RUGBY FOOTBALL

From tackle techniques in Seattle to drills learnt in Miami, we look at how American Football is learning from rugby and vice versa

JOINT leaders Harvard will keen to maintain its lead by taking full points when they meet Caribs in one of two mouth-watering TT Rugby Football Union (TTRFU) Championship Division matches, which take place at Hasely Crawford Stadium, Mucurapo, today.

As the one-month-to-go mark nears, Rugby Americas North has announced today the pools for the 2018 RTEK RAN Sevens to take place in Barbados on September 22 and 23. Representing the region will be 24 teams from 15 countries. The 2018 RTEK RAN Sevens is a qualifier for the 2019 Pan American Games. RAN teams will also be looking ahead to the 2020 Olympic Games. The 2019 RAN Sevens will serve as the regional qualifier with seeding based on 2018 results.

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IN a fiery yet fitting start to the TT Rugby Football Union (TTRFU) Championship season, Harvard reclaimed the Robert Farfan trophy yesterday when they defeated Caribs 17-15 at the Queen's Park Savannah, Port-of-Spain.