Youth Conference on the Game “Growing the Game” – December 2009

Youth Conference on the Game “Growing the Game” 2009 Dates: December 11-13 Location: Jesuit College Prep City: Dallas, TX Hotel: Hilton Lincoln Centre, Dallas, TX Who Should Attend? Anyone involved in Youth & High School Rugby (i.e. Coaches, Administrators, Referees, and anyone else!) Conference Highlights: *Practical Coaching Clinics put on by USA Rugby Coaching Experts …

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2009 Halloween Tourney

Members of the Texas Rugby Union, Could you please update the TRU website and notify your respective clubs, referees, and divisions of this year’s Halloween / South Texas Tournament hosted by the San Antonio Rugby Football Club. As host to the South Texas Tournament this year, our board has decided to combine the two tournaments …

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TRU Skills Camp and Coaching Clinics

Texas Skills Camps and Training Texas Rugby Coaches of all levels, Reach out of the box and get involved in your development. We have heard the cry from numerous coaches that we need to bring in some Top USA Staff to push the game of rugby in TX to the next level. Well, here is …

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The University of Texas Women’s Rugby 2nd Annual Rugby Skills Clinic – Sept 26-27, 2009

The University of Texas Women’s Rugby Club is hosting our second annual skills clinic for all college-age and under rugby women! Jonathan Griffin, the current head coach of Stanford University’s Men and Women’s teams has agreed to coach the clinic. Since Coach Griffin came to Stanford in 2005, the women’s team has won two consecutive …

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West Rugby at NASCs

The West Men won the National All-Star 7s Championships in New York today! Congratulations!! After going 3-0 on Saturday, – 2 wins courtesy of successful conversions – they used a conversion to defeat MARFU. Then they turned it on again Pacific Coast in the finals! Men’s 7s NASC scores. West 17 Northeast 0 West 26 …

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TOLA Finals

The TOLA series capped off it’s finals at the Shreveport-Horseshoe TOLA 7s Aug. 8-9, 2009. Host club Shreveport won in overtime against a well-coached Little Rock Club. National women 7s coached, Julie McCoy had her boys playing great rugby but Hal Struckman and his Shreveport gang stood tall at the end and came away with the victory.