North Carolina High School Rugby Association

North Carolina high school finals played for the first time on the pristine Matthews SportsPlex main natural turf, full size, stadium!!

Interesting article from the Wall Street Journal last month!! Ignore the graphics though ... all wrong!

What the NFL Can Learn From Rugby As the Rugby World Cup begins in England, more NFL and college-football coaches stateside look to rugby to improve tackling

Spotlight - Time With Chris Milledge Chris Milledge has been playing Rugby for almost a decade. Recently he learned that he would have the opportunity to take his rugby career to the next level....

Here is a high school football coach who has seen the importance of maintaining ball possession and limiting the time the opposition has with the ball (sounds familiar, doesn't it! Rugby!).
"One day, watching television, Kelley stumbled across a rugby game. That was it. Rugby teams built designed plays despite constant movement, an intricate series of laterals. Teammates didn’t block for the ball carrier; they rushed to the right spot to receive a pitch.

And so Kelley instituted a new system. When he calls out “Rugby!” before an offensive series, his wide receivers change their assignment. Rather than blocking downfield, they rush toward the receiver who catches the ball. If they’re open, they yell the receiver’s name and which side they’re on. He tells his players only to pitch the ball when they’re sure it’s safe."

The highly successful high school coach who never punts has another radical idea His next big football hack is crazy. But it could be genius.

Video: Here's Pete Carroll Explaining Rugby Tackling, Which Revolutionized Ohio State's Defense Allow Seattle Seahawks Pete Carroll to explain some tackling techniques that Kerry Coombs described as "a game-changer."

Great success story! Chris Milledge, a Providence High School rugby player alumni, now playing for, amongst other teams, Charlotte RFC, has received an offer from a club in Australia, Byron Bay Rugby Union Club, to join their 7's squad for the 2015/2016 season. Chris started his rugby career as a junior playing for Providence High School Rugby Club (originally the Hoggs), in 2008. The long hair has gone but the passion is still there! Congrats Chris!! Take this opportunity and run with it!!