Rugby is an old sport with new interest in the United States. The new interest is largely thanks to the U.S. women’s rugby team, which won a bronze medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
The new interest is largely thanks to the U.S. women’s rugby team, who are bringing home a bronze medal from the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
“Oh, I was definitely watching,” San Antonio Riveters player/coach Jess Tharp said. “On that last play, they’re back against their try line. They’re at the very end of the field and she just runs over some people and sprints the 90 meters and it was fantastic to see that.” A try line is similar to the goal line in American football. On the last play of the third-place game, the U.S. team had a run go the length of the field for a try.The San Antonio Riveters, a local women’s rugby team, showed KSAT some fundamentals of the game.
“The ball is at my hip. As I’m turning, I keep my hands out to wherever I’m going,” a Riveter player said.I had some good moments in my rugby debut, but the Riveters also took it easy on me. “I’m not letting you hit him that hard,” the Riveters’ head coach said to one of her players. “She’s one of our hardest tacklers we have.”“When I turn on ESPN, I’m getting golf more than anything,” Tharp said. “I don’t want to watch golf. I want to watch rugby, so hopefully it grows the sport within the states.”“ not only be athletic, but we can also compete in really tough sports and be strong,” said Tharp.John Paul Barajas is a reporter at KSAT 12.
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