Tag: Rugby

Kingsessing: Through Teamwork, Coach Teaches More Than Football To Youth

November 3, 2017Angela Gervasi and

As a sixth grade student, Dontae Privette walked by the Kingsessing Recreation Center every day to get to school. “I’ve always just been connected to Kingsessing and this neighborhood,” said Privette, who grew up nearby

South Philadelphia: Inclusive Rugby Team Strives to Defy Stereotypes while Staying Competitive

December 16, 2016Benjamin A McWilliams

In the summer of 2003, Joe Cruz showed up to rugby practice for the newly-formed Philadelphia Gryphons. The University of Pennsylvania grad was one of seven people at practice. The Gryphons started as an idea,

Center City: Wheelchair Rugby Gets Physical

April 14, 2014

As the crowd looked on with growing curiosity, the Magee Eagles Rugby team demonstrated what it is like to compete in one of the toughest sports. When you think of rugby, you normally think of