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 Kurylas Tate Dodge Young Yeoman Roche Tomsak James Hiller Follow ups New Clubs New Club Requirements Tate: We discussed last month about …
The Red River Competitions Committee releases their monthly committee call minutes and notes. View all of the archived RRRC minutes or read on for the most recent: Roll Call Young Kurylas Tolar Dodge Watson Kolberg Dale Fosco Leming Hughes Regrets Keuppens Follow Ups USAR Championships Austin Blacks D1 lost by one point Austin Valkyries lost by two points …
The TRU Board is now accepting nominations for individuals interested in running for Vice President, Men’s DI representative & Women’s representative. Individuals may nominate themselves by submitting a rugby resume as well as a personal statement (maximum one page) explaining why they wish to run for either position. Individuals may also nominate others, the Board …
Read more2019 TRU Board Vice President, D1 Men’s Rep and Women’s Rep – Accepting Nominations
The Texas Rugby Union (TRU) Annual General Meeting (AGM) for the Summer/Fall will be held virtually on August 18, 2019 (SUNDAY). What: TRU Summer/Fall AGM (Presentation) When: Sunday, August 18, 2019 from 10am to 12pm Where: Zoom Meeting, registration information below Register in advance for this meeting: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/bc2254cbce6c95aec5b9141539e44ee6 After registering, you will receive a confirmation …
Now that the 2018-2019 Competitive 15s Season has ended, the RRRC has reviewed the Promotion and Relegation Policy. After reviewing, the results are below. These are NOT FINALIZED as Clubs have the opportunity to appeal or request voluntary promotion or relegation. Teams are encouraged to push themselves and “play up” to the best of their ability, …
Read more2019 RRRC Promotion and Relegation – Initial Results (for 2019-20 Competitive Cycle)
The 2019 TRU Women’s Rugby All Star Challenge will be Dec 7-8 and will be held in Austin, TX! As always the TRU will have a team and will be joined by returning teams Mid-America Rugby Union, Capital Rugby Union and Stars Rugby. We have interest from a few other Unions and will announce teams …
The TRU had three teams in contention at the 2019 USA Rugby Club National Championships. Read on for a recap! Men’s Division I: Austin Blacks vs. Life Running Eagles: In a game filled with emotions, the Life Running Eagles and the Austin Blacks entered Saturday’s fixture with the hopes of being National Champions. The teams …
Dave Yeoman’s two year term as a Congress Club Representative for the TRU will end at the end of this CIPP cycle (Aug 31). USA Rugby is hosting a Summer AGM and we’d like to have our new representative seated so they can attend this event. We’d like to thank Dave for his continued time …
Read more2019 USA Rugby Congress Club Representative – Accepting Nominations
World Rugby has issued a law application guideline and supporting educational materials to assist everyone in the game with the on-field sanction decision-making process for high tackle and shoulder charges. Reflecting the international federation’s evidence-based approach to reducing the risk of concussion, the ‘decision-making framework for high tackles’ was developed in partnership with union and …
The TRU is excited to announce the TOLA 7s Tournaments for 2019! The series starts this weekend with Lonestar 7s in Dallas and concludes in Shreveport with Horseshoe 7s in early August. Do note that in order to encourage increased participation and raise the level of competition within the Red River and TOLA competitions we …