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Rugby is one of the world's most rewarding team sports, offering lifelong physical, mental, and social benefits. It develops fitness, resilience, teamwork, leadership, and respect while creating friendships that often last a lifetime. As with any physical sport, rugby should be learned and played safely, with players being both physically and mentally prepared for the game.

Creating a positive, safe, and enjoyable rugby environment is a shared responsibility. Players, coaches, parents, referees, and volunteers all play an important role in ensuring every participant has the opportunity to learn, grow, and reach their full potential. Through good coaching, proper education, and the right equipment, rugby can be enjoyed safely by players of all ages and abilities.

Play-Rugby.us exists to help grow the game by making rugby more accessible to everyone. This website is simply a starting point—a small contribution to the vast world of rugby. It provides an introduction to the game, educational resources and tools for players, coaches, parents, and educators.

Our most important resource is the Find-a-Club widget. Whether you're looking for COED Non-Contact/TAG Rugby for younger players or Contact/Tackle Rugby for older youth and adults, the Find-a-Club tool will help you connect with a local club where your rugby journey can begin.

What is Rugby?

Rugby is a free-flowing game that features a combination of strength, speed and STRATEGY to move a ball into an opponents territory ....

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Why play Rugby?

In rugby, every single player on the field has a specific role to play, but TEAMWORK is absolutely needed to achieve success ...

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Rugby core values

Rugby offers a number of values that are essential in everyday life. CORE VALUES such as passion, humility, respect, determination ....

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Rugby resources

Our common goal is to develop our sport. This page should help you get started and will provide some basic info necessary at all levels

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FIND A YOUTH RUGBY CLUB

Clubs are seeking players (youth 4 yr through 18, coed, adult men & women), referee's and coaches! Help grow our sport. Use this feature to find a club near to your residence. Simply type in your zip code and clubs close by will pop up. Contact them directly or you can contact us for assistance. With our intimate knowledge of the region and what the clubs can offer, we can help you find the best solution to your or your kids' needs. We just want to help! Shoot us an email here.

CLICK HERE >>> to go the interactive Map Club PAGE.

CLICK HERE >>> go to the Mid-Atlantic Club Listing