Lead Teams. Build Players. Change Lives.

You love rugby. Right? It's time to share the love. We make it easy.

Think about how you got started in the game we love. Someone, somewhere started the spark of interest and there was a whole community there to bring you on to the field and into the fold.

A coach. A team. Players and parents. A field; grass cut, lines painted. Goal post. A team to play. A league to play in. Refs and trainers.

You may have barely noticed a beautiful engine of people getting you there. And that’s ok. There was a lot of magic behind the scenes that allowed you as a player to enjoy the game and focus on being your best on the field.

It wasn’t magic. It was a lot of hard work by people that loved the experience of rugby enough to share it with you.

If you’re here. Reading this. Maybe you’re ready be one of those people. Ready to take a step to share your passion with others.

Interested. Click here.

Pre-Coaching Program

What is our Pre-coaching Program?
It’s not a commitment to the coach. It’s a way to see if coaching is a good fit and lend a hand to kids and clubs that could use the help.

We’ll Pair you with a coach and a team.
The goal is to have you pitch in with a team for a season and see if coaching suit you. You’ll help the team out when you can and where you can. Working with the coaching staff, you will collectively evaluate what role you can play and how you can best help the team.

Get certified.
We’ll get your registered with Rugby USA and pay for your required courses and exams. Even if your not sure you want to coach, get certified. Grow your rugby knowledge and you’ll be ready to coach when you’re ready to a coach!

  • Level 100 (L100) certification online, self-paced certification (Prerequisite for the Level 200)
  • Level 200 (L200) classroom certification (8 hour, one day course). Required to coach a team.

Access to our coaches work group.
Join local coaches for occasional meet ups and access to exclusive online forum where you can learn and share with other coaches in our community.

Ready-2-coach Program.

What is our Ready-2-coach program?
This program is for leaders who are ready to help start and lead the next team in our growing rugby community in the Lowcountry.

Get L200 certified.
If you’re not already USA Rugby Level 200 certified, we’ll help you get there.

Mentor Coach.
You may know rugby inside-out, but you may need advice to start and manage a team. At your option we’ll assign a mentor coach “who’s been there done that” to help you along the way.

Team Start-up.

Keeping and creating new teams in our community is priority #1. And it all starts with a committed coach (You!)

We don’t need to minimize the challenge of this task. This is not easy, but you won’t be alone. Founding a team is an opportunity to make a HUGE difference in players’ lives. Not just the players you help today, but on future generations of players your club will produce.
Recruiting Help.
Bringing players to a new team is our ENTIRE Lowcountry rugby community’s responsibility. We’ll work with you to develop and execute a plan to build connections inside of schools and roll out marketing efforts to recruit players.
Parent organization.
With players come parents. Getting them organized to support your team and take some of the responsibility off of you is key to your success. We’ve been there. And we can help.
You’re not alone.
There is a community of people here to help. The one thing we need is you. Building new teams in the Lowcountry is a priority for everyone. This is RUGBY. We maybe your competition across the field on game day, but we’re brothers and sisters in our rugby world. Your success is essential to our entire community. More teams. More fans. More rugby!

Coaches Needed!

Clubs in our rugby communities rise and fall with their coaches. And when a coach moves on, inevitably the team winds down. We’ve recently seen an number of teams around the state and few teams here in the Lowcountry fold.

This is an alarming trend in South Carolina. While Wando has created a remarkably successful youth program in the Lowcountry, without local teams to play it will be difficult to sustain the momentum they have started.

We have a good thing going in the Lowcountry. A growing rugby culture is booming east of the Cooper. People are talking. Expectations are building. A growing international community here only adds to this momentum.

We hear frequently of people interested on playing teams where there is none around. WE NEED COACHES! At the same time, there are communities here that have never even heard of “rugby”. There’s a lot of work to do!

We’re not asking you to be a coach! (YET!). Our only goal here is to provide you with an onramp to contribute to our rugby culture at a pace that works for you. See if you like it. And this community will support you along the way.

Let’s Start the Conversation