Rugby Here & There

Today is Blog Action Day! I didn’t know it existed…but was excited to read about it and wanted to pass it on!!

On October 15th, bloggers around the web will unite to put a single important issue on everyone’s mind – the environment. Every blogger will post about the environment in their own way and relating to their own topic. Our aim is to get everyone talking towards a better future.

Blog Action Day is about MASS participation. That means we need you! Here are 3 ways to participate:

• Post on your blog relating to the environment on Blog Action Day
• Donate your day’s earnings to an environmental charity
• Promote Blog Action Day around the web

And in Rugby NEWS:

NRU U19 Tryout This Weekend

Sunday October 21, 2007
Albany, NY
10:30AM – 4PM
Dick Green Field

Directions to the field can be found:

Registration Fee
There is a $30 Player Registration Fee. Cash or checks made payable to Jenna Bussman will be accepted.

NOTE: **ALL PLAYERS MUST HAVE A COACHES RECOMMENDATION TO ATTEND THIS SELECTION CAMP.** Contact Jenna Bussman ASAP please provide names, school, positions and years playing, if known, for every player. All players should have insurance information and bring the signed waiver the day of the camp. Jenna’s email is u19nrugirls@gmail.com

Coaches:
K.O. Onufry, former USA Women’s National Team Member, and current NRU U19 All-Star Team Head Coach, will lead this event. Kevin O’Brien, former USA Women’s National Team Coach and current NRU U19 All-Star Assistant Coach will also be in attendance. All coaches are invited and encouraged to attend this event with their players.

Best regards,
Jenna Bussman
NRU U19 Manager

More info can be found here.

A day in the Life of Amanda Ogle, FSU Women’s Rugby

Thirty-two years ago, Women’s Rugby Football Club was founded at Florida State University. Ironically, the club was not started by females, but rather the FSU Men’s Rugby Club. The boys’ team decided to create the organization as an attempt to meet girls.

Since their initial efforts to pick up ladies, the women’s team has won the national championship four times, and the club’s alumni have played for the United States national team.

“Rugby culture is just unlike any other. We meet so many different types of people out there on the pitch and from so many places in the nation. We will oftentimes even meet ruggers from abroad too,” Women’s Rugby Club Vice President and FSU senior Jocelyn Karpy said. “It really takes a fellow rugger to understand why we love to play as much as we do.”

Read more here.

Glendale Rugby – Game Tape

Aren’t we always looking for good women’s rugby game tape? Well Glendale has all of their matches including their men’s matches available for viewing. The most recent women’s matches were Glendale vs St. Louis & Austin. Pretty cool! The commentators are also very good and do quite well at explaining the game and keeping up with the game.

Click here for the video link.

Rugby Research Project – Jaime Burke

Hello Women’s Club Rugby Community,

I am currently working on a research project as part of my newly started PhD program exploring the most common traumatic injuries sustained during women’s club rugby. I am surveying both current and past players to determine whether there is any link between position, years played, level of play, etc that impact the likelihood of someone suffering various types of injuries. It would be really helpful to me and my research if you would fill out the survey, whose link I have included in this email. It will take 5-10 minutes, depending on the
depth of your responses. All responses are completely anonymous.

Please pass this survey along to other club rugby players or to your respective teams.

Thank you for your time and help,

Jamie Burke – Berkeley All-Blues
University of New Hampshire
Department of Education

Rugby Magazine – Issue 12

Articles & Pictures Featuring:

Quarter-final reviews, Your guide to the Semi-Finals, Report from Marseilles
& Win the boots the pros wear!!

USA Rugby Coaching Clinic @ Jesuit College Prep in Dallas

The Texas Rugby Union (TRU) will pay the following re-imbursement for Early Registrants only. If you attend L1 at this clinic, then the L2 and L3 re-imbursements will be available once you complete those courses.

$30 for L1 $60 for L2 $90 for L3

An additional $40 re-imbursement is also available for those who take the TRU Referee Course which will have a nominal fee which will also be re-imbursable after the person has refereed 5 games.

*Individuals that do go on to Coach club can apply to the TRU for a Grant at some point later in time for the balance of the costs

Jesuit College Preparatory and the Dallas Rugby Football Club will be hosting the USA Coaching Development Program clinics that take the place of the previous coaching levels I, II, and III. The programs are Introducing Rugby and Developing Rugby Skills and are scheduled for Saturday Nov. 3 and Sunday Nov. 4, 2007 at Jesuit College Preparatory School in Dallas, TX

Register early and only pay $125 for registration:
Early Registration – 3 Fridays or 15 days prior to workshop 12 pm MT- $125
Registration – Ends 2 Fridays or 8 days prior to workshop 12pm MT – $175
Late registration – Ends 1 Friday or 1 day prior to workshop at 12pm MT – $225
Walk-In Registration – Day of workshop and strongly discouraged – $300

Registration is done online through USA Rugby at . Once online at the USA site find the Coaches’ Portal for registration.

Please sign up early as the clinics will be cancelled if there is not satisfactory attendance. Please take advantage of the local clinic and avoid long distance and travel costs at other locales.

If there are any questions, please email to amattacchione@jesuitcp.org or texasprop@hotmail.com for information or assistance.

Yours in Rugby,
Anthony Mattacchione
Assistant Director, Community Service & Social Justice Program
Varsity Rugby Coach / P.E. Instructor
Jesuit College Preparatory School
12345 Inwood Road
Dallas, Texas 75244-8094