World Rugby has launched a new Major League Rugby (MLR) club, Anthem RC, in a partnership with USA Rugby, which is being hailed as a game-changer for the sport in the United States. Anthem RC will assist in accelerating the high-performance objective by supporting the USA national teams. This partnership aims to boost the development of rugby in the US ahead of the country hosting the Rugby World Cup in 2031. The initiative is part of a broader effort to stimulate growth in regions outside the traditional rugby heartlands, similar to the support provided by World Rugby for the Fijian Drua and Moana Pasifika teams, which has already shown significant impacts on the development of Pacific Island rugby.
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With its partnership with World Rugby and USA Rugby, Anthem RC will assist in accelerating this high-performance objective by supporting the USA national teams. #MLR #USRugby https://t.co/2Rf6W15iJX
🗣️ "This ground-breaking partnership between the governing bodies for global and American rugby." 🇺🇸 World Rugby launch new MLR club in ‘game-changer’ partnership with USA Rugby. https://t.co/g9j8mlEFkZ
As referred to in @joeharvey34’s piece, WR part-funding the Fijian Drua & Moana Pasifika has had major impacts already for the development of Pacific Island rugby. Hopefully we see something similar here. Need to get America excited about the sport before it hosts the 2031 RWC. https://t.co/cHF0sdiyWE