Ten Teams Ready for Women’s DII Club Playoffs (Maryland in yellow, Raleigh in red during the Mid-Atlantic playoffs. Both travel to Houston this weekend) By Jackie Finlan, RugbyMag.com The Women’s DII National Club Championship takes place this weekend, but unlike years previous, won’t be played alongside its DI compatriots. DI and the newly formed Women’s …
RugbyMag.com The Santa Monica Dolphins Rugby Club (SMRC) has decided to decline participation in the United States Rugby Super League (RSL) for the upcoming 2010 season. In the wake of Belmont Shore’s decision to drop out of the RSL and league management’s subsequent decision to neither invite a replacement team nor adjust the league schedule, …
Our moustache team has a rugby problem. In my role as president of the West Houston RFC Katy Barbarians, I have signed up our team to participate in Movember and encourage all other TRU clubs to form your own Movember squad, join ours, or just donate funds to help fight prostate cancer. I know the …
Congratulations to the women of Glendale and Austin Valkyries! Both teams made it through the first-round of the Women’s Club Championships – Glendale defeated Norcal Triple Threat 20-0, and the Austin Valkyries defeated Belmont Shore (SoCal) 7-5. Unfortunately, both were defeated in their Sunday match (against teams that didn’t play Saturday – strange format!). The …
For the reading challenged the quick and dirty: WHAT: Coaches Development Workshop – Introducing Rugby and Developing Rugby Skills WHERE: Strake Jesuit College Prep. 8900 Bellaire (at Gessner), Houston TX 77036-4699 WHEN: December 5th and 6th, ’09 from 8 to 5 on Saturday and 9 to 4 on Sunday. WHY: USARFU Certification Requirements This looks …
ACTON, Mass. – Despite soggy conditions, the crowd at NARA Park witnessed its share of exciting matches day one of the USA Rugby Women’s College Playoffs on Saturday. Following some highly contested matches, Boston, Philadelphia, Glendale and the Austin Valkyries remain in the hunt for the Championships and advance to the round of eight on …
The TRU Collegiate Womens Division Two cup season kicks off this weekend and has a good local darby feel to it with the Women of Rice University making the short trip up I-45 North to Huntsville to play host Sam Houston State Universirty Women’s Rugby Club. TRRA referee Gary O’Bannon will make the short commute …
The fall season is off and running and two clubs that are excited about the new season will be playing this weekend in San Angelo, TX. Texas Tech will be travelling to play Angelo State University on Saturday with TRRA referee Jacob Lenington flying out cover the match. Jeff Price with Ram Rugby is excited …
Despite Late Comeback, U.S. Select XV Lose Nail-Biter to Ontario MARKHAM, Ontario – Despite a valiant comeback at the hands of U.S. captain Kevin Swiryn, the American Select XV side lost, 27-24, in the final moments as the Ontario Blues made a match-ending penalty kick to clinch the bronze medal in the inaugural Americas Rugby …
FYI…here is a list of TRU Member Clubs that have less than 22 Players (15+7) on their roster. Friendlies are in full force and Leagues have started for many. Need to make sure that all clubs are checking their rosters to ensure that players taking the field are CIPP registered. I did not highlight HS …