TRU Bylaws required vote by Membership

NOTICE: Due to several issues over the last few years relating mainly to the USA competitive structure of youth rugby to a SBRO model, as well as the creation of the TRRA and an R&L Committee, as well as some general house-keeping, the TRU bylaws are up for amendment. The proposed amended bylaws are attached …

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TRU Electoral Vote Required

Notice: The offices of Men’s Electoral Rep & Women’s Electoral Representative on the TRU Board positions are coming to term this summer and therefore, an election will be held to fill these positions. Ted Hill & Traci Schmidtke currently hold these positions. The position is for a three (3) year term of service. According to …

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TRU Announces new Disciplinary Committee

Effective June 1st, the TRU has restructured its Discipline Committee in order to match the Disciplinary structure utilized by the West and USA Rugby. The TRU previoulsy posted an announcement calling for volunteers and recommendations for the position and per the note below from Scot Courtney, Director of Discipline, the following notice was provided to …

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Churchill Cup Press Release

The Churchill Cup 2010 – Kick Off Press Conference Media Contact: Ashley Voss – Churchill Cup Media Manager | 303.539.0300 x 124 | AVoss@usarugby.org What: 2010 Churchill Cup International Rugby Tournament Kick Off Press Conference When: Thursday, June 3, 2010 – 11 a.m. Where: Loew’s Plaza, Infinity Park, Glendale – 4599 E. Tennessee Avenue, Glendale, …

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Get Your Player Badges for USA Round of Eight in Austin

Players Badges can be purchased for $20 and will provide the following: • One-Day Free Parking at Burr Field • 20% Food Discount at the following: o Doc’s Bar and Grill (www.eatdrinkdocs.com) • Beer/RedBull Vodka/BullBlasters (Yager + RedBull)/Drink Discounts at the following: o Lavaca St Bar (www.lavacastreet.com) o Red Fez (www.red-fez.com) o Doc’s Bar and …

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TRRA Announces Promotions

The TRRA has made the following promotions. The TRU congratulates all of the individuals below and thanks all of the individual referee’s for their service and love for Rugby: ******* With the conclusion of the annual 15’s season locally, the Texas Rugby Referees Association executive committee, in conjunction with the Referee Development Officer (RDO) completed …

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Summer Sevens Schedule (TOLA / West)

Here’s the schedule as I have it today: 2010 TOLA Schedule: Men’s May 29 – Denton, TX (Friendly) June 5 – Lone Star Classic, Dallas, TX (TOLA Qualifier) June 12 – San Antonio 7’s, San Antonio (TOLA Qualifier) June 19 – Bloodfest, Austin, TX (TOLA Qualifier) July 10 – Sweat 7s,Little Rock AR (TOLA Qualifier) …

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Status Change for Non Profits?

Thousands of non-profits could unwittingly lose tax status By Sandra Block, USA TODAY Hundreds of thousands of small non-profits, from Little League teams to community soup kitchens, could lose their tax-exempt status on Monday because of an IRS filing requirement. The 2006 Pension Protection Act included a provision requiring all non-profits to file an annual …

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