Play Rugby USA

Congratulations to the Play Rugby ! 🎓 Today we're celebrating Pearse, who will be attending Binghamton University in the Fall. New to the team this year, we're so excited for him to continue his rugby journey with Binghamton University Rugby Football Club! 🌟

Congratulations to the Play Rugby ! 🎓 Today we're celebrating Aiyana, who will be attending in the Fall. Aiyana will study nursing and we know she has what it takes to become an amazing healthcare professional!⚕️

Congratulations to the Play Rugby ! 🎓 Today we're celebrating Deandrew, who will be attending UTI in the Fall. Despite being new to the sport, Deandrew thrived in the Academy with the support of his coaches and teammates, who became like family to him. He received a merit scholarship for school and we're so excited to see all that he achieves in his future! 🌟

Congratulations to the Play Rugby ! 🎓 Today we're celebrating Ryan, who will be attending in the Fall. Ryan gives his all both on and off the pitch and brings great energy - we can't wait to see all that he accomplishes in his future! 🌟

Congratulations to the Play Rugby ! 🎓 Today we're celebrating Elianna, who will be attending the University of New Haven in the Fall. Ellie is a tremendous leader and exceptional rugby player. She served as team co-captain and received honorable mention at this year's Elite Girls Rugby Showcase. She'll be studying computer & electrical engineering and we're so excited to see her flourish and continue her rugby journey with 🏉

Congratulations to the Play Rugby ! 🎓 Today we're celebrating Kyan, who will be attending in the Fall. Serving as co-captain this past year, Kyan is a tremendous leader both on and off the pitch. He has made a lasting impression on his teammates and coaches, and we know he will do amazing things in the future! 🇳🇿

Congratulations to the Play Rugby ! 🎓 Today we're celebrating Alizey, who will be attending City Tech CUNY in the Fall. Alizey has been a part of the Play Rugby family since she started playing flag rugby in Middle School! In her final year, she served as co-captain and was recently selected for the HS Girls NY/NJ All-Star Team. It has been a joy to see her develop both on and off the pitch and we know she has a bright future ahead of her. 🌟

Congratulations to the Play Rugby ! 🎓 Today we're celebrating Anthony, who will be attending Fordham University in the Fall (one of 3 Play Rugby seniors to join the Rams 🐏 ) on an academic scholarship. Anthony crushed it in the classroom this year, improving his grades in every single class he took! We're so excited to see both his commitment to academics and his passion for rugby continue as he joins the Fordham University Rugby Football Club family.

Congratulations to the Play Rugby ! 🎓 Today we're celebrating Jayden, who will be attending St. Bonaventure University in the Fall! Jayden is a tremendous leader and has demonstrated an incredible work ethic, both on and off the pitch. He was selected to play for the NY All-Star team last month and received Play Rugby's Award earlier this year. 🌟 St. Bonaventure University Rugby is so lucky to have him!!

Congratulations to the Play Rugby ! 🎓 Today we're celebrating Angelique (Gabby!), who will be attending Long Island University in the Fall. Gabby embodies our "Get There" value, giving her all to everything she does both on and off the pitch. She was recently selected to the NY/NJ All-Star team and we're excited to see her continue to shine with LIU Rugby! 🌟🦈

Congratulations to the Play Rugby ! 🎓 Today we're celebrating Cy, who will be attending Bard College in 2025, after studying abroad as part of a gap year program at the University of Granada. A tremendous teammate and , we know he's going to find success wherever he goes. Buena suerte, Cy! 🇪🇸

Congratulations to the Play Rugby ! 🎓 Today we're celebrating Valerie, who will be attending Fordham University in the Fall. Her commitment to always has helped her find success both in the classroom and on the rugby pitch. 📚🏉 We know she'll continue to grow and achieve her goals at Fordham!!

Congratulations to the Play Rugby ! 🎓 Today we're celebrating Gabriel, who will be attending the School for Cooperative Technical Education in NYC to study Carpentry. New to Play Rugby this year, Gabriel showed tremendous growth both on and off the pitch and we know he will continue to achieve all that he sets his mind to! ⚙️

Congratulations to the Play Rugby ! 🎓 Today we're celebrating Rashaad, who will be attending Niagara University in the Fall. A force to be reckoned with on the pitch, Rashaad also shows great in the classroom, securing a HEOP scholarship for school. We can't wait to see him flying down the sideline for Niagara University Rugby! 🦅

Congratulations to the Play Rugby ! 🎓 Today we're celebrating Zilah, who will be attending Fordham University in the Fall. Zilah served as co-captain this year, welcoming new players and leading by example. She received an honorable mention at the Elite Girls Rugby showcase last month and was selected for the NY/NJ All-Star team! 🎉 We know she'll continue to crush it both in the classroom and on the rugby pitch!

Congratulations to the Play Rugby ! 🎓 Today we're celebrating Tommy, who will be attending Syracuse University in the Fall through their very competitive Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP). We know he'll be bringing the energy to Syracuse University Rugby - Hammerheads 🦈⚡️Congrats Tommy!

Congratulations to the Play Rugby ! 🎓 Today we're celebrating Tyler, who will be attending Southern Nazarene University. This year, "TP" demonstrated a fierce commitment to his team and to improving both on and off the pitch. We know he'll bring that same energy with him to Oklahoma. SNU Varsity Rugby is lucky to have him! 💪🏉

Congratulations to the Play Rugby ! 🎓 We have an amazing group of graduating seniors this year, who have grown tremendously, both on and off the pitch. It has been an honor to support each one of them and we'll continue cheering them on as they into their futures. We'll be showcasing all of our seniors over the next few weeks and we hope you'll join us to celebrate their success!

Today we'd like to congratulate Jae, who will be attending the CUNY School of Medicine / Sophie Davis Biomedical Education and PA Programs! 🔬 A force both on and off the rugby pitch, she'll be pursuing her medical degree through their accelerated combined degree program, and we know she has what it takes to succeed!

This year's Flag Rugby Festival was another huge success! Over 200 young people descended on Randall's Island to participate in 35 flag rugby games, showcasing their skills while demonstrating their spirit.

💜 We trained nearly 30 PowerPlay NYC coaches this season and were thrilled to host their girls for the 3rd year in a row!

🌟 The event capped off our first year working directly in 3 Police Athletic League NYC Clubhouses with their amazing student-athletes, coached by our Youth Development Mentors!

✅ We welcomed St. Ignatius School, Bronx NY back again this year, our longest-standing after-school program to date.

👏 And shout out to all of the programs from across NYC who joined us after running their own flag rugby programs throughout the year, including newcomers The Dock Street School for STEAM Studies.

🙏 Thanks to Ponce Bank for sponsoring the event, to MOTION PT Group for always supporting our student-athletes, and all of the staff and volunteers who make this event such a huge success year after year. We couldn't do it without you!

We recently celebrated our Senior Girls during a pre-match ceremony alongside Morris Rugby U18-High School Girls 🌹 Thanks to all of the families who joined us on this special occasion. We're not ready to say good-bye just yet, but we're SO proud of these young women and all they have accomplished both on and off of the pitch. 💪

Less than 2⃣ WEEKS to go until our biggest celebration of the year! Limited seats available, so make sure to grab yours today.🌟

🗓 Thursday, May 2nd @ 6pm
📍 Tribeca Rooftop
🎟 Available here: https://bit.ly/4b5qxUF

Only one month to go! Join us for our biggest celebration yet and help create Bright Futures through the Power of Rugby!! 🌟

Tickets are still available at https://bit.ly/3IWYpa2

We've been busy preparing for Spring 15's! 💪🏉 Lots of and for our HS teams during pre-season. Both HS and MS will officially kick off their regular season starting this weekend!

Join us at this year's Gala and help create Bright Futures through the Power of Rugby! 🌟

🗓 Thursday, May 2nd @ 6pm
📍 Tribeca Rooftop
🎟 Available at: https://bit.ly/3IWYpa2

We hope to see you there!

Our first Championship is in the books!

Huge shoutout to the student-athletes, coaches and staff for an absolutely amazing weekend! And congrats to our Girls on their 3rd place finish! 🏆

We are so proud of both teams for showcasing the Play Rugby values both on and off the pitch. They demonstrated in really challenging conditions, acted as true for each other, and continued to no matter what was thrown at them.

What an amazing family this is. 🫶 Thanks to our community for supporting us. We can’t wait for the next one!!

Tables and tickets are still available! Hope to see you there!!

Rugby Legends Dinner New York

📆February 28th 2024
📍New York Athletic Club, 180 Central Park S
⏰6pm-10.30pm
🏉After Party, Pig 'n' Whistle on 36th

Sponsors: Virgin Atlantic, Mahrex, PWC, Office Concierge, DMC Partners.

Benefitting: Play Rugby USA

Just a few tickets and tables remaining. Contact [email protected] for full details.

Representation. Role Modeling. Vital Connections. These are just some of the ways we honor today and every day at Play Rugby!

Huge shout out to our female coaches who are out here doing the work and showing up for the young women in our programs, helping reveal their individual power to tackle challenges, both on and off the rugby pitch! 💪🏉

Calling all Middle School youth! Join us for an open clinic on Saturday, March 2nd at the Harlem PAL Clubhouse. 🏉 This event is ꜰʀᴇᴇ and no experience is required, but you must register here: https://bit.ly/49qER9e

Questions? Send us a DM or email Coach Em! 📩

Huge shoutout to the Police Athletic League NYC for partnering with us on this event. We can't wait!!

The HS Academy winter season is in full swing with outdoor practices (weather permitting ❄️☔️), indoor practices AND a return of Financial Literacy workshops, facilitated by some amazing volunteers from Life at PwC! 💰

Nearly 40 student-athletes joined us at the Police Athletic League NYC in Harlem for our first workshop of the season. We're so excited to continue helping them explore career options, create personal budgets, consider what goes into making different financial decisions, and eventually plan for their future! This is what it looks like to support student-athletes 💫

What an amazing start to the year!!