{"id":80319,"date":"2019-06-13T16:57:32","date_gmt":"2019-06-13T21:57:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=80319"},"modified":"2019-06-15T10:09:51","modified_gmt":"2019-06-15T15:09:51","slug":"rugby-sport-growing-in-chicago-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/rugby-sport-growing-in-chicago-area\/","title":{"rendered":"Rugby sport growing in Chicago area"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Move over Bears, Bulls and Blackhawks! Make room for rugby. From Soldier Field hosting The Rugby Weekend to kids growing up with the game, Chicago is becoming a\u00a0 rugby city.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"A different kind of oval ball is making an impact on Chicago\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/340680153?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"featurecaption\">Photo at top: A high-school rugby team huddling prior to walking onto the pitch for its state championship match in Berwyn, Ill. (Andre Toran\/MEDILL).<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Move over Bears, Bulls and Blackhawks! Make room for rugby. From Soldier Field hosting The Rugby Weekend to kids growing up with the game, Chicago is becoming a\u00a0 rugby city. Photo at top: A high-school rugby team huddling prior to walking onto the pitch for its state championship match in Berwyn, Ill. 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