Naya Tapper of the USA is tackled by Camille Grassineau (left) and Elodie Poublan of France during the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup third-place match in Belfast. The U.S. will host the women's tournament for the first time in 2033. David Rogers/Getty Images hide caption
Rugby player Tevita Bryce collapsed midway through a match in New Jersey and went into cardiac arrest. Quick thinking from bystanders and an AED on site may have saved his life. Jill Ferry/Getty Images hide caption
Young men practice rugby at Hacienda Santa Teresa, an estate belonging to a Venezuelan rum company. The estate serves as a practice field for neighboring communities of Aragua state, using rugby to help at-risk youths stay away from criminal life and violence. Adriana Loureiro Fernández for NPR hide caption
Ma'a Nonu of New Zealand runs to score a try during the Rugby World Cup final against Australia at Twickenham Stadium in London Saturday. Dylan Martinez/Reuters /Landov hide caption
Without a school athletic field, the Power Center Academy rugby team practices in a city park nearby, changing clothes in the dugout next to a baseball backstop. Christopher Blank/WKNO hide caption