Since the rugby season is over for the year, I have been researching new and fun ways to continue changing any workouts that I do. I get bored quickly in the gym, so I like to incorporate fun activities and drills to keep the pace up and the boredom out. Here a few I found … Read more
from USA Rugby: FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The West Under-19 team captured a narrow 10-8 victory over its Northeast counterparts to take home the 2008 title as the Women’s Under-19 Invitational National All-Star Championships wrapped up at Mills Pond Park today. This was the third annual U-19 INASC tournament, with the previous two events being … Read more
I love this video this week…I found it this morning when I was looking through my recent “recommended” videos from Youtube. Sometimes you get it right Youtube…and I love that, but when you get it wrong, you get it very wrong…why would I want to watch a video of a dog and a squirrel in … Read more
Team Red Holds Off Team White in Women’s National Team Intra-Squad Clashfrom USA Rugby.org: FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Following a scoreless second half, Team Red held its half-time lead over Team White to come away with a 19-10 victory in the Women’s National Team’s intra-squad competition, the Red/White Match at Mills Pond Park on Saturday … Read more
Rugger Photo of the Week Welcome to another new segment on Your Scrumhalf Connection! With the immense success of Rugby Video Monday and the Monthly Free Raffle (happening again around Dec 1)…I thought it might be fun to throw in a good photo once a week or so. For the first photo I wanted to … Read more
Thanks to Erica for letting me know about the details of the Mardi Gras Tournament this year! 2009 Mardi Gras Tournament, Feb. 21-22, 2009 Join us on February 21-22, 2009 for our 29th annual Mardi Gras Tournament! Entry Fee$300.00 if received by January 1, 2009$400.00 after January 1, 2009 BracketsCollegiate and Club with a three … Read more
Thanks to Becky Carlson of USA Rugby for another great video on Youth Rugby and NCAA Rugby Promotion/Development in the US. Check out this link for the video that was shown during ITTs last year to all the Senior and U23 rugby players: http://yourscrumhalfconnection.com/2008/06/rugby-video-monday_23.html Here is a link to the video if you cannot view … Read more
From my inbox: It’s news we’ve all been waiting for for years – decades in some cases: All teams will play on brand new fields at the NY 7s this year! That’s right…every field at this year’s NY 7s will be either newly laid sod or artificial turf….so don’t miss out! REGISTER TODAY! You can … Read more
Since USA Rugby is releasing more and more information, I thought I would do updates of their press releases all lumped together. It won’t be every week that I post, but if I get four or five interesting stories, they will get thrown up here for your viewing pleasure! Apply for the 2009 National Guard … Read more
Thanks to everyone for all of the submissions! I am working to improve the organization and format of the forms, so stay tuned for more improvements! Please let me know if you think of any changes, ideas etc, I am open to learn and adapt to make this better for everyone. View Scores View Tournaments … Read more