Author Archives: Matt Trenary

Q&A: Brad Kilpatrick on starting a collegiate rugby endowment

By Matt Trenary | Published: August 28, 2012

Brad Kilpatrick of World Rugby Shop fame sat down with me to discuss his involvement with Auburn University’s rugby program. Brad has been instrumental in helping the program start an endowment within the university. A handful of college programs have developed resources in this manner, most of them are extremely successful. It’s nice to see […]

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Multi-dimensional athlete development

By Matt Trenary | Published: July 22, 2012

Unprompted by myself, James Wilber, former captain at the University of Michigan and current employee at USA Rugby, passed along his take on how to foster the retention of passionate rugby players as they inevitably phase out of serious competition. As always, if you have your own thoughts, pass them along. Thanks and enjoy! In […]

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Q&A: Justin Hickey on U20s and Clemson

By Matt Trenary | Published: July 12, 2012

Justin Hickey just concluded another stint as manager with the USA U20s. He’s also the head coach at Clemson where the team finished second to Maryland this past spring in the Atlantic Coast Rugby League.  I was able to take some time and talk to him about how both programs compare. MT: What was your […]

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What if…

By Matt Trenary | Published: June 29, 2012

I got this idea.  Call me crazy, but I think it’ll work. Rugby is a fun game to play, right?  You are pretty free to do most things in the game; run, pass, kick, hit.  And you do it with fourteen of your best friends.  If things don’t go so well you start asking some […]

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