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This e-mail is to officially invite you to our fall women’s rugby tournament, the War of the Roses Rugby Festival!!!! We will hold the tournament the last weekend of September, on Saturday the 25th in Norman, OK. Last year we had an amazing time with some excellent teams participating in the tournament. We will have a social Saturday night at our clubhouse that is guaranteed to be an awesome time for everyone. There will also be a men’s round robin event going on that day, so you’ll be able to watch plenty of matches. We would love for your team to join us for the 2010 War of the Roses VIII for some amazing rugby action.

The entry fee for the tournament will be $250, however there is an early-bird-special! If paid by September 5th, the fee will only be $200. If the cost of entry is an issue for your group, we are happy to work out a payment plan with you. We don’t want the cost of fees to prevent any club from participating.

We also know of some pretty cheap housing options available, such as duplexes, which could save your team a lot of money.

Again, we sincerely hope that you will attend the 8th Annual War of the Roses Rugby Festival September 25th and celebrate our love of rugby with your mates and fellow ruggers from all over.

To register please reply with your team’s name and contact info. Please send entry fees to
Michelle Corr
2128 W. Boyd
Norman, OK 73069

If you’d like more information, please feel free to contact me

Brandie Choate
Oklahoma Women’s Rugby
Match Secretary
Brandie.n.choate-1@ou.edu

The W7NIT is being co-hosted by Beantown RFC and Brown University Women’s Rugby. (Actually, the Boston Belles are co-hosting with Brown, but USA Rugby doesn’t want us to promote the event using the name of a team that isn’t “official”…) Here are details for the event:

Transportation:
Flights: TF Green airport is approximately 15 minutes from the tournament hotel and field. Boston’s Logan airport is approximately an hour and 15minutes from the hotel and field
Train/bus: The train station is a short walk from the hotel, but to reach the fields you will need a car.
Car: Directions to Marvel Field are available on the Brown University Women’s Rugby website:
http://brown.edu/Athletics/Brown_Women_Rugby/index/index.html

Tournament Hotel: Marriott Providence Courtyard.
Contact Helaine Gallagher, Sales Manager
401-752-3003, helaine.gallagher@crestlinehotels.com
http://courtyardprovidencedt.marriottebrochure.com/
Reference “US Rugby Championships” for the discount rate
Note: there’s a daily parking fee, but they will reserve 4 spaces for vans (provided when you make your reservations).

Link to directions to the field: http://brown.edu/Athletics/Brown_Women_Rugby/index/index.html
Parking available across the street from the pitch.

Score updated provided by Rosalid Chou who is playing with the San Diego Surfers:

Final scores from the day. Last match providence over philly 40-0.

Pool winners A – nova 1, B- Furies, C- Surfers.

Semi Finals:
Nova vs Boston
& San Diego vs NY

Finals:
NOVA vs San Diego

Congratulations to NOVA as they defeated the San Diego Surfers 10-0 for their 2nd consecutive W7NIT title.

When:

Pumpkinfest 2010 will take place on September 11th & 12th, 2010

Where:

Pennypack Park in the City of Philadelphia

How Many:

4 High school teams, 10 College teams, 16 Senior teams

Saturday Night Social:

TBD
REMEMBER TO DRESS UP IN A THEME WITH YOUR TEAM

Sunday Night Social:

O’NEALS PUB

Stay the night and finish off your tournament with a refreshing adult beverage at a popular Philly watering hole.

Comments and questions should be sent to Marianne Mancini at Pumpkinfest@pwrfc.org

** Remember to DRESS UP in a theme costume with YOUR TEAM (ANY THEME)!!!

This tournament was also added to The Rugby Calendar.

Each year the Providence Rugby Football Club holds a Big Ball 7s tournament in the summer.  This year we are doing it as a fundraiser for Krissa Wiechmann.  I was hoping you could help spread the word and I have attached the flyer below.  We are still working on a field location but once people register via email they will then be sent the complete info.  Thank you so much!

Sincerely,
Amanda Manjone
Vice President, PRFC

This tournament was also added to The Rugby Calendar.

Reposted from Rugbystrong.org:

via Lara Gill @ valkyriesrugby.org

In collaboration with the University of Minnesota Women’s Rugby Club, the Valkyries held an impressive clinic for local high school girls on Saturday April 17th, 2010. The all-day event, which began with an exciting scrimmage vs. the U of M, was attended by over 70 local high school rugby women and culminated with a BBQ and time to relax in the sunshine.

The three hour clinic introduced new rugby players to the basics of passing, team play, and tackling, while giving some of the more advanced players time to work on specifics with the coaching staff of over 15 U of M and Valkyrie players.

Sarah Reuter, the event’s organizer says that the event was a success because of “the huge number of people from both the Valkyries and the U of M that were willing to step-up and teach the girls the drills and games we do everyday. We have such a passion for rugby and so we were excited to pass that on the best we could.”

With the large turn-out and support, the teams now plan on making the spring clinic an annual event. “Feedback about the clinic was very positive, so we are already planning on doing it next year”, said Marissa Stevens, president of the U of M club. Rugby Fun in the Sun, as it was called, proved to be true as the weather was clear and in the mid 60’s all day. Event planners say you can expect another high school clinic to roll around next year during the month of April.