PATHWAYS AT ATLANTA YOUTH RUGBY
Congratulations to our 2024 seniors committed to continuing their rugby careers in college!
Atlanta Youth Rugby Pathways Opportunities
The Pathways program is designed to engage youth ruggers and provide opportunities for them to develop their rugby skills and style of play at a highly competitive level. This is done through AYR strategic partnerships and includes things such as travel opportunities, webinars with college coaches, collegiate and professional rugby team connections, and additional professional development opportunities.
Next Phase Rugby
Next Phase Rugby is an online recruiting platform that connects high school rugby players with college rugby programs. If you are interested in playing college rugby, this tool can help you identify colleges that meet your academic and rugby goals, promote your rugby background to coaches, and follow collegiate rugby programs.
AYR encourages all high school players to set up a free recruiting profile with Next Phase Rugby. It only takes ten minutes, and you will immediately appear in college recruiting searches.
When you start to research your college options, you may want to consider a premium membership with Next Phase Rugby. With a premium membership, you can upload highlight videos, use advanced search features, access coach contact details, view roster openings, and more.
Professional Opportunities
World Rugby
World Rugby is the world governing body for the sport of rugby union and organizes multiple international competitions, including the Rugby World Cup and Rugby World Cup Sevens. Click for more information
MAJOR LEAGUE RUGBY
Major League Rugby is the professional form of men's rugby (15s) in the United States and its inaugural season in 2018.
WOMEN'S PREMIER LEAGUE
The Women's Premier League is the top annual competition for women's rugby (15s) in the United States and was established in 2008.
PREMIER RUGBY SEVENS
Founded in 2021, Premier Rugby Sevens is the first professional sevens league in the United States with equitable Men's and Women's competitions.