Air Force and Navy playing a match hosted by the Alamo City RFC (2006)
Country
United States
Governing body
USA Rugby
National team(s)
United States
Nickname(s)
Eagles
First played
1874 – Harvard v McGill
Registered players
125,000[1]
Clubs
2,673[2]
National competitions
Rugby World Cup
Major League Rugby
Collegiate Rugby Championship
Division 1-A Rugby
USA Sevens
World Rugby Sevens Series
Women's Rugby World Cup
World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
Women's Premier League Rugby
Audience records
Single match
61,500 (5 November 2016) Ireland vs New Zealand (Soldier Field, Chicago)
Season
159,941 (average 2,133 per match) 2020 Major League Rugby season
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Rugby union in the United States is played at youth, high school, college, amateur, professional, and international levels and governed by USA Rugby. There were over 125,000 players registered with USA Rugby as of 2016.[1] Over 2,500 rugby union clubs exist around the country, including those who are part of college rugby. Professional club competition has existed as Major League Rugby (MLR) since 2017.
An international competition, the USA Sevens, is held every February at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, draws over 60,000 fans and is broadcast on NBC. The U.S. national team hosts international matches every June, with an attendance of around 20,000. Collegiately, the Collegiate Rugby Championship (CRC) is held every June at Talen Energy Stadium in the Philadelphia suburb of Chester, Pennsylvania, draws around 20,000 fans and is broadcast on NBC.
^ ab"USA Rugby and Players Announced Partnership", USA Rugby, October 31, 2016.
^"About USA Rugby". USA Rugby.
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