We’re kicking off our upcoming TRU Summit weekend with a welcome social at Bubba’s On Washington. It’s extra special this year as HARC is celebrating 20 years and so we’ve combined the two events. On August 24, 1998, three Clubs joined together and created the Houston Athletic Rugby Club we have today. Over the past 20 years, …
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The Texas Rugby Union All Star Challenge is shaping up to be a great event this year. As always Texas will have a team and Mid-America returns for their third year. This year we’ll be joined by select teams from Capital Rugby Union and Stars Rugby. Capital will gather players from their union which spans …
The HOF ticket deadline has been EXTENDED! We heard from many of you that you wanted a bit more time to organize your travel plans and such so we were able to work with the hotel to move the date back to August 20. As a reminder, the HOF celebration is taking place August 25 …
If you haven’t heard the 4th Annual TRU Summit Conference on the game is taking place in Houston on August 24-26. To celebrate that event and the fact that we have SEVEN certification courses available we’re officially launching the #RugbyCertified hashtag! After you complete one of the courses you’ll be able to let all your friends …
Please note that the CMS deadline has been moved from Wednesdays at 5pm to Monday at 5pm (approximately 48 hours after your match has concluded). This is a mandate from USA Rugby and the TRU agrees; the policy goes into effect immediately. CMS is paramount for ensuring that our competitions are accurate and fair. The …
The votes have been collected and confirmed by Karl Tolar and Wendy Young for the RRRC DII Seat. Please note that the men’s teams had 66% participation and did reach the required quorum. The 2016 RRRC DII Men’s rep, a 1 year term, will be filled by Hunter Nezat. We’d like to take this opportunity …
The TRU AGM will take place during the TRU Summit weekend at the Hilton Houston Post Oak by the Galleria. We’ll start at on Sunday at noon and end around 3pm. This year we have two Board seats open (Men’s DII & Men’s DIII) and you’ll have an opportunity to ask questions of the nominees. …
It is now confirmed that Gary Gold, coach of the USA National Men’s Team, will be in attendance and speak at the Hall of Fame Induction Dinner on Saturday, August 25 in Houston, TX. With the historic win over Scotland still fresh on everyone’s mind, and with an eye toward the Eagles tour to Spain and …
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 Tate James Green Tomsak Guest Frank Waller (LSWC) Regrets Turner Followups LoneStar Collegiate Women Proposal to join TRU Tate: Frank …
Please review the below nominees for the second Men’s DII seat on the Red River Competitions Committee. Hunter Nezat, West Houston Rugby Bill Taute, Austin Blacks Voting Rules Quorum is 2/3 of eligible voters (4/6 teams). Candidate must receive more than 50% of the votes to be declared the winner. In case of a tie, …
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