We’re excited to announce that the 2021 Mary Graham All Star Tournament will take place in Houston, TX on December 4-5, 2021. This annual event has been renamed in honor of TRU Hall of Fame member Mary Graham who created the first U23 Texas Rugby Union All Star team in 2001. “Because of Mary, we …
We’re thrilled to announce that the our sixth annual Regional Development Summit will be on November 5-7 in Pflugerville, TX. This greater Austin city has many delights but we’ll be spending the majority of our time at the Courtyard by Marriott Pflugerville Conference Center. We’ll start the weekend off with a Welcome Social on Friday …
Mark your calendars! After missing out on a 2020 event, the TRU is excited to announce that the annual Regional Development Summit will return this year! The timing couldn’t be better as this is the 50th Anniversary of the Texas Rugby Union. We are excited to present an expanded program with courses for coaches, referees …
The deadline for HOF nominations has been extended to May 15! You can find complete instructions for making a nomination here. Since many of our more senior members do not regularly visit the TRU website, please forward this information to your various lists and post on your social media pages so we can have a …
Nominations are now being accepted for the TRU Hall of Fame Class of 2021. The submission deadline is May 15. Induction ceremonies for the 2020 and 2021 class will be held later this fall/winter at a to be confirmed location. You can find complete instructions for making a nomination below. Since many of our more …
When we embarked on offering virtual sessions to our members we weren’t sure if it would be successful or if there would be any interest at all. We were pleasantly surprised at the response and it continues today as individuals rewatch at their leisure. We started with three subject matter experts from the TRU and …
Another month has gone by and we’re introducing two new Virtual Sessions and ARPTC continues their fall programming. Justin Goonan – S&C Justin is no stranger to Texas rugby as he graduated from Texas A&M. He then received his masters degree in Strength & Conditioning from the University of Greenwich in England. For his virtual …
As referenced in our email last week transmitting the schedule, we are hoping to schedule some friendly tournaments in the fall, if we can get in to Stage 5 by then. This is an invitation for your Club to bid on hosting such a tournament. Please use the bid form found at http://texasrugbyunion.com/resources/rrrctru-event-hosting-application/. Please see …
Week 4 of the TRU Virtual Sessions is upon us! We have a busy week with APRTC on Monday, Gordon Q&A on Wednesday and another Q&A with Dallen on Thursday. Join us! ARPTC – Week 2 Starting Monday night, ARPTC will be looking at rucks with a focus on the “pick & pop”. Rhys will …
The TRU Virtual Sessions continue this week after a fantastic start last week! If you missed the first two sessions, watch them here. This week begins with another session by Gordon Hanlon tonight at 6pm where he will take you through the equipment and software that is needed to raise your rugby analysis game. He …