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USA Rugby (officially the United States of America Rugby Football Union, Ltd.) is the national governing body for the sport of rugby union in the United States. USA Rugby states its role as "the national governing body charged with achieving and maintaining high levels of quality in all aspects of rugby."〔USA Rugby, 2010 Audited Financial Statements, http://www.usarugby.org/#cc=()\\Structure\\Content\\Brand%20Resource%20Center\\Content\\Home\\20907F3F-1296-66EA-DD8E-5E2AF35B49C0\\21D94194-12C3-6D38-DF2C-6844DCDD2CBE〕 USA Rugby is responsible for the promotion and development of the sport in the U.S. and promotion of U.S. international participation.〔USA Rugby Football Union, Consolidated Financial Statements, December 31, 2010〕 USA Rugby is a member of World Rugby (WR) and a member of the United States Olympic Committee (USOC). USA Rugby has over 115,000 members, the largest segment being college rugby with over 32,000 members.〔USA Rugby, 2010-2011 Membership Data, http://www.usarugby.org/#cc%3D%5BApplication%5D%5C%5CStructure%5C%5CContent%5C%5CBrand%20Resource%20Center%5C%5CContent%5C%5CHome%5C%5C20907F3F-1296-B111-B8B9-B9B5BDF7BA96%5C%5C23181D59-1321-B9FB-311E-BB2647C1C2BF%7B%7BTab%3AView%7D%7D〕 USA Rugby oversees 1,200 high school teams, 900 college teams, 700 senior club teams, and 400 youth teams.〔(USA Rugby by the numbers ), USArugby.org. Retrieved April 24, 2014.〕 USA Rugby administers all United States national teams: senior men's and women's teams, sevens teams for both men and women, and under-20 national teams for both sexes. The organization also sponsors college rugby for both sexes, although since the 2010–11 academic year the NCAA has designated women's rugby an emerging varsity sport. Rugby union in the United States is divided into Geographical Unions: Capital, Carolinas, Empire, Eastern Penn, Florida, Mid-America, New England, Northern California, Pacific Northwest, Southern California, Texas and True South.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=http://usarugby.org/ )〕 The headquarters for USA Rugby is located in Boulder, Colorado. ==Recent Achievements== * In the 2009–10 Sevens World Series, the men's sevens team finished the season ranked 10th in the world, their highest ranking ever. * In 2010, USA Rugby became an Olympic Sport member of the United States Olympic Committee (USOC).〔Universal Sports, USA Rugby named Olympic Sport member of USOC, September 27, 2010, http://www.universalsports.com/news-blogs/article/newsid=493882.html〕 * In 2011, the International Rugby Board, now known as World Rugby, gave its Development Award to USA Rugby for its Rookie Rugby program that introduced over 100,000 new children to youth rugby.〔IRB Awards, Thierry Dusautoir IRB Player of the Year, October 24, 2011, http://www.irb.com/history/awards/newsid=2060050.html〕 * In 2014, the U.S. vs New Zealand match sold out Soldier Field in Chicago, drawing over 60,000 fans and setting a U.S. attendance record. * In 2015, USA Rugby won the bid to host the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens in the San Francisco Bay Area.〔http://usarugby.org/womens-sevens-news/item/it-s-us-the-2018-rugby-world-cup-sevens-are-coming-to-the-usa〕 * In 2015, the U.S. national sevens team finished sixth in the 2014–15 Sevens World Series, first at the 2015 London Sevens, and defeated Canada 21–5 to win the 2015 NACRA Men's Sevens Championships and qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「USA Rugby」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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