Bryn Chivers let me know that the U20’s had a tour diary, but limited internet access made it hard to post anything…so its all just been posted at the U19 Girls Rugby Blog. I have re-posted it here: U20 WNT UpdateSorry this is a week of posts at once but we lost the wifi at … Read more
Over the weekend the blog counter for Your Scrumhalf Connection broke 100,000 hits!! The fact that we are already up to 100,728 by TODAY is worth noting as well! I believe the count broke 100,000 in the wee morning hours of Sunday. So lets celebrate by opening a virtual bottle of champagne (or your choice … Read more
from USA Rugby: NELSPRUIT, South Africa – Before a packed crowd at Nelspruit Rugby Stadium, the USA Under-20 Women’s National Team wrapped up its South Africa tour with a nail-biting 21-17 victory over the South Africa U-20 Women on Saturday, June 28. The game did not get underway exactly as the U.S. side would have … Read more
USA Rugby is pleased to announce a Coach Development workshops in San Marcos, Texas July 19th thru July 20th at Texas State University and in Tulsa, OK July 26th thru July 27th at the Tulsa Rugby Field. Both Introducing Rugby and Developing Rugby Skills workshops will be offered and will run concurrently Saturday and Sunday … Read more
The last day of the trip is always hard, but you have to wake up and play some rugby first. This year we (the West Senior team ) lost on Friday to MARFU 50 to 8, and that loss was hard to take. Our trainings the day before had felt strong, tight and intense, but … Read more
Saturday is a RUGBY DAY! Well not really, at NASCs it is a built in day of rest! Since everyone was recovering and revamping from the matches on Friday, it was a great rest day. The West Senior side had a light practice in the morning. After practice we were approached by the PerfectWater representatives … Read more
I am only on Day 4 of my write-up of my trip, but here are the full results and scores from USA Rugby: PITTSBURGH – Mid-Atlantic (MARFU) defended its 2007 Under-23 title and the Northeast snapped the Midwest’s Senior division winning streak as the USA Rugby National Guard Under-23 and Senior Women’s All-Star Championships wrapped … Read more
Alrighty, time for another post! Yea for stale airport air and delayed flights! Seems that most of my teammates have had their flights delayed, moved or outright canceled, what a headache this trip has become! Back to the blog though, lets blog about Day 4 of my trip at the 2008 NASCs! The morning was … Read more
Whew, sorry I haven’t been posting very often, this week has been pretty exhausting with practices early in the morning and doing triple duty as a trainer/coach & player. Exhausting! On Thursday the senior team had all arrived (except for The Girl….that story is for another blog!) and we had our first two training sessions. … Read more
Once again we found ourselves at Founder’s field with mist in the trees and running through the thick humidity that is Pittsburgh, PA. The girls from Texas seem to be adjusting to the heat and humidity well, but other plays are having a harder time adjusting. Blisters seem to be the theme of the weekend … Read more