Play Rugby uses flag and tackle rugby programs to teach positive life skills to over 12,000 students across New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco. They now work in and with 140 schools and community based organizations serving 10,000 students, with an average of 1,500 students in the program each week.

Play Rugby USA was founded in New York City in 2003 to deliver a transformational sports education experience to urban youth through rugby. Play Rugby started with a weekend program serving 75 children from a homeless shelter in Brooklyn.

Play Rugby USA played two excellent matches against the Eagle Impact Rugby Academy at the 2016 Bowl Series.