Rugby Happenings Week of March 23rd

Great scrimmages this weekend!

Monday March 23rd - Practice 4:30 to 6 p.m. at Williams Park

Wednesday March 25 - The scrimmage scheduled for March 25th against Hamilton Southeastern has been CANCELLED.

Thursday March 26th - Practice 4:30 p.m. at ARBUCKLE PARK (note the location change. This is where we play our games and we will be practicing on the field).

The week of March 30 will be spring break and we will not be practicing.

We will be back at practice on Monday April 6th from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at Williams Park.

Rugby Photos From Jamboree

2009 Rugby Scrimmages - Action Photos

Jim White, a nationally published Indianapolis Freelance Sports Photographer for over 15 years, will be photographing the rugby scrimmage action on Saturday, March 14, 2009 at the Indianapolis Colts Complex.

All photographs will be uploaded to a website (www.dotphoto.com) so you can view them. There is NO obligation or cost to view the photographs! Photos will be placed in albums (maximum of 200 images per album) which may be viewed manually OR by clicking on the "EYE" icon that occurs in front of each album listing each album can be viewed as a slide show to music.

Go to: www.dotphoto.com

Access code: Once the dotphoto homepage appears, enter the USER NAME: WOWOTN and then enter the PASSWORD: CTheAction
Then select the album you want (the most recent albums are listed first).

Rugby Happenings Week of March 16th

Here is what is going on this week.

Monday March 16th – Practice from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Williams Park.

Thursday March 19th – Practice from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Williams Park.

Saturday March 21st – We will be playing Carmel and North Central in a series of scrimmages. Each scrimmage will be 20 minutes long (there will not be a half time). There will be four scrimmages so we will get a 80 full minutes of rugby. Everyone will get plenty of time on the field Saturday. Again the coaches will be on the field if necessary to help with rookies. This will be much less rushed than the jamboree and will really give everyone a better introduction to rugby.

We will need to leave Williams Park at 7:15 a.m. I know this is an early start but will be finished by 11 a.m.

8am - NC vs Carmel
8:30 - NC vs BB
9am - BB vs Carmel
9:30 - NC vs Carmel
10am - NC vs BB
10:30 - BB vs Carmel

I am hoping that the socks and shorts will be in this week. If there are any questions please let me know.

Rugby 101

I found these on YouTube and they are very basic overviews. Some of the info is a bit advanced, but overall it gives a nice guide to what rugby looks like. The USA Rugby web site (www.usarugby.org) also has some nice info for explaining the game of rugby.

Brownsburg Girls Rugby Now on Twitter

I have set up a page on Twitter for updates. It is a private page so if you are on Twitter, I will have to approve you.

http://twitter.com/bhsgirlsrugby

Rugby Happenings Week of March 9th

I hope to have communications like this for each week of the season. The number have been excellent and Deanna, Sean and myself are looking forward to what could be a great season.

There are T-shirts available in Large and X-Large for purchase right now for $14. If you would like to order a different size there will be a sign up sheet at practice on Thursday March 12th. Money is due at the time of the order.

The socks and shorts have been ordered and hopefully will be in before the Jamboree. If they do not make it, I am asking for the veterans to bring any extra rugby shorts they have for the Jamboree to share with teammates. Also I would recommend players have a pair of spandex shorts (or softball silders) to wear under the shorts.

I will start updating this website today http://bhsgirlsrugby.blogspot.com/. Besides email we will try to communicate any news, info, etc. here.

Thursday March 12th – We will be practicing from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Please check the weather and dress accordingly. I think the temperature is going to be dropping over the next couple of days.

Saturday March 14th – Indiana Jamboree. At the Jamboree we will be participating in two controlled scrimmages. The coaches will be out on the field with the teams. This is a great way for new players and parents to be introduced to the game. This is a fun event and a great way to kick off the season. The Jamboree will be held this year at the Colts practice facility on 56th Street across from Eagle Creek Park (7001 West 56th Street - Indianapolis , IN 46254). We will be meeting at NOON at Williams Park (where we practice) to caravan to the Colts complex. Just as a reminder players are NOT allowed to drive themselves to the game. Also please be prepared to play both inside and outside. For those on the sidelines, I would suggest layers in case it is cold.

There will be a concession stand at the complex. Minus the field, we will not be allowed to go into the complex and porta potties will be available outside. T-shirts will be sold at the event for $12 each.

We will be watching a couple of the scrimmages before ours, then we will go into warm ups and will be playing at 2:30 p.m. and 3:00 p.m.

The schedule is as follows
Indoor Field Outdoor Field
12:00 Carmel vs. Orchard Park
12:30 Carmel vs. Orchard Park
1:00 NC vs. Columbus Warsaw vs. HSE
1:30 Carmel vs. Warsaw Orchard Park vs. Penn
2:00 Columbus vs. HSE NC vs. Penn
2:30 NC vs. Warsaw Columbus vs. Brownsburg
3:00 NC vs. Brownsburg Penn vs. HSE

We should be finished no later than 3:45 p.m.

Please do not hesitate to contact me with questions.