What a long, strange trip it’s been. The Grateful Dead used that wording in 1977 and it is just as accurate today. We have been through 2020 (enough said) and now we’re ending 2021 and ready to celebrate. But we don’t just celebrate the big numbers. We celebrate our strength. Strength, we have learned, is not born out of aggression; it is a kind of peace that comes with knowing you have faced the worst and that, moving forward, you can deal with whatever life hands out. It’s time to congratulate those who were instrumental in our comeback.
USA Rugby, the national governing body for the sport of rugby, has a lot of irons in the fire right now. From overseeing national teams, to developing the game on all levels (rookie to pro), to shepherding the sport through the growth process at the NCAA level as an Emerging Sport for Women, it’s obvious this organization is tackling every challenge. more....