Here are some of the more memorable stories from the fourth quarter of the past year, thematically grouped. I'll look to follow up on these trends in 2012.
High school & college
- Cal superleague exit spurs conference gains
- College 7s tournament points to resurgence of invitationals
- USARFU college 7s championship gets the big call right
- Conference playoffs reflect college moves
- Rookie Rugby reports strong growth
Senior & representative
- O'Sullivan steps aside from Eagle post
- Eagles settle for bronze at Pan Am Games
- South African exit confirms slow start for 7s Eagles
- San Diego residency plan for 7s Eagles
The USA national team, 2007-11
- Part 1: Professionalism, the god that's failing
- Part 2: The development maze
- Part 3: Can the players surmount management?
Commerce, policy, & administration
- IRB vote propels American to top committee
- Does USARFU need a corporate or an entrepreneurial board of directors?
Paul Keeler was rumored as a finalist for the National Coach, and now one of his young stars and previously uncapped Danny LaPrevotte steps aside from rugby. I wonder if he knows something. Has a coach been selected?
Posted by: Let's name a coach! | 12 January 2012 at 07:44
huh? steps aside from rugby? what does that have to do with the other?
Posted by: college | 12 January 2012 at 09:23
Danny LaPrevotte is not uncapped. In the Goff article, he clearly indicates reasons outside of rugby for his decision to step away for a season.
Posted by: Trufe | 12 January 2012 at 12:06
on a somewhat related note, in checking with rugmag, i noticed they have removed the "comments" section of their articles/columns, past and current...
Posted by: 7's vs 15's | 12 January 2012 at 13:18
They haven't removed the comments permanently, the site went down due to a malfunction of the comments function - per their facebook page, the comments will be back soon.
Posted by: guest | 12 January 2012 at 17:19