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Governing Bodies and Foundations

• International Rugby Board (iRB) -- International Rugby Governing Body.  Based in Dublin, Eire. 
• USA Rugby--USA Rugby Union governing body
• Mid-Atlantic Rugby Football Union (MARFU)  Governing body for mid-Atlantic states: Eastern Pennsylvania (EPRU), Delaware, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia.
• Potomac Rugby Union (PRU)-- Maryland and DC youth and HS teams, college teams, metro area men and women clubs
• Virginia Rugby Union (VRU) -- Men, Women, college teams.
• The Potomac Rugby Foundation -- Not For Profit Organization supporting rugby growth in the metro area.

Referees

• Potomac Society of Rugby Football Referees (PSRFR)
• Referee Society of Virginia

Medical & Safety

• Center for Disease Control (CDC) www.cdc.gov
• (CDC) Heads Up: Concussion in Youth Sports Heads Up: Concussion in Youth Sports

• IRB Rugby Ready - Do it right... be Rugby Ready
• Australian Rugby Union: rugby.com.au | 2009 SmartRugby Program
• Resource for Rugby Injuries: www.rugbyrescue.com

Other sport and athletic organizations

• National Federation of State High School Associations
• NCAA Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports

High School State Based Organizations (SBOs):

• Colorado
• Florida
• Hawaii
• Illinois
• North Carolina
• Rugby Ohio
• Southern California
• South Carolina
• Tennessee
• Texas
• Oregon
• Vermont
• Virginia

Rugby News

• RugbyRugby
• erugbynews (Subscription) RUGBY Magazine
• Rugbyrama   French Rugby News (in French)
• Rugby.ie  Irish Rugby News

Rugby on TV & Internet

• Rugby Dump
• Mediazone (International Rugby)
• BBC America - live & tape-delayed broadcasts of RBS Six Nations Rugby Championship
• Fox Soccer Plus (new Fox soccer channel ALSO broadcasting rugby - Aviva Premiership, Magners League, Heineken Cup, Super 15, Six Nations & Tri Nations) Available on Verizon FiOS, Cox & DirecTV
• Setanta (no longer broadcasting in USA)
• The Rugby Hour (local radio)
• NBC/Universal - will broadcast several RWC 2011 test matches.  Broadcast schedule TBA
• ESPN - live & tape-delayed broadcasts of iRB 7s Rugby and 7s Rugby Collegiate Championship

Rugby Magazines - print

• Rugby Magazine: the journal of record for the sport of rugby in the U.S.  (eRugbyNews.com)

Major Rugby Competitions

• iRB Rugby World Cup (held every four years) - RWC 2011 New Zealand 9 Sept. thru 23 Oct. 2011.  NBC/Universal will broadcast several RWC test matches.
• Heineken Cup: top European competition
• European Challenge Cup : junior (second tier) European competition
• RBS Six Nations: major international competition among national teams of England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, France & Italy
• Tri Nations: Test rugby competition between Australia, New Zealand, & South Africa.  Soon to be "Quad" or 4 Nations with the addition of Argentina.
• Churchill Cup : USA, Canada, England Saxons, France, Uruguay, & Russia
• Super XV (formerly Super 14): major southern hemisphere competition among fifteen teams - five each from Australia, New Zealand & South Africa
• Magners League (aka Celtic League): Teams from Ireland, Scotland & Wales
• Aviva Premiership Rugby: England's premier domestic competition; formerly the Guinness Premiership
• Top 14 Rugby http://www.lnr.fr/ Premier French domestic rugby competition
• ITM Cup (formerly Air New Zealand Cup/National Provincial Championship): major domestic New Zealand competition
• Currie Cup: domestic South African competition