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2018 USA Rugby Congress Club Representative – Nominees & Voting

July 26, 2018July 25, 2018 by Wendy Young

Please see below the following nominations for USA Rugby and TRU Congress Club Representative: Nominee Statements Ron Watson, At Large, Incumbent Molly Whitman, Dallas Harlequins Holly Iker, Oklahoma Roses Sallie Buckner, HARC Forum @ AGM The TRU Summer AGM will devote a period of time for each candidate to address the TRU Membership in attendance; TRU Members, …

Men’s DIII Nominees & Voting – 2018 TRU Board

July 26, 2018July 25, 2018 by Wendy Young

Please review the below nominees for the Men’s DIII seat on the TRU Board. Chad Mooney, Shreveport John Kurylas, Grand Prairie Voting rules: Quorum is 2/3 of eligible voters (7/11 teams in this case). Candidate must receive more than 50% of the votes to be declared the winner. In case of a tie, the TRU …

Men’s DII Nominees & Voting – 2018 TRU Board

July 26, 2018July 25, 2018 by Wendy Young

Please review the below nominees for the Men’s DII seat on the TRU Board. Zachary Hiller, HURT Bill Taute, Austin Blacks Voting rules: Quorum is 2/3 of eligible voters (4/6 teams). Candidate must receive more than 50% of the votes to be declared the winner. In case of a tie, the TRU President will break the …

TRU Announces HOF Class of 2018

August 7, 2018July 25, 2018 by Wendy Young

The Texas Rugby Union Hall of Fame will welcome nine new members to its ranks at its August 25 induction banquet in Houston. Those selected are a good mix of great players, administrators, referees, pioneers and the first Father/Son inductees. After an intense review period, development of the final ballot from those nominated, spirited discussion …

RRRC Competitions Committee Notes – 7/9/2018

July 25, 2018July 17, 2018 by Wendy Young

The Red River Competitions Committee releases their monthly committee call minutes and notes. View all of the archived RRRC minutes or read on for the most recent: Roll Call Young Kurylas Kolberg Dodge Fosco Keuppens Dale Watson Hughes Turner Regrets Gross Followups HEB request to come back into the fold Young: I received an email from Tani, that’s …

2018 Summit & HOF Hotel Block

July 11, 2018July 11, 2018 by Wendy Young

A block of rooms has been reserved at the Hilton Houston Post Oak by the Galleria [2001 Post Oak Blvd, Houston, TX 77056 – MAP] for August 24 – August 25, 2018. Booking a reservation is simple using this link: https://www.hilton.com/en/hi/groups/personalized/I/IAHWSHH-TXRU-20180821/index.jhtml?WT.mc_id=POG This special room rate will be available until August 10 or until the group block is sold-out, whichever comes …

Dallas Takes the 2018 Club 7s Eastern Open – Auto Qualified for Nationals

July 10, 2018 by Wendy Young

Author: Evan Lappen After a three hour flight to the east coast, the Dallas Reds ran all over the competition to win the 2018 Club 7s Eastern Open for an automatic berth to Nationals. After winning the first Red River qualifier last weekend, Dallas ventured to Virginia and beat the surprise of the tournament, Rocky Gorge, …

Nominations Sought Men’s D2 – RRRC Competitions Committee

July 10, 2018July 10, 2018 by Wendy Young

The Red River Rugby Competitions Committee is calling for nominations for a Men’s D2 representative. Luke Turner has stepped down as a result of Tulsa joining the Mid-America Geographic Union. We’d like to thank Luke for his time on the committee! Please contact the the TRU Admin to submit nominations by July 17. Note that nominations will only …

Bloodfest 7s – RRRC & TOLA Results

June 29, 2018June 29, 2018 by Wendy Young

The first RRRC tournament and the second TOLA tournaments occurred over the weekend at Bloodfest 7s. Congratulations to the Dallas Reds (men) and ARPTC (women) for taking the RRRC titles. Also big congrats to the Canadian Assassins (men) and the Austin Valkyries 2 (women) as they took the men and women’s divisions of Bloodfest. This …

Job Posting – Head Coach San Marcos Greys RFC

June 28, 2018 by Wendy Young

Club: San Marcos Greys RFC Location: San Marcos, TX Category: Admin – Athletics and Coaching Posted: 6/1/18 Application Due: Open Until Filled Type: Part-Time Salary: Negotiable JOB SUMMARY: – Assist with all phases of the San Marcos Greys Rugby Football Club including, but not limited to: preparation, oversight and execution of practices, as well as …