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Written by RUGBYMag Staff    Wednesday, 20 July 2011 14:52    PDF Print Write e-mail
Eagles RWC Jerseys Unveiled
National Teams - USA Men

The Eagles have ditched the stars and stripes jersey designs of the Churchill Cup for a more classic look for the World Cup.

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Written by RUGBYMag.com News Release    Wednesday, 20 July 2011 12:04    PDF Print Write e-mail
Canadian Rugby World Cup RIghts to TSN
International - International News

Rugby World Cup Limited (RWCL) has announced the appointment of TSN as Canada’s television broadcast rights holder for Rugby World Cup 2011 in New Zealand and Rugby World Cup 2015 in England.

In a deal that will deliver unprecedented coverage of Rugby’s showcase event to Rugby fans in Canada, TSN will televise all of Canada’s Pool matches, other selected Pool matches, the quarter-finals, semi-finals, Bronze Final and Final from both Tournaments in High Definition on its TSN and TSN2 channels.

Extensive television coverage will be enhanced with comprehensive multimedia coverage, ensuring that fans will be able to keep up to date with every try, tackle and pass as they happen via TSN.ca and TSN Mobile TV.

RWCL Managing Director Mike Miller said: "This announcement represents a significant boost for the reach and profile of Rugby in Canada.”

“TSN is Canada's leading sports broadcaster and is renowned for its high quality broadcasting of major international sports events. They will bring their unique sound, style and passion for live sport to a Tournament that is firmly established as one of the world’s premier sports events.”

Rugby World Cup 2011 represents the first time that international Rugby has been broadcast on TSN since 1995 and the announcement underscores the network’s commitment to covering a sport that is growing in profile in Canada.

Shawn Redmond, Vice-President of Programming, TSN, said: “Rugby World Cup is a huge, internationally-celebrated event that attracts billions of viewers from across the world and continues to grow in popularity in Canada.”

“We are looking forward to showcasing Rugby’s marquee event to Canadian sports fans across all TSN platforms as the Canada team takes on some of the finest teams in the world.”

Editors notes

Official Travel and Hospitality Programme: Tickets packages are still available through the Official Travel and Hospitality Programme. Visit www.rth2011.com to book your packages now.

About Rugby World Cup: Rugby World Cup has provided the financial platform for investment and growth in the Game. The net RWC 2007 surplus of £122.4 million has underwritten a range of major funding initiatives, including annual national Union grants and Strategic Investments via the £48 million programme between 2009-2012 focusing on increasing competition across the global Game. The total invested by the IRB during the period will be £150 million.

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Written by Alex Goff    Wednesday, 20 July 2011 00:02    PDF Print Write e-mail
Club 7s Top 20 July 19 2011
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Written by RUGBYMag.com News Release    Wednesday, 20 July 2011 12:00    PDF Print Write e-mail
USA Rugby Announces Accident Insurance
Clubs - Men's DI Clubs

BOULDER, Colo. – USA Rugby is pleased to announce that an exciting new member benefit will be included in the price of registration dues. When the 2011-2012 membership cycle opens on August 15, 2011 all registered members will automatically receive up to $250,000 in accident insurance upon registration.

Individual USA Rugby registration dues for youth, high school, collegiate and senior club players will increase by $10 for the 2011-2012 membership cycle, but Rookie Rugby membership and club registration dues will remain unchanged.

This policy will provide:

•       $25,000 per injury resulting from sanctioned rugby events

•       $1,000 disappearing deductible for members with primary insurance

•       $2,500 deductible for members without primary insurance

•       $250,000 Excess Catastrophic Medical Expense Benefit

•       Coverage during travel to and from sanctioned rugby events

 

WHY IS USA RUGBY MAKING THIS CHANGE?
USA Rugby strives to add value to membership and implement programs that will help support the growth of the sport of rugby in the United States.

In 2010, a pilot accident insurance program (Zurich Rugby Accident Insurance) was launched in order to gauge the interest of USA Rugby members in an accident insurance policy. The feedback on the pilot program was tremendous and after the enrollment for the program closed, many clubs contacted USA Rugby seeking to take advantage of the offering.

At that point, USA Rugby recognized the demand for such a policy was significant, and began to explore affordable options to provide this benefit to all members automatically.

In order to make rugby accident insurance included in membership dues, USA Rugby wanted to make sure it was what the members really wanted. On July 7, 2011 a call to action was sent to members soliciting feedback through their local USA Rugby Congress representative. The $10 dues increase was included in that call to action.

Based upon the overwhelmingly positive feedback that was received, USA Rugby Congress and the Board of Directors approved the new insurance policy on Friday July 15, 2011.

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Written by Alex Goff    Tuesday, 19 July 2011 21:34    PDF Print Write e-mail
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