Referee & Coaching Clinics
On the Sunday (Oct 7) following the Cowtown Tournament, STRR will be sponsoring a field session on Laws/Refereeing from 9am-1pm.
They are bringing in Kevin McCaslin to help coach and evaluate the refs on Saturday at the tournament, followed by the field session on Sunday.
STRR would like to invite all club coaches and team captains to attend the Sunday session, where one of USA Rugby’s top referee trainers will be working with our referees on practical applications of the Law. This will be an outdoor, informal session on the field where we hope to cover, for each set piece, and all loose phases (Tackle, Ruck, Maul) the key things referees should be looking at and how they communicate with players and captains.
Bid to Host USARS 2008 Championships
Potential hosts are invited to bid on the below events for 2008.
Bids must be submitted by 11/17/2007 and awards will be made on 12/1/2007.
Please review host responsibilities in the Handbook online.
You may submit bids to host 7’s qualifiers at this time but the qualifying process could change in 2008.
You may submit bids to:
Gary Kent
1342 Buena Vista Road
Columbus, GA 31906
gkrugby@gmail.com
3/?? Men’s Div I Championship 1 Field
3/29-30 Collegiate Championships 2 Fields
4/26-27 Men’s Div II and III Championships 2 Fields
5/3-4 High School Championship 2 Fields
7/19 Men’s 7’s Championship 1 Field
10/4-5 Women’s Div I and II Championships 2 Fields
11/1 College LAU Men and Women 2 Fields
Canterbury Rugby World Cup Jerseys
Can a jersey really give you the upper hand on your opponents? Canterbury believes it can and so do the teams wearing the jerseys during the Rugby World Cup 2007. Check out the below artcile:
32nd Annual Fort Lauderdale Ruggerfest
Hello! I am writing to invite the Austin Valkyries to the 32nd Annual Fort Lauderdale Ruggerfest, which will be held February 23rd and 24th, 2008, at Tradewinds Park in Coconut Creek, Florida.
Ruggerfest 2008 will host the following divisions: women’s, premiere men’s, club/social men’s, and old boys’ (35+, 45+, 50+). The women’s division was won by the Boston WRFC in 2007 and by the Berkeley All-Blues in 2006. This year, we hope to expand our women’s division and improve the already high level of competition by inviting championship-level women’s teams from around the United States, Canada, and England.
The fee to enter a team in the women’s division is $375, and there is a $500 cash prize for the team that wins the division.
With February temperatures in the 60s and 70s, high-quality men’s and women’s rugby teams from all over North America, and one of the best rugby socials you’ll attend all year, the only question to ask your team is: why haven’t we registered yet?
We are currently working on transportation discounts, and our hotel discounts are listed at the bottom of this email. If you have any questions, feel free to email me, call me at 917.562.8152, or email Tournament Director Alex Sharland at ruggerfest@ftlrugby.com. We hope to see your team in February!
Cheers,
Lauren Cusick
Women’s Division Coordinator
Fort Lauderdale Ruggerfest 2008
Lodging information:
Holiday Inn at Lauderdale by the Sea
4116 N. Ocean Drive/A1A
Fort Lauderdale, FL
954-776-1212
Rate: $150/night
Close to beach/social
Directions to Tradewinds Park from hotel: http://tinyurl.com/2tas8y
Fort Lauderdale Hilton
505 N. Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd.
Fort Lauderdale, FL
954-414-2222
Rate: $195/night
Close to beach/social
Directions to Tradewinds Park from hotel: http://tinyurl.com/2vsoh8
Inverrary Resort
3501 Inverarry Blvd.
Fort Lauderdale, FL
954-485-0500
Rate: $125/night
Free transportation to Tradewinds Park
Directions to Tradewinds Park from ho
tel: http://tinyurl.com/2pwhbn
