Get Oriented to Rugby

Rugby 101 

• A very good overview from USA Rugby

• From Major League Rugby (MLR) - video

Recommended Videos

These short videos will give you a good idea of rugby. 

• USA Men's & Women's 2020 Olympic 7s Teams, highlight video  

• USA Women's 7s Team playing Australia in the 2022 Rugby Sevens World Cup.

• World Rugby 2022 Women's XVs Dream Team of the Year  

• USA Men's XV v Canada in 2019

• HS/u19 Boys Rugby (15s) Lake Travis HS v Allen HS (2023, spr)

• HS/u19 Girls Rugby (7s) Plano v Woodlands (2023, spr)

For the Girls

• Ilona Mahar - Message from the 2021 Olympics

• Texas Standouts (female) - Meya Bizer, Nicole (Nick) James

• Because you can - highlight of tackles, runs, trys (goals)

For the Boys

• Nate Ebner, NFL Safety - 2016 Olympic Goal

• Perry Baker, USMNT-7s - Step & Speed

• Carlin Isles, USMNT-7s - Rugby's Fastest Player 

• Texas Standouts (males) - Jason Tidwell, 

World Rugby - Beginner's Guide to Rugby

• A good starting point if you completely new

World Rugby - Laws of the Game

• Note the variation (modification) to rules for u19

TIRA Modifications - Quick Reference

• To encourage the growth of Rugby in Texas schools, address the practicalities of competing in American school facilities not designed for rugby, and additional safety measures, TIRA modified certain laws (rules) beyond those already in place for the U19 (high school) and below population.