{"id":461,"date":"2018-11-10T14:08:12","date_gmt":"2018-11-10T14:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/2018\/11\/10\/20181019popularity-of-rugby-why-is-it-not-translating-to-hamden-connecticut\/"},"modified":"2020-09-05T19:40:50","modified_gmt":"2020-09-05T19:40:50","slug":"20181019popularity-of-rugby-why-is-it-not-translating-to-hamden-connecticut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/2018\/11\/10\/20181019popularity-of-rugby-why-is-it-not-translating-to-hamden-connecticut\/","title":{"rendered":"Popularity of rugby: Why is it not translating to Hamden, Connecticut?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">By Scott De Bell<\/p>\n<p style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Rugby is gaining attention all over the United States at a rapid rate. However, that is not trickling over to the Hamden area and Quinnipiac student body. The Quinnipiac women\u2019s rugby team is working towards a fourth-straight national championship. New Blue Rugby is a club team for males at Quinnipiac and they have a rich history as well. <\/p>\n<p style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">In this podcast, people who are rich in the game of rugby at Quinnipiac talk about the popularity of the game here at Quinnipiac and how we can grow it here in Hamden, Connecticut. <\/p>\n<div \n  class=\"sqs-audio-embed\"\n  data-url=\"http:\/\/static1.squarespace.com\/static\/59b57bcaf14aa14c97ba6c77\/59b59ff649fc2b50d0949f00\/5be65d9088251b6dbc4b3ae3\/1541823914287\/Rugby+Podcast.mp3\/original\/Rugby+Podcast.mp3\"\n  data-mime-type=\"\"\n  data-title=\"Popularity of Rugby Podcast\"\n  data-author=\"\"\n  data-show-download=\"false\"\n  data-design-style=\"minimal\"\n  data-duration-in-ms=\"857000\"\n  data-color-theme=\"dark\"\n\n  \n>\n<\/div>\n<h1 style=\"text-align:center;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Voices of the Podcast<\/h1>\n<figure\n          class=\"\n            sqs-block-image-figure\n            image-block-outer-wrapper\n            image-block-v2\n            design-layout-poster\n            combination-animation-none\n            individual-animation-none\n            individual-text-animation-none\n            image-position-left\n            \n          \"\n          data-scrolled\n          data-test=\"image-block-v2-outer-wrapper\"\n      ><\/p>\n<div class=\"intrinsic\">\n<div\n          \n              \n                style=\"padding-bottom:133.33334350585938%;\"\n              \n              class=\"\n                \n                image-inset\n                \n                  content-fill has-aspect-ratio\n                \n              \"\n              data-animation-role=\"image\"\n              data-description=\"\"\n              \n  \n\n          ><br \/>\n            <noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_8075.jpg\" alt=\"Ross Lager - Senior. Member of New Blue Rugby.\" \/><\/noscript><br \/>\n            <img data-src=\"http:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_8075.jpg\" data-image=\"http:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_8075.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"750x1000\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"IMG_8075.JPG\"  \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-overlay\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div><figcaption class=\"image-card-wrapper\" data-width-ratio>\n<div class=\"image-card sqs-dynamic-text-container\">\n<div class=\"image-title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-title sqs-dynamic-text\"\n                \n  \n><\/p>\n<p>Ross Lager<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-subtitle-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-subtitle sqs-dynamic-text\"\n                \n  \n><\/p>\n<p>Senior. Member of New Blue Rugby.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure\n          class=\"\n            sqs-block-image-figure\n            image-block-outer-wrapper\n            image-block-v2\n            design-layout-poster\n            combination-animation-none\n            individual-animation-none\n            individual-text-animation-none\n            image-position-left\n            \n          \"\n          data-scrolled\n          data-test=\"image-block-v2-outer-wrapper\"\n      ><\/p>\n<div class=\"intrinsic\">\n<div\n          \n              \n                style=\"padding-bottom:124.69879150390625%;\"\n              \n              class=\"\n                \n                image-inset\n                \n                  content-fill has-aspect-ratio\n                \n              \"\n              data-animation-role=\"image\"\n              data-description=\"\"\n              \n  \n\n          ><br \/>\n            <noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/hanley_image_edit.jpg\" alt=\"Rich Hanley - Professor of Journalism at Quinnipiac University.\" \/><\/noscript><br \/>\n            <img data-src=\"http:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/hanley_image_edit.jpg\" data-image=\"http:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/hanley_image_edit.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"166x207\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"hanley_image_edit.jpg\"  \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-overlay\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div><figcaption class=\"image-card-wrapper\" data-width-ratio>\n<div class=\"image-card sqs-dynamic-text-container\">\n<div class=\"image-title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-title sqs-dynamic-text\"\n                \n  \n><\/p>\n<p>Rich Hanley<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-subtitle-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-subtitle sqs-dynamic-text\"\n                \n  \n><\/p>\n<p>Professor of Journalism at Quinnipiac University.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure\n          class=\"\n            sqs-block-image-figure\n            image-block-outer-wrapper\n            image-block-v2\n            design-layout-poster\n            combination-animation-none\n            individual-animation-none\n            individual-text-animation-none\n            image-position-left\n            \n          \"\n          data-scrolled\n          data-test=\"image-block-v2-outer-wrapper\"\n      ><\/p>\n<div class=\"intrinsic\">\n<div\n          \n              \n                style=\"padding-bottom:150.0214385986328%;\"\n              \n              class=\"\n                \n                image-inset\n                \n                  content-fill has-aspect-ratio\n                \n              \"\n              data-animation-role=\"image\"\n              data-description=\"\"\n              \n  \n\n          ><br \/>\n            <noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/wrugby-2018-19-52.jpg\" alt=\"Allison Koenig - Freshman. Quinnipiac Women\u2019s Rugby.Photo Courtesy of Quinnipiac Athletics\" \/><\/noscript><br \/>\n            <img data-src=\"http:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/wrugby-2018-19-52.jpg\" data-image=\"http:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/wrugby-2018-19-52.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"2333x3500\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"wrugby-2018-19-52.jpg\"  \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-overlay\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div><figcaption class=\"image-card-wrapper\" data-width-ratio>\n<div class=\"image-card sqs-dynamic-text-container\">\n<div class=\"image-title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-title sqs-dynamic-text\"\n                \n  \n><\/p>\n<p>Allison Koenig<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-subtitle-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-subtitle sqs-dynamic-text\"\n                \n  \n><\/p>\n<p>Freshman. Quinnipiac Women\u2019s Rugby.<\/p>\n<p>Photo Courtesy of Quinnipiac Athletics<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure\n          class=\"\n            sqs-block-image-figure\n            image-block-outer-wrapper\n            image-block-v2\n            design-layout-poster\n            combination-animation-none\n            individual-animation-none\n            individual-text-animation-none\n            image-position-left\n            \n          \"\n          data-scrolled\n          data-test=\"image-block-v2-outer-wrapper\"\n      ><\/p>\n<div class=\"intrinsic\">\n<div\n          \n              \n                style=\"padding-bottom:133.3199920654297%;\"\n              \n              class=\"\n                \n                image-inset\n                \n                  content-fill has-aspect-ratio\n                \n              \"\n              data-animation-role=\"image\"\n              data-description=\"\"\n              \n  \n\n          ><br \/>\n            <noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_5695.jpg\" alt=\"Ben Mahon - Junior. Captain of New Blue Rugby.\" \/><\/noscript><br \/>\n            <img data-src=\"http:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_5695.jpg\" data-image=\"http:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_5695.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"2500x3333\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"IMG_5695.JPG\"  \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-overlay\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div><figcaption class=\"image-card-wrapper\" data-width-ratio>\n<div class=\"image-card sqs-dynamic-text-container\">\n<div class=\"image-title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-title sqs-dynamic-text\"\n                \n  \n><\/p>\n<p>Ben Mahon<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-subtitle-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-subtitle sqs-dynamic-text\"\n                \n  \n><\/p>\n<p>Junior. Captain of New Blue Rugby.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure\n          class=\"\n            sqs-block-image-figure\n            image-block-outer-wrapper\n            image-block-v2\n            design-layout-poster\n            combination-animation-none\n            individual-animation-none\n            individual-text-animation-none\n            image-position-left\n            \n          \"\n          data-scrolled\n          data-test=\"image-block-v2-outer-wrapper\"\n      ><\/p>\n<div class=\"intrinsic\">\n<div\n          \n              \n                style=\"padding-bottom:129.3333282470703%;\"\n              \n              class=\"\n                \n                image-inset\n                \n                  content-fill has-aspect-ratio\n                \n              \"\n              data-animation-role=\"image\"\n              data-description=\"\"\n              \n  \n\n          ><br \/>\n            <noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/JD5_0890.jpg\" alt=\"Becky Carlson - Head Coach of Women\u2019s Rugby at Quinnipiac University.Photo Courtesy of Quinnipiac Athletics\" \/><\/noscript><br \/>\n            <img data-src=\"http:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/JD5_0890.jpg\" data-image=\"http:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/JD5_0890.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"300x388\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"JD5_0890.jpg\"  \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-overlay\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div><figcaption class=\"image-card-wrapper\" data-width-ratio>\n<div class=\"image-card sqs-dynamic-text-container\">\n<div class=\"image-title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-title sqs-dynamic-text\"\n                \n  \n><\/p>\n<p>Becky Carlson<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-subtitle-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-subtitle sqs-dynamic-text\"\n                \n  \n><\/p>\n<p>Head Coach of Women\u2019s Rugby at Quinnipiac University.<\/p>\n<p>Photo Courtesy of Quinnipiac Athletics<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure\n          class=\"\n            sqs-block-image-figure\n            image-block-outer-wrapper\n            image-block-v2\n            design-layout-poster\n            combination-animation-none\n            individual-animation-none\n            individual-text-animation-none\n            image-position-left\n            \n          \"\n          data-scrolled\n          data-test=\"image-block-v2-outer-wrapper\"\n      ><\/p>\n<div class=\"intrinsic\">\n<div\n          \n              \n                style=\"padding-bottom:150.0214385986328%;\"\n              \n              class=\"\n                \n                image-inset\n                \n                  content-fill has-aspect-ratio\n                \n              \"\n              data-animation-role=\"image\"\n              data-description=\"\"\n              \n  \n\n          ><br \/>\n            <noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/wrugby-2018-19-219.jpg\" alt=\"Emily Roskopf - Senior, Captain of Quinnipiac Women\u2019s Rugby.Photo Courtesy of Quinnipiac Athletics\" \/><\/noscript><br \/>\n            <img data-src=\"http:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/wrugby-2018-19-219.jpg\" data-image=\"http:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/wrugby-2018-19-219.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"2333x3500\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"wrugby-2018-19-219.jpg\"  \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-overlay\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div><figcaption class=\"image-card-wrapper\" data-width-ratio>\n<div class=\"image-card sqs-dynamic-text-container\">\n<div class=\"image-title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-title sqs-dynamic-text\"\n                \n  \n><\/p>\n<p>Emily Roskopf<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-subtitle-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-subtitle sqs-dynamic-text\"\n                \n  \n><\/p>\n<p>Senior, Captain of Quinnipiac Women\u2019s Rugby.<\/p>\n<p>Photo Courtesy of Quinnipiac Athletics<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\">Quinnipiac University is the home of a back-to-back-to-back national championship women\u2019s rugby team. It is also the home of a club men\u2019s rugby team that has been around for 20+ years. Statistics show that rugby is the fastest growing sport in the country, but why is that interest not being shown at the games of these teams. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":50,"featured_media":463,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[66],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-461","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-capstone-projects"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/461","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/50"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=461"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/461\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2514,"href":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/461\/revisions\/2514"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=461"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=461"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=461"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}