2009 Championship DatesCollege Round of 16 April 17,18 & 19
College Finals May 1 & 2
Men’s Club Playoffs rd of 16 May 16 & 17
HS & U19 Championships May 29, 30, 31
Men’s club finals May 30 & 31
Women’s club TBD
Archive for the ‘Women’ Category
Coaching Courses
Monday, June 30th, 2008
At the AGM yesterday a number of people asked where and when the next coachig courses were. Attached is the latest list from USARU, Remmeber FRU will cover the fee upon getting certified.
If FRU is to try again to host we need at least 20 firm commitments in writing. John Devonport
Greetings all Unions:
The Coach Development Program (CDP) summer season is underway with the first workshops taking place this weekend in Providence, RI. We in the Coach Development Department wanted to take this time to make certain you are all aware of the summer schedule, as well as the deadlines to apply for the fall and spring seasons. Please share this information with all clubs in your union and be sure to post it on your websites. USA Rugby needs your help to spread the word at the local level about coaching workshops. USA Rugby appreciates the work done by TU’s, LAU’s and clubs to help with hosting coaching workshops and improving rugby as a whole.
USA Rugby summer coaching workshop schedule:
Date
Location
Host
July 12-13
Omaha, NE
Westside RFC
July 19-20
San Marcos, TX
TSU Rugby Club
July 26-27
Tulsa, OK
Green Country High School Rugby Council
July 26-27
Washington, DC
Potomac Rugby Union
August 2-3
Chicago, IL
Illinois Youth Rugby
August 9-10
Piscataway, NJ
Rutgers University
August 16-17
Des Moines, IA
Des Moines Rugby Football Club
Two workshops will run concurrently (Developing Rugby Skills and Introducing Rugby) in separate classrooms on the same weekend. The workshops will start at 9:00 AM both days and be finished Saturday at 6:00 PM and Sunday at 3:00 PM.
USA Rugby is currently accepting host applications for fall and spring workshops. The application deadline for fall is July 1st and spring is October 1st. This information can also be found at www.usarugby.org/goto/cdp
Two Law Rulings
Monday, May 19th, 2008
Dear Territorial Chairs,
Two Rulings are attached. Please ensure distribution to all referees, teams and Unions in your area. Take particular care to reach teams involved in playoffs this weekend.
The first (# 2) is more for Union management, and how they choose to deal with teams that fail to meet the requirements for “suitably trained and experienced” front-row players. From the referee end, if the game situation requires non-contested scrums then that’s what happens. Don’t artificially impose other sanctions.
The second (# 3) addresses the binding of players at scrum engagement.
An engagement strategy has become popular over the last year or so. The technique involves the # 8 not fully binding prior to the referee giving permission to engage. Instead the # 8 grips the shorts of the second-rows without any other contact. When the scrum goes in to engage, the # 8 joins the back of the scrum forcefully, acting as a pile-driver to increase the impact at engagement.
The Ruling makes it clear that this is not legal. All participants in a scrum must be fully bound prior to engagement (penalty kick). The bind must involve the entire arm of the player up to and including the shoulder.
Referees should be observant for this prior to giving permission to engage, and should manage the players to bind properly.
Peter Watson
Chair USA Rugby Laws sub-committee
ELV’S
Monday, May 19th, 2008
Folks,
I know you are all full of questions regarding the ELV’s which go into effect August 1. I have been in contact with the IRB and they have told me that by mid-June they will have:
- ELV guide - downloadable pdf in 7 languages
- ELV section of www.irb.com with streamed video demonstrating each ELV again in 7 languages
- ELV DVD will be sent to each Union. You will receive approximately 1000 DVD’s in English via Ed Todd’s office
Please hold off on the barrage of questions until we get these resources and can answer accurately.
All the best,
Peter Watson
Chair, USA Rugby Laws Sub-Committee
UCF Presents Todd Miller 2008
Monday, May 12th, 2008
The UCF Men, Women,& Alumni Clubs Present:
The 17th Annual Todd Miller Sevens Benefit Tournament
Location: Lake Sylvan Park
845 LAKE MARKHAM ROAD, SANFORD 32771
Time: 9:00 a.m.- 6:30 p.m.
*Social directly after Championship Games*
June 28th, 2008
Men’s Open Division $215.00
Women’s, High School, & Olde Boys Divisions $175.00
Please send your payment to: Joshua C/O UCF RUGBY
2550 N. Alafaya Trl. APT. 12201, Orlando, FL 32826
By June 21st, 2008
***All Proceeds go directly to Todd Miller***
**Any Questions please contact Joshua at 954-551-0305 or jmacnaughton1@gmail.com**
The New Site is Finally Here!
Monday, May 12th, 2008
Hello and Welcome to the new floridarugbyunion.com, the brand spankin new home of all Florida ruggers.
We all know it was time for an update and we hope that this site will address the communication and information needs of the entire union. Please keep in mind that the site is a work in progress, and we need every bodies help to keep it current.
Please take a look around the site and notice the new options and sections. Here’s a quick overview.
Top Navigation
The top, horizontal menu bar (News, Contacts, Resources, Games and Financials) contains Union-wide info and resources. Lisa will be posting dates in the Financial Sections, Exec board contacts are available under Contacts, and Resources will have Bye-laws, rules and procedures.
Left Navigation
The Left navigation ’sections’ are specific to each Division in players in the Union. Each section contains info pertinent to only that group. Things like scores, standings, Select Side info and News can be found in here.
News Feeds
The home page will now function as a blog-style ‘feed’ of the latest news items, as posted by your Administrators and Directors. You can comment on them, forward them and subscribe for them to be delivered to your e-mail address . This system will soon replace the Yahoo Groups.