In this summary we are going to cover both Week 4 of TOLA (River City 7’s in Austin,TX) and Week 5 of TOLA/RRRC (Choctaw 7’s in Durant, OK).* RRRC 7’s To start, the RRRC Qualifiers are now done and dusted, with the third having taken place in Oklahoma this past weekend. On the men’s side, …
The Red River Competitions Committee releases their monthly committee call minutes and notes. View all of the archived RRRC minutes or read on for the most recent: Roll Call Dodge Roche Martin Kolberg Keuppens Kurylas Young Fosco Hanlon Leming Regrets Dale Hughes Minutes published? Young: I just want to confirm we’re going to publish these minutes? Dodge: Yes, …
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 Dodge Roche Hiller Kurylas Tomsak Wilson Martin Regrets Tate – Unavailable, Wendy Young stepping in as Chair as Drew Tomsak is …
The Red River Competitions Committee releases their monthly committee call minutes and notes. View all of the archived RRRC minutes or read on for the most recent: Roll Call Young Dodge Martin Kurylas Dale Roche Hughes Kolberg Hanlon Leming Kueppens Guests MD1 Quins John Dale John Conmee WD1 Quins John Dale John Conmee MD2 West Houston WD2 DARC …
The review period has ended and the TRU / RRRC Competitions Committee has finalized the divisional alignments for the 2022-23 competitive season. In its July 11, 2022 meeting, the Committee heard several appeals of the application of the TRU / Red River Promotion and Relegation Policy. Here are the results of those appeals. Details of …
Following the World Rugby Council meeting in May 2022, a number of law changes have been made. These all come into effect on August 1, 2022 in the USA. The five current Global Law Trials; Goal Line Drop-out, 50:22, jackler protection, banning pre-bound pods in open play (flying wedge) and approving a single latcher, will …
This year’s TRU Awards Dinner and Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in Houston on August 27 will feature for the first time the awarding of Distinguished Service Awards and the inaugural Alan Sharpley Memorial Award. Go to https://www.texasrugbyunionhof.com/2022/07/19/announcing-distinguished-service-awards-and-the-inaugural-alan-sharpley-memorial-award-2022-hof-banquet/ to read more! Jim Cornelius Roger Boos Rick Marshall Houston SaberCats
Houston Athletic Rugby Club hosted the annual Hell or High Water 7’s this past weekend at Aveva Stadium in Houston, TX. This stop was the second RRRC qualifier stop of the summer and the third for the TOLA series. Below we’re going to recap both sides of the tournament, and start to whittle down the …
On June 18th weekend the Austin Huns hosted the biggest 7’s tournament west of the Red River; that’s right – Bloodfest 7’s in Round Rock, TX. The weather stayed in the double digits and the breeze kept up, providing a classically Texas hot but not miserable day. The weekend was a big one not just …
Roll Call Young Kurylas Roche Wilson Martin Tate HIller Dodge Regrets Tomsak USAR XVs Nationals Tate: Congratulations to the Reds for taking home the USA Rugby Club Men’s D1 title! Simba Musarurwa took home the tournament MVP award. Roche: Simba was great, he said upon receipt of the award that he didn’t think that forwards …