USA Rugby

About USA Rugby

Founded in 1975, USA Rugby is the national governing body for the sport of rugby in America, and a Full Sport Member of the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) and World Rugby.

Currently headquartered in Glenale, Colorado, USA Rugby is charged with developing the game on all levels and has over 110,000 active members. USA Rugby oversees four national teams, multiple collegiate and high school All-American sides, and an emerging Olympic development pathway for elite athletes.

USA Rugby is governed by a nine member Board of Directors, a National Councils representing the membership and a professional staff headed by a CEO.

In 2009, Rugby returned to the Olympic movement. In 2011, USA Rugby became a full sport member of the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee and is now recognized by the USOPC as the governing body for Rugby in the USA. Rugby Sevens is now played in the Olympic Games, next upcoming in Tokyo 2021.

The Olympic Movement is overseen by the International Olympic Committee. The IOC is supported by International Federations that govern each sport on a global level, National Olympic Committees that oversee Olympic sport as a whole in each nation, and National Federations that administer each sport at the national level (called National Governing Bodies in the United States). Forty-seven NGBs are members of the USOC.USA Rugby is also a member of the International Rugby Board, one of the 35 International Federations who are members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC.)

THE USA RUGBY DREAM
Lead and empower America, to embrace the Rugby experience.

Mission statement

UNITE an inclusive, passionate rugby community, IGNITE sustainable development, and GROW opportunities nationwide.

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