5/21/2008 - Old Blue to host Select XV vs. England
Counties
USA Rugby, in partnership with New York’s Old Blue
Rugby Club, will host two matches between the Select XVs and the England
Counties XVs on Friday, June 6, and Monday, June 9. Both games are slated for 7
pm (EDT) kickoffs at Columbia University’s Baker Field Athletic Complex (533 W.
218th Street - west of Broadway).
Admission
is free of charge, but donations will be accepted to benefit Play Rugby, Inc -
a local youth development program.
The Select XV is a U.S. developmental squad comprised of up-and-coming athletes
from across the country. Many of the players named to the team currently
compete at the premier level of rugby in the U.S., the Rugby Super League, or
were selected following impressive showings on the national championships
stage.
The England Counties XV, the representative flagship
of the County and Community game outside the Guinness Premiership, will compete
against the U.S. side as part of a three-match tour to North America, which
also features a stop in Canada.
For more information on the USA Rugby Select XV’s
matches, visit
www.usarugby.org.
For more information on Play Rugby, Inc., visit
www.playrugbyusa.com.
5/10/2008
– NRU U19 Championship Details
The 2008 NRU U19 Boys and Girls Championships will be held May
17-18 at the United States Military Academy
and
New Rochelle
High School
respectively.
Girls Championships
New Rochelle
High School
265 Clove Rd
, New
Rochelle, NY 10801
Check in begins at
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Site Coordinator at New Rochelle HS: Bruno Duarte, 914-393-2636 and email
bduarte@nred.org.
Ask Bruno about showers, trainers (there will be two on site),
toilets etc.
METNY HS Girls Coordinator: Pam Laura, plaura@verizon.net,
973-801-6662.
Pam will run the check, answer playoff questions, etc.
For full details of the Girls
Championships, click
here…
Boys Championships
Anderson
Rugby
Complex
854 Upton Road
United States
Military
Academy
West Point
, NY 10996
Check in begins at
9:00am.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Rich Pohlidal
Director Rugby/Head Coach
845-938-0174 work
845-549-4655 cell
845-446-3983 home
Justin Hundley
Assistant Coach/Operations Officer
(w) 845-938-0179
(c) 845-549-4656
NOTE: In order to gain access to the United States
Military
Academy
grounds, each
individual will need a valid picture ID.
Also all vehicles are subject to search, so please have your License,
Registration and Proof of Insurance available.
For full details of the Boys Championships,
click here…
2/12/2008 – Women’s U23 Tryouts Announced
The following tryouts have been announced for the 2008 NRU
Women’s U23 All Star team:
February 23rd - Springfield MA, 6-9PM
March 9th – Boston MA,
2-4PM
March 22nd –
Boston
MA
, Beantown Clinic*
These are the first two open tryouts for the U23 Women’s team.
They will both be in indoor facilities so bring proper equipment. Outdoor
tryouts to follow.
*The Beantown Clinic is not an official NRU tryout but the coach
will be there running the clinic so if you would like to be considered for
the U23 team and are attending please let us know.
ITT's this year will be June 13th-15th so you must be available
these dates to make the team.
If you would like to attend a tryout please email the following
information to nru.u23@gmail.com for further details.
-Name
-CIPP #
-School/Club
-Positions
-Date of Birth
-Tryout date(s) you will be
attending
There will be a $10 administration fee for each tryout.
2/12/2008 – NRU Accepting Bids for 7’s
Qualifying Tournaments, Men’s 7’s Coach
The Northeast Rugby Union is now accepting applications for
Men’s 7’s Qualifying Tournaments and applications for Senior Men’s 7’s Coach.
Tournament bids should include date, location, entry fee,
tournament format and host contact.
The Senior Men’s 7’s coach will be responsible for all aspects
of the select side program including player evaluation and selection, training
programs, practices and leading the team at USA Rugby’s National 7’s
Championships. This will be a two year appointment that will run thru the
2009 season. Preference will be given to applicants with prior select side
coaching experience, and prior 7’s experience. Interested coaches should
submit an application that includes the following:
* Rugby
resumes of the head coaching and any assistant coaches,
managers, trainers, etc.
* Events calendar – training dates, tryouts,
practices, etc. We understand that USA Rugby has not announced final dates or
the location for the 2008 Championships so any schedule will be tentative.
* Budget estimate with anticipated expenses,
revenues and approximate player contribution.
* Coaching and player development philosophy
and experience.
* Overall direction and goals for the
program during the 2008 and 2009 seasons.
Tournament and coaching applications should be submitted to Dean
Carson, NRU VP for Senior Men at vpmen@northeastrugby.org.
10/28/2007 - College Playoff Teams
Document Requirements
Documents:
The following documents will be required for all college playoff teams.
Documents are to be carried with you throught the NRU/USA playoffs, and will
need to be presented upon registration prior to each competition.
* Match
Roster Form
* Current USA Rugby Team CIPP list
* Original copies of the USA Rugby Collegiate Eligibility form - this must
completed in its entirety and certified by the school Registrar (including
raised seal from registrar)
The USA
Rugby Match Roster Form can be found at:
http://www.usarugby.org/media/EDocs/Match_Roster_Form_web.pdf
The USA
Rugby Collegiate Eligibility form can be found at:
http://www.usarugby.org/media/EDocs/Collegiate_Player_Eligibility_FormBLANK.pdf
Any
questions regarding eligibility or documentation should be directed to:
Fred Bressette
NRU VP - Colleges
(716) 510-5128
vpcollege@northeastrugby.org
10/16/2007 - NRU
Awards
College
Playoffs to Army, Bowdoin
The
Northeast Rugby Union Board of Directors has announced the host sites for its
2007 Collegiate Championships.
Men's DI and
DII championships will be held at the Anderson Rugby Complex at the United States
Military
Academy
in
West Point
,
NY
. The women's DI and DII championships will be held
at
Bowdoin
College
in
Brunswick
ME.
Semifinal
matches in all divisions will be held on Saturday November 10th. Championship
and consolation matches will be held on Sunday, November 11th.
"We are
thrilled to have such high quality facilities available for our
championships." said NRU VP of Colleges Fred Bressette. "Army and
Bowdoin both have excellent track records hosting events and we are looking
forward to a great playoff this year" added NRU President Bruce Church.
The top 2
teams in all four divisions will advance to USA Rugby's 2008 College
Championships next spring.
Click here for 2007 NRU playoff details.
10/7/2007 - New York
Rugby
takes Women's D1 Championship
The New York
Rugby Club won the 2007 Northeast Rugby Union Women's D1 Club Championships
held this past weekend in Brooklyn
,
NY
.
New York
defeated Beantown 31-19 to take the NRU title. New York
advanced to the finals with a 45-0 win over Boston
Women. Beantown advanced to the championship match with a 20-23 win over
Keystone. Keystone claimed 3rd place with a 15-12 win over Boston
. New
York
, Beantown
and Keystone will all advance to the USA Rugby Women's D1 Championships later
this year.
Women's Club
D1 Championships:
Location- Brooklyn
,
NY
Saturday
Oct. 6, 2007 Semi-finals
Beantown 20- Keystone 13
New York
45-
Boston
0
Sunday Oct.
7, 2007
Consolation Match
Keystone 15- Boston
12
Championship
Match
New York
31- Beantown 19
Seeds for
the USA Play-offs #1- New York #2- Beantown #3- Keystone
8/30/2007 - NRU Women Claim 3rd Straight
7's Title
The
Northeast Women’s All-Star Sevens team earned their third consecutive
national championship at USA Rugby’s National All-Star Sevens Championships.
The Northeast went
undefeated in pool play on their way to the semi-finals, beating Southern California
(19-5),
West (15-7) and the USA Under 23s (19-0). In the semi-finals the Northeast
faced the South and walked away with a 24-5 victory. The
Midwest
also went undefeated in pool play and won their
semi-final match against Pacific to set-up a rematch of last year’s final.
The final was a tight
battle in which both teams were only able to score a single try. The match
was decided by the Northeast’s conversion kick for a final score of 7-5. “It
was all about teamwork with our group of girls,” Northeast Head Coach Chris
Ryan said. “They all played for each other and nobody was out there for
themselves today.”
The Northeast’s
Alison Price was named the Women’s MVP to conclude the weekend-long
tournament at Quinn’s Junction Recreation Complex in Park City
,
Utah
.
The entire Northeast
Women’s All-Star Sevens team roster is listed below.
|
Player
|
Team
|
|
|
Alison Price
|
New York
|
Captain
|
|
Ines Rodriguez
|
Keystone
|
Vice Captain
|
|
Kristin Bonomo
|
Beantown
|
|
|
Amy Daniels
|
Beantown
|
|
|
Jenna Flateman
|
New York
|
|
|
Yancy Graf
|
Beantown
|
|
|
Tyshawn Henry
|
New York
|
|
|
Phaidra Knight
|
New York
|
|
|
Daniela Mogro
|
New York
|
|
|
Rachael Muir
|
Keystone
|
|
|
Liz Pierce
|
Beantown
|
|
|
JoAnne Ward
|
Albany
|
|
|
Chris Ryan
|
New York
|
Head Coach
|
|