Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2400: Early American Football
Posted on · Episode: 2400 A view of American football in its earliest days. Today, we play football.
Tag: rugby
Sports
Houston’s Professional Rugby Team Breaks Ground on New Stadium
Posted on · The facility will have three fields and an overall seating capacity for 4,000 people
Local
An ‘Old Cat’ Arrives With Houston’s Major League Rugby Season
Posted on · Houston's newest sports franchise starts its inaugural season this weekend. The SaberCats are the city's first professional rugby team. Eddie Robinson spoke with the oldest player on the team about his dramatic effort to make the cut.
News
Houston City Council Approved $3.2 Million Deal To Build A New Rugby Stadium
Posted on · The Houston rugby team is one of the few teams in the relatively new Major League Rugby
Sports
Wheelchairs Collide In New Rugby Camp For Women
Posted on · “I spent my whole life on the sidelines, and so now for there to be a sport that I can get in the air and be part of a team and just—you know, it’s okay to ram chairs—very cool feeling.”
Houston Matters
University Of Houston Hosts Wheelchair Rugby Summer Camp
Posted on · The sport of rugby is a physical game, and as if it weren’t challenging enough try doing it all from a wheelchair. Quadriplegic athletes from the around country did just that recently when they attended a Wheelchair Rugby Training Camp at the University of Houston. News 88.7’s Syeda Hasan has the story.
Houston Matters
So What Exactly is Gaelic Football?
Posted on · For the last four years Houston has had it’s own Gaelic Football Team, called the Houston Gaels. Gaelic Football, is a sport native to Ireland that’s sort of a cross between rugby and soccer. Co-Founder of the Houston Gaels, Johnny Ziomek, tells us more.
Houston Matters
US v. Scotland Rugby Match Is a Sign of the Sport’s Growing Popularity in Houston
Posted on · We learn about the growing popularity of rugby in Houston, on the eve of the match between the U.S. National Rugby Team and Scotland, June 7 at 7p.m. at BBVS Compass Stadium.
Houston Matters
Gaelic Football in Houston, what is it?
Posted on · For the last three years Houston has had it’s own Gaelic Football Team, called the Houston Gaels. Gaelic Football, is a sport native to Ireland that’s sort of a cross between rugby and soccer. Tomorrow night the Houston Gaels is playing an exhibition match at the BBVA Compass Stadium, after the Houston Dynamo take on […]
Full Show
Houston Matters for Friday, June 7, 2013
Posted on · Houston welcomes U.S. and Irish rugby teams to town this weekend, for a game that's bound to be filled with scrums, knock-ons, mulligrubbers and falcons. Any idea what any of that means? Producer Edel Howlin visited with the Irish squad, and will share a little rugby 101 during today’s Houston Matters. Under the Voting Rights […]