2016 TRU Board D1 Club Representative Voting Results

The votes have been collected and confirmed by Drew Tomsak and Wendy Young for the D1 Men’s Club Representative. Please note that the men’s teams had 100% participation. The 2016 D1 Men’s Club Representative, a 3 year term, will be filled by David Dodge. We’d like to thank Doug Corrigan for his service to the TRU and it’s …

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2016 Club Congress Voting Results

Kirk Tate and Wendy Young have collected all votes on behalf of the TRU Board and Senior Club Membership. We had a decent turnout with 67% of the Senior Club Teams voting. Thank you to all the teams that participated, here are the results: The 2016 Congress Seat, a 2 year term, will be filled by Ron Watson. Any …

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2016 TRU Summit a SUCCESS!

The second annual Texas Rugby Union Summit and newly minted Hall of Fame took place last weekend in Allen, TX. Throughout the weekend we certified: 8 L300 Coaches 22 L200 Coaches 9 L1 Referees 25 Touch Judge/Assistant Referees 22 TRU Administrators If you’re counting we will have 86 individuals certified after they complete their post course work! Hall of Fame …

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Alliance Rugby Men’s Side Looking For Head Coach

Alliance Rugby Club founded in 2000 was originally formed as a youth program, after arriving in Norman for the Tornado Alley 7’s Tournament with 7 kids for their first ever tournament and Alliance’s first tournament they won the tournament and the club immediately began to grow from there. Alliance Men finished very strong last season …

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2016 New Season Club Guide

We know that the start of the season can be a bit overwhelming so we’re happy to share our annual club reminders and guide! USA Rugby Club Registration Renew your Club Registration with USA Rugby (includes paying Club dues) by Sept 2, 2016 Have a registered Level 200 coach certified by USA Rugby Verify that …

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World Rugby Law Clarification 2 – Injury from Foul Play

Please review the second clarification from World Rugby this year. It addresses some specifics regarding the new section of Law 3.14 (Substituted Players Rejoining a Match – injured as a result of foul play). The clarification is very straightforward, but please write to me if you have any questions. 2016 Law Clarification 2 Injury from …

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2016 Congress Club Rep – Nominees & Voting

Please see below the following nominations for USA Rugby and TRU Congress Club Representative: Nominee Statements Bill Taute Holly Iker Ron Watson John Anderson Voting rules: The candidate with the most votes will fill the 2 year term seat, while the candidate with the second most votes be an alternate if either elected Congress Representative is unable …

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2016 TRU Men’s D1 Rep – Nominees & Voting

Please see below the following nominations for the TRU Men’s D1 Board Seat. Nominee Statements David Dodge (Dallas Reds) Bill Taute (Austin Blacks) Voting rules: Quorum is 2/3 of eligible voters (4/6 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 …

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2016 RRRC Competitions Committee – Nominees & Election Procedures

Please see below the following nominations for the Men’s D3 seat. Note that these were the only nominations received, so all other electable seats will remain for another term. Nominee Statements Scott Blackley (Bay Area Rugby Club) John Kurylas (Grand Prairie) Voting Rules Quorum is 2/3 of eligible voters (10/16 teams for D3). Candidate must receive …

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