As previously announced the 2022 Mary Graham All Stars are returning for our sixth annual event! Mary Swanstrom returns as the Head Coach of the TRU “Texas Toast” All Stars and is joined by assistant coaches Elaine Vassie, Megan Barrett and Holly Iker. The coaching staff is further rounded out with mental skills specialist Mattison …
The 2022 Mary Graham All Stars will take place December 3-4, 2022 and will return to Prairie Park in Grand Prairie, TX. After five years of this tournament we’re excited to announce that we will have all GU and LAU All Star teams! This has been our goal since inception in 2016 and we want …
With the conclusion of Margaritaville 7’s in Shreveport, LA in early August, the 2022 TOLA season is officially done and dusted. The 2022 season took place over two months, kicking off the second weekend in June in Dallas, TX and finishing this first weekend of August in Shreveport. Seven different tournaments were hosted in four …
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 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 …
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 …
Sixteen Men’s teams and five Women’s teams descended on the newly eagle-free Lake Highlands Park last Saturday, kicking off the TOLA 7’s season with the opening tournament, Lone Star 7’s, hosted by the Dallas RFC. This tournament is key, it’s the first look of who’s come to play and who’s come to win – crucial …
The Men’s D2 and D3 and Women’s D2 RRRC Champions were crowned last weekend in Austin, Texas at the culmination of the TRU/RRRC Championship weekend, as well as the Men’s D1 Champions formally presented with their plaque and medals. The Women’s Division 1 winners are still TBD, as their final playoff game occurs on May …
After the completion of the D3 Quarterfinals and the regular season, the stage is set for the TRU/RRRC Championships this weekend. In this article we look at the match-ups to expect in Austin, as well as a bit on the teams that have already qualified for the next round of playoffs and when and where …