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Pillars of Support

Health & Safety

The Foundation has long placed a great emphasis on injury prevention and are continually looking at ways to minimize the risk of rugby injuries, especially when it concerns those in youth and high school competitions and programs.

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Online High School Rugby
Injury Study

The Foundation didn’t hesitate in showing its support for an online high school rugby injury study, designed to benefit all high school rugby players registered with USA Rugby. In 2006, the study was headed up by Dr. Dawn Comstock, an experienced, rugby player, coach and referee.

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Grant Opportunities

Medical Bag

The Medical Bag Grant program is designed to enhance safety in youth and high school rugby across the United States. This initiative provides fully-equipped field-side first aid kits to eligible programs, supporting our commitment to player health and safety. The comprehensive medical bags contain essential supplies for immediate, on-field care, including bandages, gauze, cold packs, and more. 

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Stories that Inspire

2006
Online High School Rugby Injury Study

The Foundation didn’t hesitate in showing its support for an online high school rugby injury study, designed to benefit all high school rugby players registered with USA Rugby. In 2006, the study was headed up by Dr. Dawn Comstock, an experienced, rugby player, coach and referee.

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2023
Online Player Welfare Study

In late 2023 the US Rugby Foundation provided a $7500 grant for a study entitled “The Implications of the Lack of Sports Medicine Care in Community-Level American Rugby”. This study, led by Dr. Katie Hunzinger, PhD, ACSM-CEP, CPT. aims to better understand concussion knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions among American rugby stakeholders.

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Can’t find the help you or your rugby initiative needs?  

Submit a General Grant Application and we will review your needs to see what we can do to help.

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In Action

Online Player Welfare Study Grant

In late 2023 the US Rugby Foundation provided a $7500 grant for a study entitled “The Implications of the Lack of Sports Medicine Care in Community-Level American Rugby”. This study, led by Dr. Katie Hunzinger, PhD, ACSM-CEP, CPT. aims to better understand concussion knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions among American rugby stakeholders.

Athletes older than 18 years old and currently involved in American community-level rugby are eligible to participate in the study. The study consists of an online survey broken down into two parts: concussion knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions, and sports medicine utilization.

Potential participants are eligible to join in this study if they are older than 18 years old and currently involved in American community-level rugby (i.e., adult club women’s or men’s) as either a coach, administrator, referee, referee coach, player, or sports medicine staffer. Participation in this study is entirely voluntary, and participants can end their participation, if they wish, at any time

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With your support, the Foundation can continue to fund additional studies and programs looking at the intervention of improving the safety of rugby play in America.

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