USA Eligibility Changes for 2011-12 Season

August 31, 2011 Changes to Eligibility Regulations USA Rugby has made changes to its eligibility regulations for the upcoming competitive season in an effort to define and clarify guidelines for play in all divisions. The complete eligibility rules in effect for the 2011-12 season can be found online at usarugby.org.  It is encouraged that all …

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Facebook Group for Texas Rugby Union

We are reaching out into the world of Social Media and so we have created a Facebook Group for the Texas Rugby Union. NOTE: This is just a forum for open dialogue about rugby in Texas. All official annoucements will still be found on the TRU website. We encourage you to join the group and …

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Texas GU Paid Administrator – Part Time

GU Staff Respsibilities 2011 – DRAFT As part of USA Rugby’s pilot program to create “Geographic Unions” aka GU’s, the vision of USA Rugby is to have a paid administrator on staff to work for USA on behalf of the GU. The position will be part time in nature and will be “very fluid” with …

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USA creates 4 pilot GU’s

For Immediate Release August 17, 2011   USA Rugby Launches Four Pilot Geographical Unions   BOULDER, Colo. — Effective with the opening of the 2011-2012 Membership Season, the USA Rugby Board of Directors named four Geographical Unions (GUs) as part of a pilot program to review a new streamlined union structure.  GUs are designed to …

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MUST READ – Draft Minutes from Summer AGM

There are a lot of new policies and there are a lot of existing policies that have  been updated. All clubs are responsible for keeping up with Union policies.  This is particulary important for the number of clubs who repeatedly fail to attend the TRU Winter/Summer Meetings. As with last year, ALL member clubs will …

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2011-2012 CIPP REGISTRATION STARTS 8/22

***NOTE: With the previously announced change of Texas from and LAU to a GU, membership registration with USA Rugby has been delayed one week to 8/22. This was done so that USA can change/update its CIPP programming to accommodate the new organizational changes and fee structures that are in place as of this weekend by USA Congress. …

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Texas is now a “GU”

*** NOTE: The TRU has a new official designation.  The Texas Rugby Union is no longer refered to as a “Local Area Union”.  Texas has been given pilot program status as a USA recognized “Geographic Union”. USA Rugby has designated three governing bodies with GU status being: Texas, New England and Southern Cal.  More GU’s will be …

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