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Mar 12, 2008

Texas A&M Ireland Travel Log - Match 1

Texas A&M Ireland Travel Log - Match 1

We traveled north to Navan last night for our first match of the tour vs Navan WRFC. The weather was unlike anything we've seen in Texas for a long time. 40 degrees, raining, and 40-50 mph winds. The Aggies played with a lot of courage under those conditions. Despite the wet and cold we showed some impressive ball movement, but struggled to finish down close until Brea Hughes broke through 15 minutes in to score under the posts. Score 5 - 0 Ags.

It wasn't until 61 minutes into the the game that another score came. Becca Barron broke up the middle and went in from 40 meters out. Hillary Wells made the conversion to put the Aggies up 12 - 0. It was a struggle of defenses and weather the rest of the match, and the final whistle blew with the score remaining 12 - 0. The Navan WRFC gave a us a very warm reception in the club house after everyone thawed out. The club President presented the team with their club crest to show their appreciation.

I was very pleased with our performance, especially given the conditions. However, we will have to improve in a few areas if we expect to continue our success against a much stronger Young Munster later this week.

Thanks for your support and let me know if you need anything,

GIG 'EM!!!
Will

Mar 11, 2008

Texas A&M Ireland Travel Log

The Texas A&M Aggies are in Ireland for a Rugby Spring Break Tour. Check here for updates, pictures and more!

TEXAS A&M WOMEN’S R.F.C. TOUR ITINERARY - IRELAND MARCH 2008
(subject to change)

Monday 10th March 2008
Arrive Dublin Airport.
Training Session with Top International Coach.
Bus transfer to Dublin Hostel.
Evening Free for all.

Tuesday 11th March 2008
Local Tour of Dublin City.
Tour of Croke Park & Museum
Tour of Guinness Storehouse & Dublin’s Book of Kells.
1st Match of Tour V'S Dublin Rugby Club.
Attend Festivities with host club.
Evening Free for all.

Wednesday 12th March 2008
Bus Transfer to Hostel in Galway City.
Local Tour of Galway City.
Training Session with Top International Coach.
Evening Free for all.

Thursday 13th March 2008
2nd Match of Tour V'S Top Galway Club.
Attend Festivities with host Club.
Evening Free for all.
Friday 14th March 2008
Bus Transfer to Hostel in Limerick City.
Visit the Cliffs of Moher.
Guided Tour of Bunratty Castle.
Evening Free for all.

Saturday 15th March 2008
3rd Match of Tour V'S Top Limerick Club.
Attend Festivities with host Club.
Evening Free for all.

Sunday 16th March 2008
Transfer to Dublin Airport for Flight home.

Here is the first team update from Will Riddle, the Texas A&M Coach:

After a 13 hour delay in London we finally arrived in Dublin last night around 8:30 pm local. A lot of our luggage, however, did not. Despite our best efforts to carry on everything we need to play rugby, the airline made several girls check their kit bags. Those of course were lost as well. We're hopeful we'll get everything back before noon today. Plenty of time to get ready for a 5:00pm departure for our first match with Navan WRFC in Naas, Ireland.

We got to the Hostel in time for everyone to get out and grab something to eat before bed. We're all up now getting ready to head over and tour the Guinness Storehouse and Croke Park.

I'll let you know how the match went first thing tomorrow morning if at all possible.

Thanks for all your support that made this trip possible.

From Dublin,
Will

Mar 6, 2008

American Rugby News or Men's American Rugby News?

I subscribe to a lot of rugby blogs, news sites and internet sites. Most of them I have in my Google Reader (LOVE IT!), but some of them I visit on a daily basis to keep up to date with the rugby world.

However, I have stopped visiting one site and am sad to say why. American Rugby News (http://americanrugbynews.com/) hasn't had a new story on Women's Rugby since December 15, 2007. There has been so much happening in the world of women's rugby that I was perplexed as to why they didn't have any updates. So on Jan 23, 2007 I emailed the editor of American Rugby News and asked them why they didn't have more stories about women's rugby.

Here is my email to them:

Hello,

I am writing today to ask one simple question. Why is your coverage of women's rugby so dismal?

You haven't had a new story about women's rugby since Dec 15, 2007. More than 30 days and you haven't written one thing about women's rugby. There has been plenty happening if you didn't know:

http://westrugby.blogspot.com/2008/01/san-diego-7s-womens-usa-7s-team-chosen.html
The USA Women's National 7's Team as selected just this morning

http://westrugby.blogspot.com/2008/01/usa-rugby-elite-camps-2008.html
They also held a rockin' camp about a week ago.

Women's rugby teams are working hard in the USA and they deserve your recognition. While I definitely appreciate the coverage of the Round of 16 and accompanying Final Four Tournaments, as well as the great coverage of the Women's National UK Tour 2007, there is plenty of news out there on a daily basis that should be reported.

I am not trying to promote my Women's Rugby blog, but simply ask that we get at least HALF (we deserve equal) the press that the men's youth, collegiate, club and national teams get on your website.

Thank you,
Wendy

I will not be posting the full reply that was emailed back to me. To say the least it was disappointing and showed their true color. I believe this excerpt sums it up pretty good:

"The reason we don't spend a lot of time covering the women's game is because generally speaking there's not as much interest in it...Coupled with that, advertisers aren't exactly banging our door down demanding to sponsor women's rugby."

While I understand business and understand advertising, I don't understand this mentality. What could be the easiest way to boost your readership and sponsorship which equals funding the bottom line...than thinking outside the box? If you could cater to women and quickly become the best source of news for women's rugby, you could corner the market! We all know that Goff thinks he has the market cornerd for rugby in general, but his poor reporting and accuracy is a problem.

So while your news site is biased against women and is so worried about the bottom line, my little blog will keep chugging along as these women rugby players deserve recognition. You have lost one reader that won't be responding to your advertisements or helping your bottom line.

Mar 4, 2008

Rugby Here & There: West U-23 LAU Tournament

West U-23 LAU Tournament - Kansas City, KS

This weekend I had the pleasure of traveling with the Texas Rugby Union (TRU) U-23 Women's Rugby Team to Kansas City, KS for the Local Area Union (LAU) Tournament. (What a mouthful!) I was there as a trainer and a scrumhalf coach, assisting Anna Kunkel the head coach and Traci Schmidtke the forwards coach.

The tournament was hosted by the West U-23 Coaches:
Angie Cranmore, Head Coach
Will Riddle, Backs Coach
Traci Schmidtke, Forwards Coach
Mary Graham, Fowards Coach

The tournament was organized by Chris Franz and was used as a development and selection venue for the upcoming National All Star Championships in June 2008.

Tournament Schedule/Results

Saturday March 1st
9:00am Heart of America vs. Texas Rugby Union 41 - 17
11:00am Eastern Rockies Rugby Football Union vs. Mid West 31 - 5
1:00pm Heart of America vs. Eastern Rockies Rugby Football Union 0 - 15

Sunday March 2nd
10:00am Eastern Rockies Rugby Football Union vs. Texas Rugby Union No score, ERRFU won.
12:00pm Heart of America vs. Mid West 30 - 5

And in case you haven't heard, they have found a venue for NASCs for U-23 and the Senior side as well. Looks like we will be at Founder's Field in Pennsylvania. For a view in your external browser, click here. Or just look here:


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Feb 29, 2008

U-20 Women's National Team Elite Camp

U-20 Women's National Team Elite Camp

A majority of the players were selected either based on their participation at several regional camps throughout 2007 or through recommendations from their coaches, although 12 athletes were chosen based on their performance at the 2007 U-19 Invitational National All-Star Championship this past November. The 51 players represent 40 rugby programs throughout 19 states.

As the program moves to U20, it becomes more college-centric. But Chivers said he does not want high school coaches to think their players don't have a shot. He points to the fact that 15 players are still in high school, and a large number now in college or clubs were first identified while in high school

The forwards selected to attend the U-20 WNT Elite Camp include:

Candace Barley (Maryville, Tenn.), Stacey Bridges (Texas A&M), Megan Buford (Univ. of Georgia), Kayla Ellingson (BYU), Gina Fanelli (Ohio State Univ.), Jozy Gessner (Summit HS, Colo.), Alexandria Hartley (Brown), Jay-Marie Hill (Stanford), Ima Isang (Oakridge, Tenn.), Mallory Ives (Colorado State), Joanna Kitlinski (Grand Valley State), Alisa Ly (Univ. of Minnesota), Adetayo Mafe (Michigan State), Kelsey Moss (Stanford), Maggie Reidy (Divine Savior, Wisc.), Brittany Rose (Westchester East, Pa.), Rachel Sommer (Canby, Ore.), Mika Underwood (Budd Bay, Wash.), Jessica Waterfield (Bowling Green), and Brittany Woodard (Hyde School, D.C.).

Backs chosen for the camp include the following:

Sadie Anderson (Fort Collins, Colo.), BrieAnna Barto (Summit, Colo.), Lorelei Boone (Ravenwood, Tenn.), Shannon Boone (Ravenwood, Tenn.), Lauren Danielsen (Summit, Colo.), Katherine Glerum (Brown), Hanna Gregor (Keystone Women), Lisa Henneman (Seattle Women), Brittany Houston (UW-Milwaukee), Brook LeGate (Maryville, Tenn.), Erin LeGate (Maryville, Tenn.), Maude Marandet (Indiana Univ.), Blaine Martin (Brown), Tyra McGrady (Indiana Univ.), Kayla Morrisoli (San Jose State), Maddie Robinson (Fort Collins, Colo.), Rachel Sachs (Syracuse), Seymira Salami (State College, Pa.), Kristen Spencer (Ball State Univ.), Marie Timm (Army), CJ Turnerdrown (Riverton, Utah), and Jessica Watkins (Stanford),

Feb 28, 2008

Rugby Word Problem

One the coaches of the University of Texas Women's Rugby Team emailed this to her team as a Rugby Word Problem. I think its a great idea (makes you learn the game!) and is fun too! Leave your answers in the comments section!

These are the facts:
1) The score is 22-20 your lead.
2) The outcome of this game affects your season, you must win.
3) Full time has expired and the referee has indicated that this will be the last set piece.
4) There is a scrum that you are in control of (the ball is under your 8's feet).
5) The ball is near the 50 meter line, about 10 meters in from the right side of the field.
What should your team do?
There is one perfect answer. To get it you must think strategically and know some key laws of the game.

Feb 27, 2008

Rugby Here & There: General News

I am finally finished with school for the semester, remind me to never take classes over Winter Break again!! So look forward to more blogs on a consistent basis. Keep sending me emails and ideas and I will keep blogging!

  • Canada Announce Fitness Standards
    From Women's Rugby Review

    **There was a lot of interest in my post about USA Rugby Women's National Team workouts, so I wanted to post some other information about fitness requirements for other National Women's Teams. I will do some research over the next few days to see if I can find more teams.

    Fitness standards and testing protocols have been announced for Canadian women’s national programmes as provinces and clubs nationwide will also implement these standards to improve physical fitness and performance in Canada's female athletes.

    Matt Barr, the Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Canada's 7s and XVs teams, has witnessed considerable changes in the fitness of the national players who are now “training like athletes”, says Barr.

    “The athletes involved in senior national team programs have made some significant physical changes from their training in the last year. They have been very dedicated and have made impressive improvements in their strength and speed,” comments Barr.

    Barr describes a world-class rugby player as someone who is very fast, exceptionally strong, and can run all day. Effective training to achieve such fitness places an important emphasis on exercises such as squats, Olympic lifts and plyometrics.

    “It is really important that we run an effective Strength and Conditioning program in Canada. We don’t have the resources or the ability to assemble players quickly, therefore we have to be efficient in the small time that we have,” Barr explains.

    A current Masters student at the University of Western Ontario in Kinesiology, Barr’s knowledge and design of the specified fitness standards and targets will be crucial as our national women’s programs aim to be the fittest in the world.

    “I am confident that we can be world leaders in the women’s game and a big part of this will be because we have the best trained athletes in the world. I think we are well-positioned to get the athletes where we need them for the 2009 IRB World Cup of Sevens and the 2010 XVs World Cup,” concludes Barr.

  • Rugby Laws a Pile of Manure

    Article excerpt: "The new laws: It's a bloody abomination that we have three sets of rules in place at the same time. Last weekend I took in the Super 14, which carries a few of the new rules, the Guinness Premiership, which carries no new laws, and the Varsity Cup, which carries all of the new laws. And it was like watching three different sports. The IRB and SA Rugby must take the blame for this fiasco. Have some respect for the sport you run, people!:

  • Mark Bingham Rugby Cup

    Gay men don't like sport. Or at least that's what a lot of people think. So, imagine how surprised they're going to be this June when one of the biggest amateur sports events in the world comes to Ireland.

    The Bingham Cup, commonly known as the gay rugby world cup, is named after Mark Bingham, one of the men who tried to stop the hijack of Flight 93 on September 11th. Bingham played for the San Francisco Fog, the first gay rugby team to be accepted into the California Rugby League. Rest of the article is here.

  • France 2007 smashed all records for attendance and TV viewers

    Well we all knew it was a great success but it is now official, the 2007 Rugby World Cup was a global record-breaker for the sport.

    The six-week tournament in France in September and October smashed all previous attendance and broadcast figures set during the Rugby World Cup’s 20-year history.

    More than two million people attended a Rugby World Cup for the first time, generating an average match attendance of 47,000 for the 48 fixtures. Worldwide television viewing figures also increased considerably on the previous tournament in Australia in 2003. The rest of the article here.

  • Hong Kong Women's Sevens Draw Announced

    USA are the top seeds for the 11th Cable & Wireless Hong Kong Women’s Rugby Sevens to be held on 27-28 March at So Kon Po Sports Ground and featuring 12 nations who will all be looking for strong performances ahead of their regional qualifiers for the first ever Rugby World Cup Sevens women’s competition in 2009.

    The USA will be hoping to better their Plate success in 2007 and have been drawn in Pool A with the host nation Hong Kong and the Netherlands, who return to the tournament after missing out in 2007 when Aotearoa Maori of New Zealand beat Australia 21-0 to maintain their perfect record.

    Kazakhstan, who lost that Plate final 26-5 to the USA, will face Fiji and Hong Kong debutants France in Pool B, the Fijiana Sevens team having last competed in the tournament’s debut year back in 1997.

    Pool C is an all-Asian affair with Bowl winners China paired with Thailand and Japan, while Singapore and the Arabian Gulf will meet Canada, the side narrowly beaten 21-19 by the Chinese in last year’s Bowl final.

    The final of the Hong Kong Women’s Rugby Sevens will be played at the Hong Kong Stadium on 28 March at 18:42 local time during the first day of the Cathay Pacific/Credit Suisse Hong Kong Sevens 2008 – the fifth leg of the IRB Sevens World Series.

  • USA Rugby to Hold its First Women’s Referee Development Camp

    BOULDER, Colo. -- USA Rugby’s Referee Development Department, along with the Southern California Rugby Referee Society, officially announced today that it will be hosting its first ever women’s specific referee development camp in conjunction with the Champagne Classic, March 7-9, 2008, in San Diego, Calif.

    In response to the feedback gathered from the Women in Refereeing survey that was conducted last year, the camp is aimed at giving women referees from around the country the opportunity to be exposed to: team of three radio protocols, personal development planning sessions, one-on-one coaching, networking, and taking part in video analysis review.

    Sessions will be led by USA Rugby’s Referee Development Manager Ed Todd and National Focus Group Referee Dana Teagarden.

    “We received a lot of great feedback from our Women in Refereeing Survey and wanted to address some of the issues that were brought to light by the responses,” said Jennifer Gray, USA Rugby’s Match Official Administrator. “We are really excited to be working with the Southern California Rugby Referee Society to get this camp off the ground. Our goal is to expose these referees to opportunities they might not otherwise receive and get them thinking seriously about their officiating careers.”

    Camp attendees were recommended by their Territorial Referee Education Officer and include: Anna McMahan, Venessa McMaher, Leah Berard and Carla Cross.

    For more information on how you can secure funding for a development opportunity in your area, or to find out how to become involved in officiating, check out www.usarugby.org/goto/referees

Rugby Here & There: College Rugby

While the warm weather rugby teams have been practicing for weeks, some teams haven't even started to think about rugby yet. But there is some rugby happening across the nation and it seems to be mostly collegiate teams that are active. Check out the latest in the collegiate rugby life:

  • Utah rugby can't keep up with No. 1 Cal

    In a clash between two titans of collegiate rugby on Saturday, No. 1 ranked California-Berkeley proved to be too much for No. 6 Utah in San Francisco, winning 37-3.

    The short-handed Scrummin' Utes managed to hold UC Berkeley to 13 points below their season average, but the Golden Bears, who also played without a dozen of their own, still had plenty of firepower.

    UC Berkeley's Kyle Balough, Paul Jesseman, Jason Law and Pat King each scored a try to give their club its 14th win of the season. Utah dropped to 5-2.

    Despite being handed their worst loss of the season, head coach Dave Anderson was pleased with his team's effort, given the absences of key Utes. Utah fell behind 20-0 at halftime, but was able to keep the potent Golden Bear offense in relative check for the second half.

    Utah scored its only three points off of a penalty kick early in the second half.

    The Utes will host Weber State this Saturday for its home-opener at 1 p.m. on Fort Douglas Stillwell Field.

  • U. Virginia women aim for Sweet 16 tourney

    Charlottesville, VA (UWIRE) -- The women playing rugby games at Mad Bowl Saturdays at the University of Virginia are the athletes of the women's club rugby team. They play games every Saturday in the fall and spring and are currently gearing up to play a home match against Maryland that will go a long way toward determining whether the team will make it to their league's Sweet 16 Tournament.

    Senior scrum half Emily Shiflett said the team is confident it will achieve victory against Maryland.

    Virginia is home to one of the best women's rugby teams in the nation. The team is a part of the Virginia Rugby Union, which is part of the larger Mid-Atlantic Rugby Football Union that includes 37 men's and women's teams. The spring season, according to Virginia coach Nancy Kechner, is the national season. There are seven regions in the entire country, and since MARFU is the most competitive league, it sends four teams to the Sweet 16 competition.

    If Virginia, currently ranked third in the nation, makes it to the Sweet 16 competition this year, it will be the Cavaliers' ninth appearance. Read the rest of the article here.

  • Stanford Rugby, Women's Team Loses

    The women's rugby team also played Saturday, as they faced Stanford. The women's game was much different than the men's.

    Stanford is a perennial powerhouse in women's rugby and is consistently ranked in the top five nationally. While Chico State defeated Stanford last year, the Cardinal would not let its rivals enjoy victory again.

    Stanford forced the Wildcats to play from behind. The Cardinal led Chico State 36-7 at halftime.

    "We weren't playing our game, we made too many mental mistakes," player Ashley Bocast said.

    After regrouping at halftime, the Wildcats tightened their defense and cleaned their offense. The 'Cats made the match competitive in the second half and outscored the Cardinal 12-7.

    Jennifer Madison scored off a penalty on Chico State's opening drive of the second half. The score gave the Wildcats momentum and created a close match.

    Flyhalf Gina Cainiello had an excellent game. Cainiello received the 'back of the game' award from coaches Alex and Mary Triantafyllou.

    "Gina played incredible defense, she deserved the award," Bocast said.

    The loss evens the Wildcats' league record at 1-1, and they hope to see their biggest rival again in the playoffs.

    "We showed our potential out there definitely," Bocast said. "We will be looking forward to playing them again."

  • Ready to Rumble: The Women of Oxy Rugby

    The women's rugby season started on Jan. 27 with a narrow loss against Claremont McKenna. The next match against Cal Poly San Luis Obispo on Feb. 3 was also lost by a small margin. However, the enthusiasm stemming from the younger, newer players is promising to overcome some of the difficulties the team has suffered with the loss of older players.

    "As of this past week, we have gained some valuable rookies and are slowly, but surely, starting to form a strong team," player Danielle Siegler (first-year) said. "It is difficult to achieve fluidity between our forward and back line and that is exactly what we did [in our first match against Claremont McKenna]."

    Lisa Mikesell (senior) said that many talented players graduated last spring, which has had a big impact on the team as a whole. "We have a lot of new people who are excited about learning the game and are picking things up pretty well," Mikesell said. "There's still a core of really dedicated people, but I feel like the rest of the campus doesn't know we have a women's rugby team, has no idea what rugby is, or both. If they came out for a few practices and a game or two, they would see how fun it is. While at first rugby looks like a bunch of people running around and falling into piles, it's amazing how much skill and technique is involved." Click here for the rest of the article.

  • For filmmaker Amanda Micheli, a crown of her own?

    Article excerpt: "I just wanted to tell stories with the camera," says Micheli, who, oh by the way, was also an All-American women's rugby player who later joined the U.S. women's team. She nearly played in the Women's Rugby World Cup until three ACL tears kept her from competing.

  • Brown Women's Rugby Needs Green to get Gold

    The women's rugby team qualified for a shot at the national championship for the second straight year - but winning games has been only half the battle. Faced with a tight budget, the club team is struggling to raise money to fund itself for the postseason.

    The team has been trying to find a way to get enough money to attend the rugby Sweet 16 in Albuquerque, N.M., which will take place April 18 to April 20. If the squad advances after that weekend, it will have to find a way to return to the West Coast two weeks later for the sport's Final Four.

    As a club sport, women's rugby is organized differently from varsity sports. The team receives a yearly budget of $20,000 from the Department of Athletics, but the athletes are not recruited and the coaches volunteer their time.

    The team has had difficulty obtaining extra money to go to the USA Rugby National Guard Division I Women's College Playoffs and Championships, said team president Kalie Gold '08, who plays scrumhalf and wing. Click here for the rest of the article.

  • West LAU U-23 Tournament in Kansas City, KS Mar 1-2, 2008

    Saturday March 1st
    9:00am Heart of America vs. Texas Rugby Union
    11:00am Eastern Rockies Rugby Football Union vs. Mid West
    1:00pm Heart of America vs. Eastern Rockies Rugby Football Union

    Sunday March 2nd
    10:00am Eastern Rockies Rugby Football Union vs. Texas Rugby Union
    12:00pm Heart of America vs. Mid West

Rugby Here & There: Youth Rugby

Coming to your LIVE from Austin, TX...lots of youth rugby musing on the web these days. I know that my generation and the generation would have loved to play rugby when we were in our youth. To those of you who were able to and currently play, you are so very lucky!

  • TRU High School Elite Schedule

    The TRU Elite Coaching Staff would like to announce the dates for the Elite Youth Try Outs for U 17 and U 19.

    South U 17 and U 19 Elite Try Outs will be held on Sunday March 16.
    North U 17 and U 19 Elite Try Outs will be held on Sunday April 13.

    Both locations to be determined but we are looking at securing locations for the South - Woodlands and the North - Lake Highlands Park, Dallas.

    If you have any questions or comments, please see the TRU website for contacts and contact information.

  • Oklahoma Silly Booger

    **In Oklahoma touch rugby is called Booger, don't ask me why...but it just is, here is a letter encouraging families to bring their kids out to silly booger (touch rugby). It is awesome and I loved playing silly booger all through the summer and pre-season.

    Rugby Ravers:

    Please don’t hold me to an ongoing rave as in days past, but I felt compelled to rave about one of the greatest rugby events of all times. Yep, no hyperbole here. Greater than when William Webb Ellis picked up the soccer ball and ran with great disregard for the game, greater than Frank Sunshine Kumps try of the century against Little Rock to win the Sunsplash with the assistance of 8 other OU Ruggers as immortalized on video tape. Greater than any World Cup Championship to date.

    Wow, what a buildup. What could be so great? Parent-child silly booger. Yep, better than any backyard catch that kids and parents alike hold onto to define that unbreakable bond. Better than Daddy-Daughter Dance. Parent-Child silly booger is the coolest of cool. And it has erupted in Norman.

    Yesterday on a brilliant spring in the middle of winter break, 11* kids of both genders and their dads participated in an historic event. *Jesse Hall actually carried his toddler Marley on his hip while playing.

    Yes we have had kids booger before, we have had a few dads play with kids before, but not this, not to this extent. Each kid had a dad. Only kids could score. We played for hours. Further, this could spread, Tarzan has two grandkids who have played before, Yancey Redcorn and Carrot have brought their kids out.

    We still haven’t played with Millington’s or the DT. We haven’t had Roses and their kids , the Team that is, not the family as Hans Rose played with both his kids, Emma and Tim. We did get Dads and sons where neither had played join in. What a cool game to start with your kid.

    Just think what this could lead to. Tyson Meek played Silly booger with us when he was 11 and because of sole event, went on to be a pro rugby player and play for the Eagles. We have kids as young as 7 out there now. Based on actual logical reasoning they are shoe ins for All-World honors and America is guaranteed a World Cup Championship.

    So bring a kid, even if it ain’t yours.**

    ** Please get permission though. We will not accept kidnapping for the sake of participating in the greatest parent-child event in the world.

  • Upcoming Youth & High School Events from the USA Rugby Youth Rugby Digest

    Jesuit Dallas Rugby Showdown - March 8-9th, 2008 - Anthony Mattachione - amattacchione@jesuitcp.org - http://www.jesuitcp.org/athletics/rugbynew/rugbymain.html

    Hawaii Youth Rugby Waikiki Youth Tournament - March 7-8th, 2008 &
    Hawaii Youth Rugby Maui Tournament - March 14-15th, 2008 - Kevin Perry - kevin@hawaiiyouthrugby.com - www.hawaiiyouthrugby.org

    Carolina High School Rugby Festival - March 8-9th, 2008 - Paul Maxwell - carolinayouthrugby@yahoo.com

    Fullerton Youth Rugby High School International Invitational - March 22 & 23rd, 2008 - Ravi Perera - fullertonyouthrugby@yahoo.com - www.highschoolrugbytournament.com

    ERugbyNews Cup - April 6, 2008 - Alex Goff - steelheads@buddbayrugby.com

    Northwest Challenge Cup - April 5, 2008 - Otsego, MN - Dave Sheperdson - djs@phenet.net - www.rrrfc.com

    Midwest U-19 Girls Challenge - April 12-13th, 2008 - Phil Kaser - pkaser13@aol.com - www.desmoinesrugby.com

    Big Apple Classic - April 26, 2008 - Cameron Sinclair - camoo3@hotmail.com - www.newyorkrugby.com

    4th Annual Pacific Coast Invitational Tournament - Presented by Pac Coast RFU - May 10-11th, 2008 - Steuber Rugby Stadium Ray Schwartz - vanillagorillaray@sbcglobal.net

    Youth Jersey Cup - May 17, 2008 - Denville, NJ & American Flag Rugby Festival - July 26, 2008 - Morris RFC - Tom Feury - tomfeury@optonline.net - www.morrisrugby.org

    Fourth Annual LAU All-Star Rugby Challenge Cup - Presented by Potomac Rugby Foundation - June 21-22nd, 2008 - Founders Field - Pittsburgh, PA - Kurt Mockenhaupt - rugbyfoundation@msn.com

    Great Lakes High School 7s - July 13, 2008 - Chicago Blaze RFC - Lemont, IL - Nolan Day - twoday@sbcglobal.net - www.chicagoblazerugby.com

    Looking for a free way to promote your tournament or local event? Submit information for publication in the YDN digest via this link at www.usarugby.org/goto/YDN_Event_Entry. Entries will also be posted to the Youth & High School events calendar. Help us grow the list of current events today!

Feb 25, 2008

ACL Update


I WAS RELEASED TO JOG TODAY!!!!!!!!

Woohoo for good progress and big leg muscles!!!

Wave to me if you see me out jogging with Jake!

**UPDATE: I just noticed that this is my 500th post! Congratulations to Your Scrumhalf Connection and to my new ACL!

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