Great news, all schedules have been loaded into Who’s the Ref (TRU Calendar) and CMS! Your logins have also been distributed along with the 2015-2016 USA Rugby Competition Management System Handbook. A few reminders about CMS: Confirm your schedule! Teams need to have their results submitted no later than 24 hours after kickoff. Both sides are expected …
Congratulations to the newest member of the TRU Board, Nick James. She joins the Board as the Women’s Rep. Nick began playing with the A&M Women in 2008 and served as an officer, a captain, and began coaching in 2011. She has also played with the Austin Valkyries and currently plays for HARC. In addition to …
The latest Clarification is attached. It addresses yet another iteration of the “what if” involved in front row replacements and is pretty clear. Please distribute to teams, unions, conferences and referees in your area. 150909 CL Law Clarification 6 2015 Front Row replacements [PDF] Feel free to write me with any questions. All the best, …
World Rugby has issued another clarification. This addresses kicking the ball out of the hands of another player. That has always been specifically prohibited when a player is attempting to touch the ball down for a try, but it was not addressed for more general situations. This clarification makes it clear – that action is …
The voting for the Texas Rugby Union Women’s Club Rep will open tomorrow morning. Review the nominees statements. [gravityform id=”13″ title=”true” description=”true”] Each TRU Senior Women’s Club President in good standing is encouraged to vote. See below for the eligible Clubs and approved voting representatives: Team Voting Representative Austin Valkyries Francine Bray Dallas Harlequins Molly Whitman …
The TRRA has revamped the referee feedback form for teams. We’ve modeled it after the USA Rugby High Performance Form and the Southern California Rugby Referees Society. You’ll note that it’s much shorter with only three questions, a video link and a general comments field. Feedback forms are required for all league matches and need to …
The Texas Rugby Referee Association is excited to announce that they’ve created their own website! They will be working slowly on moving all of their documentation over to the new site so be patient as we move things around. Law updates and or clarifications will continue to be posted here as those are relevant to …
We know that the start of the season can be a bit overwhelming so we’ve put together a quick guide to help! USA Rugby Club Registration Renew Club Registration with USA Rugby (includes paying Club dues) Have a registered Level 200 coach certified by USA Rugby Verify that you have certified TJ/ARs Have a minimum …
We’ve received a record seven nominations for the TRU Women’s Club Rep. Four of the seven have accepted the nomination and their statements can be found below: 2015 TRU Women’s Club Rep – Statements Voting rules: Quorum is 2/3 of eligible voters (4 teams in this case). Candidate must receive more than 50% of the …
UPDATE 11/18/19: The RRRC has provided an update to the below policies. Read more: https://texasrugbyunion.com/rrrc-match-cancellation-and-reschedules/ The RRRC Competitions Committee has created and approved the below competition guidelines: 13 Locations and Match Logistics In each league, each club will play every other club in that league at least once in each round, unless a home/away requirement …