Watching rugby for the first time as an American can feel like looking in a funhouse mirror. It contains elements of soccer, which birthed it in 1823 when William Webb Ellis picked up a soccer ball ...

Kristi Kirshe finally considers herself a rugby player. "She is the heartbeat of our team," USA 7s coach Emilie Bydwell said. Kirshe has made 81 appearances for Team USA, including the Tokyo Olympics ...

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The United States women's rugby team was mere seconds away from going home empty-handed, but they pulled out a bronze medal in miraculous fashion on Tuesday. Australia took a 12-7 lead with just about ...

The U.S. women's rugby team lost to New Zealand in the Olympics semifinals Tuesday, but the team still has the chance to leave Paris with its first Olympic medal. The U.S. lost to New Zealand 12-24 ...

The United States women's national rugby sevens team earned its place in the history books on Tuesday, becoming the first American team in the sport to ever medal at the Olympics. The team's 2024 ...

Rugby debuted as an Olympic sport at the 1900 Paris Olympics, but was dropped as an Olympic sport after the 1924 Paris Olympic games. In 2016 at the Rio de Janeiro Games, a variation of the sport, ...

In a joking manner, Michael Maher warned her daughter that she'd better practice before throwing out the first pitch prior to a San Diego Padres home game last month. "I just know that a lot of ...