



Share your Rugby Story below.#MLRugby #USARugby pic.twitter.com/0R9TJuD6we Rugby isn't the #1 sport in the US (we all know it should be) but what made YOU start being interested in this great sport?Share your Rugby Story below. #MLR April 2, 2018

Rugby isn’t the #1 sport in the US, yet ??. Looking forward to the stories! — Major League Rugby (@usmlr) April 3, 2018

I played the Rugby 2005 video game by @EASPORTS and @hb_studios then went out for my high school rugby team. I’ve loved the sport ever since. April 2, 2018

As a tourist guide, I deal with people from rugby nations. It was revealed to me that the 2015 World Cup was coming so I watched 7s games and the now defunct Pacific Nations Cup where I learned of the men's national team. A fan ever since! — Victor O Perez (@VictorNYCTours) April 2, 2018

Recruited by a buddy in football after our Senior Year football season had ended. Recruited other football players from rival schools who weren’t ready to stop playing sports. Our 2 captains were USA U19s; leadership + brute strength = 3rd at HS Nationals. Been hooked since. — Aggierugger2010 (@aggierugger2010) April 2, 2018

Fell for a hot second row in college. Gave birth to Eagle ?? #505 — Jill Malcolm (@rugbyqueenmum) April 2, 2018

Tsn covered every match of the 95 world cup. Mandela. Springboks. All blacks. LOMU and kronfeld!! A scot winning the tournamnet scoring. Lynagh sailing to catch that kick for the try. What a tourney. — adam martin (@amart2468) April 2, 2018

Saw a sevens tournament a few years back on t.v. but now I can watch my @SeawolvesRFC April 2, 2018

Played rugby in college at Eastern Washington University. Been in love with the sport ever since, over 30 years later — Malice in Chains (@Sheepdawg87) April 3, 2018

Caught the RWC2015 final, NZ v AU. Fell in love with the action, speed and hits of the game. USA played its first ARC tourney soon after, followed immediately by PRO Rugby. It was the perfect time to become a rugby fan in the states. Now I get to share the game with others! — Corey Munson (@coreymunson) April 3, 2018

Rugby isn’t the #1 sport in the US, yet ??. Looking forward to the stories! — Major League Rugby (@usmlr) April 3, 2018

#MLR My dad played in college and while in the US Army. Then he taught my younger brother and I the game as kids. Been a fan ever since. Followed mostly USA national team but this year FINALLY picked a pro club and league to follow (Aviva Prem and Bath Rugby). #GeauxGold April 3, 2018

My Dad helped found the Chicago Lions & the USARFU. His life has been devoted to rugby, so I've spent my life loving it too. Great sport, great community. Can't WAIT for the 1st Seawolves game! — Kim Smith (@kimbly_smith) April 3, 2018

Couldn’t play college basketball ??????? (half-joking) — Seawolf Pod (@SeawolfPod) April 3, 2018

Wanted to try a new sport! Tried it and loved It!!! — STEVE-OOOOOOOO (@SSteveo21) April 3, 2018

Got involved with the Mt Terror Rugby Club at McMurdo Station Antarctica around 2009...played against the Kiwis of Scott Base...never really played much more but took in and watched all I could find since then. — Jeff Kennett (@PapaKittySD) April 3, 2018

I played scrum half in college and LOVED IT! — W.G. (@Nutso4Dynamo) April 3, 2018

Went to college for football, quit after a year, was asked to play rugby. 9 years and a national title later its the only sport i can watch any day of the week — Pwagon (@PWagon60) April 3, 2018

Deploying overseas with the Air Force having BFBS TV show rugby games in the chow hall. — Nathan McDaris (@NateMcDaris) April 3, 2018

By the way British Forces Broadcasting Service is way better than US Armed Forces Network — Nathan McDaris (@NateMcDaris) April 3, 2018

Played football(soccer) while stationed in Japan for the Navy a co-worker tried recruiting me. Was pissed off after a game was cancelled due to a light shower. Saw that people were showing up to Rugby practice, so I joined up. — John Schoonover (@JohnSchoonover1) April 3, 2018

The leagues there played every other week, so I played on two teams that played on alternating weeks. Tokyo Crusaders and Yokosuka base Landsharks. — John Schoonover (@JohnSchoonover1) April 3, 2018

Most of the world’s tweeting/posting/blogging goes nowhere. But once in a while you have a perfect storm of words and/or images and suddenly, magically, a post goes viral. Just such a storm hit @UKMLRFans this week when they posted what seemed like a simple question: “What’s YOUR Rugby Story?”At the time of writing this, the question had garnered dozens of likes and responses from across the Major League Rugby community, and it’s still going. Below are some of the responses:- Corey Munson