The RRRC 7s Series has completed and we’d like to congratulate the Dallas Reds on taking the men’s seed and representing our union at the USA Rugby National Club 7s Championships. To get there, they defeated NOLA in the final 17-0. Although both teams are tied in the standings, the Reds take it in tie …
Former USA Eagles great Paul Emerick will be a featured speaker at TRU Hall of Fame Banquet August 24 in Allen, Texas. The dinner and induction ceremony for the Class of 2019 is being held in conjunction with the annual TRU Summit which includes clinics for coaches and referees in addition to several important meetings of …
The Texas Rugby Union is holding our fifth annual Regional Development Summit on August 23-25 in Allen, TX. We’ll be returning to the Courtyard Dallas Allen at the John Q. Hammons Center where we held our first ever Summit. This year we’re offering multiple tracks in coaching, match officiating, medical, administration and strength & conditioning. …
Reaffirming its commitment to evidence-based injury-reduction in the sport, World Rugby has announced details of a minor amendment to the scrum law, reducing the ‘axial’ or rotational load on front row players on engagement. The amendment to Law 19.10b outlaws the practice of front-rows placing their heads onto opposition players’ shoulders between the call of ‘bind’ and …
A few more weeks have gone by in the 7s season and we wanted to give an update on how things are looking. There are two TOLA tournaments and the Championship left and only one RRRC tournament left. At Hell or High Water 7s, ARPTC Blue took the title and with that win they also …
At the request of our members the TRU Board will be releasing their monthly board call minutes and notes. View all of the TRU archived minutes or read on for the most recent notes: Roll Call Young O’Gara Daniels Kurylas Tate Dodge James Tomsak Guests Roche Other Rugby Club Justin Hale Tribe of Oklahoma (formally OK United) John …
In an earlier notification about the status of TOLA and RRRC 7s we indicated that the 7s by the Sea Tournament was part of the TOLA series. We apologize as this was a mistake and it should have been reflected as social. Due to this tournament not meeting TOLA guidelines around facilities, they are unable …
Please review the below nominees for the Men’s D1 seat on the TRU Board. David Dodge (Incumbent)Alan Sharpley Voting rules: Quorum is 2/3 of eligible voters (4/5 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 President will break …
Please review the below nominees for the Women’s seat on the TRU Board. Nick James (Incumbent)Molly Whitman Voting rules: Quorum is 2/3 of eligible voters (17/26 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 President will break the …
Please review the below nominees for Vice President on the TRU Board. Tim Howard Kevin PhillipsonDrew Tomsak (Incumbent) Voting rules: No requirement of a quorum and all Club Presidents are encouraged to vote. In case of a tie, the TRU President will break the tie as specified in the TRU Bylaws. Note that secondary teams …