com provides the home for all rugby gear, from boots and balls to flag rugby belts and jerseys. The site is hosted by our strategic partners - the World Rugby Shop.

The Program is also supported by Play Rugby. Inc - a non profit 501 (c) 3 approved charitable organization that was formed in 2003 to bring rugby to boys and girls of all ages, abilities and backgrounds.

Learn more about the Charity’s work

Values

Rugby is a fantastic tool for youth development as it is truly asset based. Rugby is particularly effective at developing Teamwork and Leadership but our Team Charter promotes 10 core values that are very effectively incorporated into program delivery:

Caring
Citizenship
Commitment
Discipline
Fairness
Leadership
Respect
Responsibility
Teamwork
Trustworthiness

All our programs promote these core values; developing children’s character and helping them build a diverse range of social, moral and physical competencies needed to succeed in life.

Program information Educator & Curriculum Overview

Partnerships & Alliances

USA Rugby

Play Rugby USA & USA Rugby—Play Rugby USA is also proud to be working closely with the national governing body for rugby in America, USA Rugby. Play Rugby and USA Rugby support the same youth development goal of improving fitness and well being in students and developing character that will cross over into participants day to day life. USA Rugby endorses Play Rugby USA as the national program for developing non contact rugby in schools and educational organizations. Mark Griffin, Founder of the Program acted as a member of USA Rugby’s Game Development Team from 2006-7 helping create a national PE curriculum for non contact rugby and to develop the rules for the youth game. Mark is also an elected member of the USA Rugby Congress and the national Youth and High School Committee.

USA Rugby is supporting certain Play Rugby USA Affiliates throughout the country to help them develop their Play Rugby USA programs. By working together, Play Rugby and USA Rugby both benefit from sharing their ideas and experiences; increasing the numbers of youth playing the game and lowering the average age of such players, nationally.

The World Rugby Shop

Play Rugby USA is proud to supply its Affiliates and Program Partners in partnership with the World Rugby Shop—the world's premier rugby store for authentic rugby gear for fans and players. World Rugby Shop scours the world to find rare and unique rugby jerseys and apparel for your favorite teams and clubs and we do our best to add to our club selection daily. But that's not all—we also carry rugby equipment from all the top rugby brands such as Nike, adidas, Puma, and more. We've looked for better rugby shops and just can't find one…we may quite possibly be the greatest rugby store in the world.

Setanta Sports

Play Rugby USA is also proud to be partnering with Setanta Sports to help promote the youth development benefits children can gain from participating in rugby. As a leading international sports broadcaster with operations in Great Britain, Ireland, Luxembourg, USA, Canada and Australia, Setanta owns and operates premium sports TV channels that are made available on a subscription basis to residential and commercial customers through satellite, cable, digital terrestrial, broadband and mobile distribution. Founded in 1992, Setanta now has over three million subscribers to its channels and is believed to be the fastest growing pay television operator in Europe.

Setanta’s North America operations comprise both residential channel and commercial venue businesses which provide a market leading line-up of soccer and rugby from around the world. This includes The Barclays Premier League, The Champions League, The FA Cup and World Cup & European Championship Qualifiers, The IRB Rugby World Cup, The Six Nations, The Tri-Nations, The Guinness Premiership & Heineken Cup. In the USA, the Setanta Sports channel is available in over 30 million homes via DirecTV and DISH Networks and in Canada to nearly 6 million homes across all major television providers including Rogers Cable, Shaw and Bell ExpressVu.