SINGLE SCHOOL VARISTY: Bellarmine vs De La Salle , Pitt Rugby vs Jesuit
Boys Varsity Gold: Danville vs Diablo , EPA vs SFGG
Boys varsity Silver:, South Valley High school vs Silicon VAlley , Alameda islanders vs Berkeley
Boys Jv Gold: Los gatos vs Marin , Penn Green vs Riordan
Girls Varsity Gold: Amazons vs Lobo Girls , pleasanton vs Bullard
Girls Varsity Silver: Berkeley vs Sout Bay , chico Oaks vs Mother Lode
D1-A : Stanford @ Santa Clara 7:30pm
D1-AA: San jose state vs Fresno St. 1pm
D-III CSUMB vs University of Pacific- Otter Soccer Complex @ 1
Mens DII: san jose seahwaks @ fresno , south valley vs aptos beach dogs
Mens DIII: SFGG vs Paso Robles
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Monday, January 28, 2013
week in review jan/21-27
National news : college rugby is in full swing now with many competitions kicking off or entering week 2. the newly restructured NCRC began play this week. with many of its once high powered teams now affiliated with new conferences this league title will be up for grabs with many new comer teams and continued regulars from over the past few years.- good read on ncrc found at thisisamericanrugby.com
Women's 7's rugby hits Huston with a two day event, Feb/1-2. the best of the best women's national teams will be in town to take on team USA. this will be a huge test not just for the women's team but also to see how we as Americans take to women's rugby and if we can show that the women's game has in proved over the years. tickets are still there for people to buy. good luck to team USA!
on the other side of the globe the Men's team is in New Zealand to prepare for the next set of rounds on the HSBC 7's series. fallowed by the Las Vegas 7's leg Feb/8-10.
You can now find various colleges that offer in some form College Rugby Scholarships on the USA rugby website: http://www.usarugby.org/scholarships
International News: with the recent news coming out of the SANZAR that in 2016 there could be a chance super rugby expands into north America it has thrown people into a frenzy on both sides of the pacific. here is a good read on why in a few short years north America and USA rugby now hold all the cards against SANZAR: http://www.thisisamericanrugby.com/2013/01/thanks-but-no-thanks-to-super-rugby.html
recent round of the HC concluded and the six nations are preparing to kick off this coming weekend, moving on to the next rounds are: Clermont v. Montpellier, Saracens v. Ulster, Harlequins v. Munster, and Toulon v. Lecester.
also in the Amlin cup moving on to the knock out rounds are: Gloucester v. Biarritz, London Wasp v. Leinster, Perpignan v. Toulouse, and Bath v. Stade Francais.
Local News:
DI-ACentral Washington 61-5 Santa Clara
Cal Poly 34-10 UC Santa Barbara
Pacific WesternSanta Rosa JC 35-15 San Jose State
Nevada 49-18 Fresno State
Chico State 60-46 UC Santa Cruz
Men College FriendlyCal 176-0 Stanford
Women DI College
Pacific Mountain NorthChico State 32-5 UC Davis
Stanford 38-0 California
Women DII College
West Coast
UC Santa Cruz 12-3 UN-Reno
Men DI ClubSFGG 50-12 EPA Bulldogs
Sacramento Lions 73-17 EPA Razorbacks
DII ClubFresno 24-20 Vacaville
San Jose vs sac. capitals postponed due to field conditions
Jan20
Storer Classic FinalCal 29-7 UCLA
Women's 7's rugby hits Huston with a two day event, Feb/1-2. the best of the best women's national teams will be in town to take on team USA. this will be a huge test not just for the women's team but also to see how we as Americans take to women's rugby and if we can show that the women's game has in proved over the years. tickets are still there for people to buy. good luck to team USA!
on the other side of the globe the Men's team is in New Zealand to prepare for the next set of rounds on the HSBC 7's series. fallowed by the Las Vegas 7's leg Feb/8-10.
You can now find various colleges that offer in some form College Rugby Scholarships on the USA rugby website: http://www.usarugby.org/scholarships
International News: with the recent news coming out of the SANZAR that in 2016 there could be a chance super rugby expands into north America it has thrown people into a frenzy on both sides of the pacific. here is a good read on why in a few short years north America and USA rugby now hold all the cards against SANZAR: http://www.thisisamericanrugby.com/2013/01/thanks-but-no-thanks-to-super-rugby.html
recent round of the HC concluded and the six nations are preparing to kick off this coming weekend, moving on to the next rounds are: Clermont v. Montpellier, Saracens v. Ulster, Harlequins v. Munster, and Toulon v. Lecester.
also in the Amlin cup moving on to the knock out rounds are: Gloucester v. Biarritz, London Wasp v. Leinster, Perpignan v. Toulouse, and Bath v. Stade Francais.
Local News:
DI-ACentral Washington 61-5 Santa Clara
Cal Poly 34-10 UC Santa Barbara
Pacific WesternSanta Rosa JC 35-15 San Jose State
Nevada 49-18 Fresno State
Chico State 60-46 UC Santa Cruz
Men College FriendlyCal 176-0 Stanford
Women DI College
Pacific Mountain NorthChico State 32-5 UC Davis
Stanford 38-0 California
Women DII College
West Coast
UC Santa Cruz 12-3 UN-Reno
Men DI ClubSFGG 50-12 EPA Bulldogs
Sacramento Lions 73-17 EPA Razorbacks
DII ClubFresno 24-20 Vacaville
San Jose vs sac. capitals postponed due to field conditions
Jan20
Storer Classic FinalCal 29-7 UCLA
JANUARY 27TH-2013 Men DI Club Standings
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Thursday, January 24, 2013
7'S squad named for NZ.
Alex Magleby has announced the 12
players that will represent the Eagles in the Wellington 7's. Ten of the 12
players that played in the South Africa 7's return with Blaine Scully and Andrew
Durutalo coming into the team in place of Nate Augsburger and Brett
Thompson. Both Scully (achilles) and Durutalo (knee) have fully recovered from
their injuries. For Scully the tournament comes roughly a year after he
sustained his injury. Matt Hawkins will captain the team once again.
The Eagles will play Spain on Thursday evening U.S. time followed by England and hosts New Zealand on early Friday morning. The team is coming off a Cup quarterfinal appearance and has more points in the IRB Sevens Series than both England and Spain. New Zealand leads the competition.
Roster: Andrew Durutalo, Nick Edwards, Jack Halalilo, Matt Hawkins (c), Colin Hawley, Luke Hume, Carlin Isles, Folau Niua, Blaine Scully, Shalom Suniula, Zach Test, and Maka Unufe.Schedule:
Eagles vs. Spain: January 31 (Thursday) 9:34 p.m. et/6:34 p.m. pt
Eagles vs. England: February 1 (Friday) 12:30 a.m. et/9:30 p.m. (Thursday) pt
Eagles vs. New Zealand: February 1 (Friday) 5:55 a.m. et/2:55 a.m. pt
The Eagles will play Spain on Thursday evening U.S. time followed by England and hosts New Zealand on early Friday morning. The team is coming off a Cup quarterfinal appearance and has more points in the IRB Sevens Series than both England and Spain. New Zealand leads the competition.
Roster: Andrew Durutalo, Nick Edwards, Jack Halalilo, Matt Hawkins (c), Colin Hawley, Luke Hume, Carlin Isles, Folau Niua, Blaine Scully, Shalom Suniula, Zach Test, and Maka Unufe.Schedule:
Eagles vs. Spain: January 31 (Thursday) 9:34 p.m. et/6:34 p.m. pt
Eagles vs. England: February 1 (Friday) 12:30 a.m. et/9:30 p.m. (Thursday) pt
Eagles vs. New Zealand: February 1 (Friday) 5:55 a.m. et/2:55 a.m. pt
IS SUPER RUGBY TEAM REALLY THE BEST FOR AMERICA?
with the recent article that has come out the last 48 hours about SANZAR "maybe" wanting to expand into the north American market in 2016 it has promote me to write a little something on this subject.
first, when i first read and heard something to this a year ago or so when the whole lions/southern kings debacle was happening my first reaction was, this is awesome a super rugby team here in the USA / west coast. but as time went by i had some thoughts on where the team may be located and how in the end it would be a failure and bad move for super rugby or even any of the euro leagues to expand into America. one being $$$ of course but two would be there just is not a market for those leagues to place a team here and deal with the head ache of traveling and schedule make up. what would make more sense for those leagues is to take the mls/soccer approach and have those owners of super rugby teams and euro clubs as well buy into a new American/North America base league and use teams here as a farm system and develop a partner ship with teams playing here.
some may say well why would we want that? again look at the MLS, they finally got it right and new that the only way to be considered the best and to give there own players better chance in making a impact on the soccer world is to invite big pocket international owners to take interests in the league and show that this is the best place to send the "almost there" player to get his legs and speed up to par. on top of that some mls clubs have partnered up with bigger clubs to help not just train there own players but also set up chances to expand there own team brand with those fans of the other club and exchange coaching,playing, ownership ideas.
the state of soccer is not just the making of the ussf but it has to do a lot of what the mls has done. they have been able to bring over big name clubs and have them come consistently and play exhibition matches against MLS clubs and each other's teams while touring around America. teams such as, Chelsae, Manchester city, real Madrid , club America, pueblo, Chivas. etc.. have all made this there preseason destination.
if we can get our own league going, and USA rugby and Canada rugby need to get going on this now in working things out (RugbyAmerica.net has a great article on a current group working on this very thing now, http://rugbyamerica.net/2012/12/20/north-american-pro-15s-competition-gunning-for-2015-launch/, 1st set of Q & A with potential start of leauge: http://www.thisisamericanrugby.com/2013/01/pro-rugby-q-with-aprcs-jason-moore.html) by year 4-5 once the league and owners have finally stabilized there money spending and clubs by that point have made there names known in there location, at that point the APRC should begin looking into convincing a team or two from both northern and southern hemisphere to play a 3-4 game tour, one on the east and the other on the west of north America. with the current Lions tour set up this year, it is a much needed and bold move by a Rugby team to do what they are doing. 1) it helps test the America's market for maybe future games for not just them self's but other big name clubs, if all four games can get 15k (+) people to show up then that is a very good thing for the state of rugby here and others who maybe on the fence to invest here. 2) it will help spread the Lions brand to America and last but not least help cast more eyes to the sport of Rugby in North America.
all in all the simplest thing i am trying to say is, is expansion of Super rugby into north America the GREATEST thing to happen to us here, no not really.
the best thing is for us to get our own league going and make sure its successful then it would be GREAT to have a Super rugby team tour and go head to head with True professional north American rugby players and organization.
first, when i first read and heard something to this a year ago or so when the whole lions/southern kings debacle was happening my first reaction was, this is awesome a super rugby team here in the USA / west coast. but as time went by i had some thoughts on where the team may be located and how in the end it would be a failure and bad move for super rugby or even any of the euro leagues to expand into America. one being $$$ of course but two would be there just is not a market for those leagues to place a team here and deal with the head ache of traveling and schedule make up. what would make more sense for those leagues is to take the mls/soccer approach and have those owners of super rugby teams and euro clubs as well buy into a new American/North America base league and use teams here as a farm system and develop a partner ship with teams playing here.
some may say well why would we want that? again look at the MLS, they finally got it right and new that the only way to be considered the best and to give there own players better chance in making a impact on the soccer world is to invite big pocket international owners to take interests in the league and show that this is the best place to send the "almost there" player to get his legs and speed up to par. on top of that some mls clubs have partnered up with bigger clubs to help not just train there own players but also set up chances to expand there own team brand with those fans of the other club and exchange coaching,playing, ownership ideas.
the state of soccer is not just the making of the ussf but it has to do a lot of what the mls has done. they have been able to bring over big name clubs and have them come consistently and play exhibition matches against MLS clubs and each other's teams while touring around America. teams such as, Chelsae, Manchester city, real Madrid , club America, pueblo, Chivas. etc.. have all made this there preseason destination.
if we can get our own league going, and USA rugby and Canada rugby need to get going on this now in working things out (RugbyAmerica.net has a great article on a current group working on this very thing now, http://rugbyamerica.net/2012/12/20/north-american-pro-15s-competition-gunning-for-2015-launch/, 1st set of Q & A with potential start of leauge: http://www.thisisamericanrugby.com/2013/01/pro-rugby-q-with-aprcs-jason-moore.html) by year 4-5 once the league and owners have finally stabilized there money spending and clubs by that point have made there names known in there location, at that point the APRC should begin looking into convincing a team or two from both northern and southern hemisphere to play a 3-4 game tour, one on the east and the other on the west of north America. with the current Lions tour set up this year, it is a much needed and bold move by a Rugby team to do what they are doing. 1) it helps test the America's market for maybe future games for not just them self's but other big name clubs, if all four games can get 15k (+) people to show up then that is a very good thing for the state of rugby here and others who maybe on the fence to invest here. 2) it will help spread the Lions brand to America and last but not least help cast more eyes to the sport of Rugby in North America.
all in all the simplest thing i am trying to say is, is expansion of Super rugby into north America the GREATEST thing to happen to us here, no not really.
the best thing is for us to get our own league going and make sure its successful then it would be GREAT to have a Super rugby team tour and go head to head with True professional north American rugby players and organization.
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
PACIFIC NATIONS CUP
- Canada and USA included in expanded competition
- Japan to host finale as country gears up to RWC 2019 hosting
- IRB committed to enhanced competitive match schedule for Tier Two
The International Rugby Board has announced an exciting
shake-up of the IRB Pacific Nations Cup with an expanded schedule and inclusion
of new teams confirmed for 2013.
Underscoring its long-term commitment to boosting the Tier Two competition schedule and competitiveness of the international Game, the IRB has confirmed that Canada and USA will join the popular IRB-funded tournament on a permanent basis, joining Fiji, Japan and Tonga in the 2013 competition.
The new-look competition, will be played between May 25 and June 23 and will see matches hosted in Canada, Fiji, Japan and USA. Japan will host the finale to the IRB Pacific Nations Cup 2013 with double-headers on the final two match days as excitement continues to build ahead of the nation's hosting of Rugby World Cup 2019.
Reigning champions Samoa take a sabbatical from the IRB Pacific Nations Cup in 2013 to play in a quadrangular competition in South Africa in June against the Springboks, Scotland and Italy, having earned their spot as the highest-ranked Tier Two Union in 2012.
IRB Chairman Bernard Lapasset said: "This exciting enhancement to the IRB Pacific Nations Cup is good news for Japan, Canada, USA and the Pacific Islands, We now have in place an annual high-calibre competition that will deliver compelling matches, while also fulfilling the high performance needs of our Unions. I am sure it will capture hearts and minds in the Pacific Islands and North America."
IRB Head of Development and Performance Mark Egan added: "The IRB has a long-term commitment through our strategic plan to create greater levels of quality Test competition for Tier Two nations in order to boost the competitiveness of the world Game and Rugby World Cup. To that end we are investing more than £10 million per annum in tournaments and high performance programmes for our targeted group of Strategic Initiative Unions."
"The inclusion of Canada and USA in a new-look IRB Pacific Nations Cup is a key outcome of continued consultation with our Unions to deliver a schedule that suits their high performance programmes. It also provides an opportunity to benchmark performances two years out from Rugby World Cup 2015 in England."
The announcement follows an unprecedented November 2012 competition schedule for Tier Two Unions, which saw 15 nations in action, the highly-successful introduction of the IRB International Rugby Series and notable performances from Samoa, Tonga and Japan in Europe.
USA Rugby Chief Executive Nigel Melville said: "USA Rugby is delighted to be given the opportunity to compete in the IRB Pacific Nations Cup. It has been a pleasure working with all the participating Unions and we are now looking forward to playing against them on the field. The new look PNC will provide the Eagles with consistent fixtures against some very competitive teams, this can only be good news for the Eagles as we plan our path to Rugby World Cup 2015 in England."
Canada Rugby Chief Executive Graham Brown added: "This is a fantastic opportunity for Canada to play quality matches to help us build our high performance programme. We are grateful to the IRB for their support of this initiative and excited about hosting a number of games in Canada in 2013."
For Japan, hosting the climax to the 2013 competition alongside two inbound Tests against Wales represents a further boost for the profile of Rugby as the nation prepares to host Asia's first Rugby World Cup.
Japan head coach Eddie Jones said: "The IRB Pacific Nations Cup is a wonderful opportunity for Japan and all participating Unions to elevate their performances to a higher level in order that we can be more competitive at future Rugby World Cups.
"Combined with playing two Tests against Wales in June, the PNC provides us with a strong competition calendar. The physical nature of Canada and USA plus the Pacific flair of Fiji and Tonga will make for a compelling tournament and we are very excited to be participating."
Underscoring its long-term commitment to boosting the Tier Two competition schedule and competitiveness of the international Game, the IRB has confirmed that Canada and USA will join the popular IRB-funded tournament on a permanent basis, joining Fiji, Japan and Tonga in the 2013 competition.
The new-look competition, will be played between May 25 and June 23 and will see matches hosted in Canada, Fiji, Japan and USA. Japan will host the finale to the IRB Pacific Nations Cup 2013 with double-headers on the final two match days as excitement continues to build ahead of the nation's hosting of Rugby World Cup 2019.
Reigning champions Samoa take a sabbatical from the IRB Pacific Nations Cup in 2013 to play in a quadrangular competition in South Africa in June against the Springboks, Scotland and Italy, having earned their spot as the highest-ranked Tier Two Union in 2012.
IRB Chairman Bernard Lapasset said: "This exciting enhancement to the IRB Pacific Nations Cup is good news for Japan, Canada, USA and the Pacific Islands, We now have in place an annual high-calibre competition that will deliver compelling matches, while also fulfilling the high performance needs of our Unions. I am sure it will capture hearts and minds in the Pacific Islands and North America."
IRB Head of Development and Performance Mark Egan added: "The IRB has a long-term commitment through our strategic plan to create greater levels of quality Test competition for Tier Two nations in order to boost the competitiveness of the world Game and Rugby World Cup. To that end we are investing more than £10 million per annum in tournaments and high performance programmes for our targeted group of Strategic Initiative Unions."
"The inclusion of Canada and USA in a new-look IRB Pacific Nations Cup is a key outcome of continued consultation with our Unions to deliver a schedule that suits their high performance programmes. It also provides an opportunity to benchmark performances two years out from Rugby World Cup 2015 in England."
The announcement follows an unprecedented November 2012 competition schedule for Tier Two Unions, which saw 15 nations in action, the highly-successful introduction of the IRB International Rugby Series and notable performances from Samoa, Tonga and Japan in Europe.
USA Rugby Chief Executive Nigel Melville said: "USA Rugby is delighted to be given the opportunity to compete in the IRB Pacific Nations Cup. It has been a pleasure working with all the participating Unions and we are now looking forward to playing against them on the field. The new look PNC will provide the Eagles with consistent fixtures against some very competitive teams, this can only be good news for the Eagles as we plan our path to Rugby World Cup 2015 in England."
Canada Rugby Chief Executive Graham Brown added: "This is a fantastic opportunity for Canada to play quality matches to help us build our high performance programme. We are grateful to the IRB for their support of this initiative and excited about hosting a number of games in Canada in 2013."
For Japan, hosting the climax to the 2013 competition alongside two inbound Tests against Wales represents a further boost for the profile of Rugby as the nation prepares to host Asia's first Rugby World Cup.
Japan head coach Eddie Jones said: "The IRB Pacific Nations Cup is a wonderful opportunity for Japan and all participating Unions to elevate their performances to a higher level in order that we can be more competitive at future Rugby World Cups.
"Combined with playing two Tests against Wales in June, the PNC provides us with a strong competition calendar. The physical nature of Canada and USA plus the Pacific flair of Fiji and Tonga will make for a compelling tournament and we are very excited to be participating."
Monday, January 21, 2013
THIS WEEKS LOCAL EVENTS:
~Kick Off Tournament Leland High School San Jose, u8-u19 games
~San Jose State @ Santa Rosa jr college
~Stanford @ Cal, game time is 2pm (pst)
~ Uc Santa Cruz vs Chico state
~Cal State University Monterey Bay @ Humbolt State
~Santa Clara university @ central Washington
~ Men's DII , San Jose seahawks @ sac capitals
south valley @ Sf Fog
~Men's DI , EPA bulldogs v SF golden gate
~Men's DIII , SF golden gate vs Aptos
~San Jose State @ Santa Rosa jr college
~Stanford @ Cal, game time is 2pm (pst)
~ Uc Santa Cruz vs Chico state
~Cal State University Monterey Bay @ Humbolt State
~Santa Clara university @ central Washington
~ Men's DII , San Jose seahawks @ sac capitals
south valley @ Sf Fog
~Men's DI , EPA bulldogs v SF golden gate
~Men's DIII , SF golden gate vs Aptos
Sunday, January 20, 2013
week in review
National News: Little more clarity was made about this summers games for the men's XV side, article can be found http://www.thisisamericanrugby.com/2013/01/tolkin-unveils-eagles-summer-schedule.html
also there was a Q&A article (1st of series to be released in the coming weeks) about the development of the APRC : http://www.thisisamericanrugby.com/2013/01/pro-rugby-q-with-aprcs-jason-moore.html
USA rugby south played a match against Mexico @ life university, in which USA rugby south won. The victory allows the South to advance in the North American Caribbean Rugby Association (NACRA) 15s championships, where they will play at Jamaica. but none the less the silver lining in my opinion is that Mexico for the lack of money and support the Mexican rugby union may have they have been playing more and more games over the past year. from playing in 7's tournaments through out the south to friendlies against USA colleges and others. personally i don't see why the USA cant have a development team for 7's and have them compete in at lest 3-4 tournaments if not far over sea's at lest close by like Canada and Mexico, Caribbean.
Huston 7's pools announced :very exciting round 2 of the women's seven series this year being played in Huston Texas with tickets still up for grabs. http://usarugby.org/womens-sevens-news
International News: this years six nations will be broadcast on fox soccer plus, but the some what good news is that if you don't feel like shovelling out money just to watch a few six nation matches then the alternative side is that BBC America will broadcast 5 matches, the only team to be left out will be Italy.
Hong Kong and Japan 7's stops tickets are now on sale
Montpellier and Toulon qualify for the next round of the HC.
Local News: San Jose state rugby played two matches against Stanford rugby, both games went to San Jose state. 1) 43-27 game 2) 62-0
Cal went 3-0 first day of the Dennis Storer Classic at UCLA.
Men DI Club: SFGG 84-7 EPA Razorbacks , EPA Bulldogs 27-22 Sacramento Lions.
Men DII Club: Shreveport 30-23 Bay Area , Fresno 32-18 Sacramento Capitals , Pasadena 13-5 South Bay , San Jose 13-13 Vacaville , Kern County 65-13 Eagle Rock
finally please help out the local girls rugby team, go to facebook page and click LIKE , http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/South-Bay-Girls-Rugby/398575416888979?fref=ts
also there was a Q&A article (1st of series to be released in the coming weeks) about the development of the APRC : http://www.thisisamericanrugby.com/2013/01/pro-rugby-q-with-aprcs-jason-moore.html
USA rugby south played a match against Mexico @ life university, in which USA rugby south won. The victory allows the South to advance in the North American Caribbean Rugby Association (NACRA) 15s championships, where they will play at Jamaica. but none the less the silver lining in my opinion is that Mexico for the lack of money and support the Mexican rugby union may have they have been playing more and more games over the past year. from playing in 7's tournaments through out the south to friendlies against USA colleges and others. personally i don't see why the USA cant have a development team for 7's and have them compete in at lest 3-4 tournaments if not far over sea's at lest close by like Canada and Mexico, Caribbean.
Huston 7's pools announced :very exciting round 2 of the women's seven series this year being played in Huston Texas with tickets still up for grabs. http://usarugby.org/womens-sevens-news
International News: this years six nations will be broadcast on fox soccer plus, but the some what good news is that if you don't feel like shovelling out money just to watch a few six nation matches then the alternative side is that BBC America will broadcast 5 matches, the only team to be left out will be Italy.
Hong Kong and Japan 7's stops tickets are now on sale
Montpellier and Toulon qualify for the next round of the HC.
Local News: San Jose state rugby played two matches against Stanford rugby, both games went to San Jose state. 1) 43-27 game 2) 62-0
Cal went 3-0 first day of the Dennis Storer Classic at UCLA.
Men DI Club: SFGG 84-7 EPA Razorbacks , EPA Bulldogs 27-22 Sacramento Lions.
Men DII Club: Shreveport 30-23 Bay Area , Fresno 32-18 Sacramento Capitals , Pasadena 13-5 South Bay , San Jose 13-13 Vacaville , Kern County 65-13 Eagle Rock
finally please help out the local girls rugby team, go to facebook page and click LIKE , http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/South-Bay-Girls-Rugby/398575416888979?fref=ts
Saturday, January 19, 2013
Twitter @LLRugby
I now have a Twitter account for this blog. At first I wanted to create a separate account, for life love rugby , from my personal and the high school program I coach in Twitter feed. But right away I found it hard to juggle three separate accounts.
As much as I hated to get ride of the high school account I found that in the long run I could do more help for my club and local rugby teams if I were to merge the los Gatos high school and life love rugby feed together.
When I first started the high school account yes I wanted to connect to other clubs nationally and internationally, but most of all I wanted to build a name for us locally with the media, and help draw In company's and future players to set the program for success in the future. In a way i was not successful. But with life love rugby Twitter I hope to bring awareness for all local rugby teams in the greater bay area.
I will continue to post updates on los Gatos youth rugby and special events. Thank you all for your support I hope to do a better job now. @LLRugby
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
High school coaching experience
My high school coaching experience began back in 2009 helping out my then high school club the South Bay exiles RFC. That first year was my learning year, some people have it come natural to them others have to learn to adjust them selfs from player mode to teacher mode. There where times where i found my self 5-10 yards in the playing field yelling at the players and the other team if I saw a bad call or foul move. I thank God that my high school coach was still there and in fact I owe all my rugby love to him for showing me and helping me learn this amazing sport. How I coach and speak with the players today I owe so much to him.
My second chance came in 2011 when I and my best friend who I developed a closer bond with due to rugby along with our coach were attending a funeral service for one of our coaches who had passed away in August of that year, as you can probably tell since he was a rugby coach there was quite a few rugby coaches and players from the area who also attended with us. After the service we congregated outside where there I approached a man named Chris fisher who was speaking about starting a high school club, there this man offered me a position as assistant in our first year . I practically jumped I was so excited for a opportunity to help out. You see this is the thing I love most about rugby here in America, yea it's frustrating that we are not paid but in the end we who coach, referee or help set up playing fields. We do it because we love it and in the end it doesn't not matter what the price is. The number one question I get asked all the time is of course do you get paid for that? And I tell them NO with a proud smile on. Just to maybe one day see a player making a name for him self later on in life playing is enough joy to sit back and say, yup I coached him and taught him or her that.
My first year with this new high school club was another learning experience. I had to learn along with the players a new playing system and style of the head coach. Our HC came from Italy and played D2 rugby over there, His way of coaching was a bit different and along with what exactly he wanted done was also hard to comprehend. But in the end we suffered the same growing pains as every club does in There first year, players quitting and practice fields being shorter managed to get through it. Now entering our 2nd year as a high school program we are rebuilding. As a u19 program we are also part of the Los gatos youth rugby, under us we have u8-u14. This year we have several freshmen and are a very young team. Doing the smart thing we opted to play as a JV squad this year in the Northern California competition. This years club maybe small in size and numbers but I have full faith in being competitive in every game and winning a few this year. We have added two more coaches and are building a relationship with the younger grade coaches as to help prepare the players as they move up the age system.
I personally have found it effective that a shouting angry coach does not help, I like to creat relationships with each player and give praise if they do something correct yet when something goes wrong whether its a bad line out pass or bad kick to touch I stop them, ask for what they think went wrong. Offer my input and let them fix it and we watch to see if it was done correct the next time. In the end you want to show these players regardless if they are cross over or had been playing for x amount of years that we are a different class of coaches and athletes and are not like there football or basketball coaches. That we are willing to work one on one with them to help them get better. In the end if I were given the chance to coach football and be paid along with all the glory , I'd choose rugby and settle for no money and no recognition. If I can inspire and change just one players life then mission accomplished.
My second chance came in 2011 when I and my best friend who I developed a closer bond with due to rugby along with our coach were attending a funeral service for one of our coaches who had passed away in August of that year, as you can probably tell since he was a rugby coach there was quite a few rugby coaches and players from the area who also attended with us. After the service we congregated outside where there I approached a man named Chris fisher who was speaking about starting a high school club, there this man offered me a position as assistant in our first year . I practically jumped I was so excited for a opportunity to help out. You see this is the thing I love most about rugby here in America, yea it's frustrating that we are not paid but in the end we who coach, referee or help set up playing fields. We do it because we love it and in the end it doesn't not matter what the price is. The number one question I get asked all the time is of course do you get paid for that? And I tell them NO with a proud smile on. Just to maybe one day see a player making a name for him self later on in life playing is enough joy to sit back and say, yup I coached him and taught him or her that.
My first year with this new high school club was another learning experience. I had to learn along with the players a new playing system and style of the head coach. Our HC came from Italy and played D2 rugby over there, His way of coaching was a bit different and along with what exactly he wanted done was also hard to comprehend. But in the end we suffered the same growing pains as every club does in There first year, players quitting and practice fields being shorter managed to get through it. Now entering our 2nd year as a high school program we are rebuilding. As a u19 program we are also part of the Los gatos youth rugby, under us we have u8-u14. This year we have several freshmen and are a very young team. Doing the smart thing we opted to play as a JV squad this year in the Northern California competition. This years club maybe small in size and numbers but I have full faith in being competitive in every game and winning a few this year. We have added two more coaches and are building a relationship with the younger grade coaches as to help prepare the players as they move up the age system.
I personally have found it effective that a shouting angry coach does not help, I like to creat relationships with each player and give praise if they do something correct yet when something goes wrong whether its a bad line out pass or bad kick to touch I stop them, ask for what they think went wrong. Offer my input and let them fix it and we watch to see if it was done correct the next time. In the end you want to show these players regardless if they are cross over or had been playing for x amount of years that we are a different class of coaches and athletes and are not like there football or basketball coaches. That we are willing to work one on one with them to help them get better. In the end if I were given the chance to coach football and be paid along with all the glory , I'd choose rugby and settle for no money and no recognition. If I can inspire and change just one players life then mission accomplished.
MY COLLEGE TIME~
When I began this original article I wanted to write about
where and how college rugby should look like. But about mid-point I was stuck,
I began to see some flaws in what I was writing and I didn’t know how to bring
it all back together. Then I read a recent article on ruck bottom about a
college program and how they are changing the ways majority Americans perceive
rugby on college campus. Then it hit me, I wasn’t supposed to write about this
article just yet I should write about my own college experience, granted it was
just short time since my daughter was born and I had to enter the work force.
So here we go. I live in San Jose California, most of you
have no idea where and the common answer we san joseians have to give everyone
is, it’s the big city south of San Francisco. If I were to ask you what
colleges are nearby, again most of you would probably guess Stanford and cal
(both being in the bay area). What lots of people don’t know is there are a
good set of major colleges in the area (bay area). San José has San jose State
university, san jose city college and evergreen community college. Our next
door neighbor is Santa Clara with santa clara university, de anaza community
college (which many people would argue it should be a 4 year school with how
large the school is and student body) and mission college. And then further up
north is Stanford, San Francisco state and university, Cal, uc davis, santa
rosa, and st. marys. My father and his brothers are big time san jose state
supporters, as a child we (my sibilings and cousins) would attend every
football and basketball home game sjsu had. As we grew older it was mine and my
two close cousins , in age, dream to one day put on a Spartan uniform and hear
the schools fight song play. As time passed and we each graduated from high
school only one of us ended up going to sjsu for college studies. My other
cousin to Santa Clara and I to San Jose City College. But we never lost touch
with sjsu and continued to attend as many games as possible.
Having played rugby in high school , valley Christian high
school club rugby program was called SOUTH BAY EXILES but sadly they are no
longer around, I barely graduated with a C average gpa. So my first year in
college I decided to take a year off and focus on school work, but that was a
bad mistake since trying to go cold turkey on rugby only made my itch for the
game worse. Finally my high school coach , who I would visit and speak with
quit often, suggested I contact and see if the rugby club and San jose state
would let me play with them seeing as I am a college student and they are a
club sport not varsity. I was able to get in touch with the coach and club
president who was open to me coming in and joining the team. When I first began
practice and playing a set of games it was in the summer and about 20 guys
would show up so we could practice 7’s . we would play in the Palo alto 7’s tournament
which from my understanding is now in a more organized business model.
From the get go I was made to feel more like a family member
then a outsider, we began to tell jokes and enjoy our selfs. What I enjoy most
was that the officers in charge ran the program as professional as they could. There
would be no drinking at any college events by any players, if they were to be
attending a college event and or party that had alcohol present there could be
no rugby gear worn. And if that player was seen wearing a sjsu rugby shirt we
were then obligated to make that player turn his shirt inside out take it off. The
point of this was that the fact is we wanted to make and build a good
relationship with the school club board and change the idea that we were just a
bunch of guys who drank and beat each other up. We would give our 100% in every
practice and pick each other up if one of us couldn’t finish running or
complete a drill. If you are to ever move to the San Francisco bay area and
wish to catch a good rugby match, I highly recommend looking up San Jose state
rugby and watching one of there matches. They have intense rivalry matches with
three of the local college teams every year and each game is always played very
close that they could go either way. From my own experience and seeing the
talent they have this year alone , there are several guys that have very good
potential to play at the next level. Whether that be men’s d1 here or d2 overseas
I hope each of these guys get a chance to show case there talents.
I’m happy and proud of my time I spend at SJSU and still
keep in contact with some of the players still there. Granted it was a short
time I am still proud I was finally able to put on a SPARTAN jersey and say I completed
my child hood dream. I may not be a official alumni from the school nor attend
any classes but I will always support in one way or another to sjsu and sjsu
rugby. If I am to ever win the lotto, I would donate some of my winnings to the
program. I am happy to report that the club is now taking the proper steps to
becoming a top program. This year they have had up to 60 players show up and
are hitting the student body hard to bring in new players. They have now joined
D1-AA and have a new coach in place, along with sponsorship. ~sjsurugby.com
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
NOW PART OF RWD..
Like to announce that i have been added to Rugbyworlddirectory.com : http://www.rugbyworldirectory.com/ , it may seem like a small step but this is still a step in the right direction where i wish to have this blog go. thanks to http://ruckbottom.blogspot.com/ for adding me here. i suggest you all take a look at RWD website and enjoy...
on a side note, i was in the middle of writing a story on my take for the future of American college rugby and what needs to be fixed. but in the middle of writing this i kept getting stuck on how to finish my points and how to give it more body. then i read the recent article at ruck bottom. nail bitter, it finally helped me see what i really wanted to write about, i hope to have that article out in the coming days
another quick side note. i was surprised with tickets for day 2 of the USA 7's las Vegas. so i hope to have photo's and a overview of this years tourney.
thanks for the love and please don't forget to click fallow .
(p.s. working with a potential sponsor,hope to have something concrete by summer time the latest)
on a side note, i was in the middle of writing a story on my take for the future of American college rugby and what needs to be fixed. but in the middle of writing this i kept getting stuck on how to finish my points and how to give it more body. then i read the recent article at ruck bottom. nail bitter, it finally helped me see what i really wanted to write about, i hope to have that article out in the coming days
another quick side note. i was surprised with tickets for day 2 of the USA 7's las Vegas. so i hope to have photo's and a overview of this years tourney.
thanks for the love and please don't forget to click fallow .
(p.s. working with a potential sponsor,hope to have something concrete by summer time the latest)
Women's College AA Camps Announced
this is some good news, another step for usa rugby getting womens rugby on higher ground:
From USA Rugby - USA Rugby released today the preliminary spring schedule for their Women's Collegiate All-American Selection camps.
Two new All-American Selection camps will be held in different regions of the country, replacing the previous Collegiate National All-Star Championship. A pool of eligible collegiate players will be invited to attend one of the two camps using nominations and coaching staff evaluations of individuals from all divisions of the college rugby community, as well as information given by scouts at collegiate championship events.
“These new, larger regional camps will allow us to see and work with more players from a wider range of college programs, ensuring that we get the best athletes with the most potential to compete in the future at the international level,” Women’s Collegiate All-American Head Coach Martha Daines said.
The two Collegiate All-American camps will be held on separate weekends in May and will include testing, drills, unit skills, evaluation, and organized scrimmaging. All CAA coaches, 7s and 15s, will be on hand to evaluate the talent and identify prospective players for their respective teams.
“The new selection process should provide opportunities for the involvement and development of more players and coaches from all levels of competition,” Daines added. “I’m looking forward to getting more input from coaches around the country about the talent and potential of the players they coach or compete against.”
Participants in the camps this spring will be eligible for selection to the Women’s 2013 Collegiate All-American Team that will tour and compete against top opposition from across the world this summer, as well as an elite camp.
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Top 25 Jan. 15, 2013
1)
Life
2)
Arkansas State
3)
Cal
4)
BYU
5)
St. Mary's
6)
Utah
7)
Army
8)
Air Force
9)
Davenport
10)
Penn State
11)
Kutztown
12)
Lindenwood
13)
UCLA
14)
San Diego State
15)
Navy
16)
Central Washington
17)
Dartmouth
18)
Tennessee
19)
Texas A&M
20)
Delaware
21)
Colorado
22)
Bowling Green
23)
Arizona State
24)
Arizona
25)
Cal Poly
Saturday, January 12, 2013
how did you fall into rugby?
for many of us here in America we were not born into rugby, or shown the sport at a very young age.but i do hope in the coming years that changes. for some, like i, we discovered the sport on college campus or through Friends in high school. it was my senior year in high school, valley christian high school - san jose ca, football season had just ended and ill be honest i never did start. of all my 4 years of playing high school ball i did not start and hardly played. but our season had ended and us seniors decided we didn't want to play another sport in our last year, but there were these kids we noticed who would wear there rugby jackets and jerseys to school in the winter/spring time. at first of course like many our question was, whats rugby? why should i play? it didn't take much to convince me and 5 others to come to a practice. so the fallowing day we showed up of course with our heads held high because we came from playing football. our first drill was to pass the ball correctly. that took us a whole practice, but we still had fun and wanted to keep showing up.as the practices went on we all began to fall in love with the sport little by little. before we knew it our first game was upon us. i took the position as a 5 and my buddy who was a linemen in football took the 8. from our first hit on we were hooked. our highest try scorer was my friend who played 8. big and fast and loved to get contact.
as our season went on we where able to schedule a nigh game at our high school against our rival, bellarmine college prep-or at the time bellarmine college park. the whole week both programs spread the word to everyone and anyone who would listen to show up and support each other because unlike some places a Friday night game, mainly a tradition for football games, was being taken over for one night for rugby. about 150-200 people showed up. my team ended up winning and winning by a large score. but what really made everything worth it wasn't just the win but in the crowd was our football defensive coach who was also the athletic director of the school. both i and my friend knew we made him stand up and realize that they did not use us properly in football. our 8 man ripped a few TRY's in long running and prevented a few. i my self made also long runs into the other teams 20 and try line. at the end of the game our rugby coach came up to us and asked what our positions where in football. we told him, and i asked why did he ask? his response was simple, "I don't know why they didnt use you guys more often?" for a person who was never a big star on football and never did get his name in the paper, or even school paper. to have a coach come and say something like that, it means the world for a young student athlete.
from there i returned the fallowing year to help coach what would be the programs final year, and then move on to play two pre-season's with san jose state university. like many i had to "retire" due to the birth of my daughter and the importance my job has taken.
my point is to not just share my first experience but to also say from personal experience, rugby is the only sport that any athlete from any sport can come into and be a instant impact, and what i loved most was that there is no "bench warmers" it takes all 15 players on the field to win a game and all X amount of guys on the team to prep and win a game.
as our season went on we where able to schedule a nigh game at our high school against our rival, bellarmine college prep-or at the time bellarmine college park. the whole week both programs spread the word to everyone and anyone who would listen to show up and support each other because unlike some places a Friday night game, mainly a tradition for football games, was being taken over for one night for rugby. about 150-200 people showed up. my team ended up winning and winning by a large score. but what really made everything worth it wasn't just the win but in the crowd was our football defensive coach who was also the athletic director of the school. both i and my friend knew we made him stand up and realize that they did not use us properly in football. our 8 man ripped a few TRY's in long running and prevented a few. i my self made also long runs into the other teams 20 and try line. at the end of the game our rugby coach came up to us and asked what our positions where in football. we told him, and i asked why did he ask? his response was simple, "I don't know why they didnt use you guys more often?" for a person who was never a big star on football and never did get his name in the paper, or even school paper. to have a coach come and say something like that, it means the world for a young student athlete.
from there i returned the fallowing year to help coach what would be the programs final year, and then move on to play two pre-season's with san jose state university. like many i had to "retire" due to the birth of my daughter and the importance my job has taken.
my point is to not just share my first experience but to also say from personal experience, rugby is the only sport that any athlete from any sport can come into and be a instant impact, and what i loved most was that there is no "bench warmers" it takes all 15 players on the field to win a game and all X amount of guys on the team to prep and win a game.
men's 7's
Men 7's:
FULL-TIME:
Andrew Durutalo,
Nick Edwards,
Tai
Enosa,
Jack Halalilo,
Matt Hawkins,
Colin Hawley,
Luke Hume,
Carlin Isles,
Folau
Niua,
Blaine Scully,
Shalom Suniula,
Zack Test,
Maka
Unufe
Part-time: Nate Augspurger, Brett Thompson, Mike Te'o
Friday, January 11, 2013
What is my goal here
My goal and purpose for this blog is not just rugby. But to talk about rugby in my local area and personal experiences , as a player, coach, administration . On top of talking about local events and issues I also wish to speak about national and international events. Of course usa 15/7s men and women's teams. The path of college rugby and set up of a national pro league. I hope through this I can also learn and shed more light on the women's game while I'm at it. Through this ill also comment and share any news that may come across through question and conversations about local, national news. I hope you all can enjoy reading what is posted time to time and bare with me as I find my footing in this digital world and get things going on this side . Ultimately I hope I can contribute to rugby in the USA in a positive and helpful matter. Thank you and enjoy. Again if there is any questions comments or concerns feel free to contact me or if you just want to chat
USA 7s women's
USA Women’s Eagle Sevens | 2013 Athletes in Residence
Sadie Anderson
Bui Baravilala
Emilie Bydwell
Ryan Carlye
Katie Dowty
Lauren Doyle
Vix Folayan
Kelly Griffin
Hannah Lopez
Nathalie Marchino
Vanesha McGee
Deven Owsiany
Jane Paar
Jillion Potter
Christy Ringgenberg
Kimber Rozier
USA Women’s Eagle Sevens | 2013 Staff
Ric Suggitt (Head Coach)
Nicole Titmas (Physio Therapist)
Jared Seigmund (Strength & Conditioning)
Richie Walker - (Specialist Coach)
Joanne Kos (Analysis/Assistant coach)
Sadie Anderson
Bui Baravilala
Emilie Bydwell
Ryan Carlye
Katie Dowty
Lauren Doyle
Vix Folayan
Kelly Griffin
Hannah Lopez
Nathalie Marchino
Vanesha McGee
Deven Owsiany
Jane Paar
Jillion Potter
Christy Ringgenberg
Kimber Rozier
USA Women’s Eagle Sevens | 2013 Staff
Ric Suggitt (Head Coach)
Nicole Titmas (Physio Therapist)
Jared Seigmund (Strength & Conditioning)
Richie Walker - (Specialist Coach)
Joanne Kos (Analysis/Assistant coach)
starting a college program
a few months back in the fall issue i believe on rugbymag.com there was an article about the next big college wave of teams should come from jc schools and the significance of having a jc program. from there a idea has been born, and my goal is to make this idea come true. i have so far spoken with 4 different college program directors/coaches. the school i am aiming for is DE ANZA COLLEGE in cupertino ca. great athletic fields and the only sport we would have to compete with for usage is track and field. so plenty of space. now that i am gaining in site on steps to take, my set of goals are to
its a long list but i am ready to accomplish this. now i will not be taking a HC position with this club i will be doing behind the scenes work and will look to "hire" a HC. i have accepted the fact that in our first year or two , things will be watered down with the fact we may not have the best times to train or equipment to use. my goal for yr 3 is to purchase better set of jerseys, afford track packs for the players to wear and begin to purchase better hitting pads and so forth. along with being able to compensate a HC in one form or another.
if you have any advice or would like to help (once the ink has dried i will set up a account for people to donate or help out with the $ part of all this. ) please feel free to contact me via email : sanjosebenton@yahoo.com or twitter: @sjrugby
- contact USA rugby by Feb.14
- begin writing and finishing club by laws, by April-7
- begin contact with school and student club department by end of April
- over summer get pricing of jerseys,t-shirts for player packets
- by end of august have my finances and budget all set and ready to go
- September being contact again with school and begin paper work with school/usa rugby
- enter team into conference, http://www.eteamz.com/norcalcollegiaterugbyconference/
its a long list but i am ready to accomplish this. now i will not be taking a HC position with this club i will be doing behind the scenes work and will look to "hire" a HC. i have accepted the fact that in our first year or two , things will be watered down with the fact we may not have the best times to train or equipment to use. my goal for yr 3 is to purchase better set of jerseys, afford track packs for the players to wear and begin to purchase better hitting pads and so forth. along with being able to compensate a HC in one form or another.
if you have any advice or would like to help (once the ink has dried i will set up a account for people to donate or help out with the $ part of all this. ) please feel free to contact me via email : sanjosebenton@yahoo.com or twitter: @sjrugby
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Top 25 high school ranking 1/10/13
1 Sacramento Jesuit (Calif.)
2 Xavier (NY)
3 Herriman (Utah)
4 Greenwich (Conn.)
5 Dixon (Calif.)
6 Penn (Ind.)
7 Gonzaga (DC)
8 Charlotte Catholic (NC)
9 St. Thomas (Texas)
10 Snow Canyon (Utah)
11 Chapin (SC)
12 St. Edward's (Ohio)
13 St. Thomas Aquinas (Kan.)
14 Notre Dame de La Salette (Ill.)
15 McQuaid (NY)
16 Jupiter HS (Fla.)
17 Wilson HS (Calif.)
18 East HS (Colo.)
19 New Orleans Jesuit (La.)
20 Capital HS, (Idaho)
21 Reynold Raiders (Ore.)
22 Edina (Minn.)
23 Greenville Red Raiders (SC)
24 Cathedral (Calif.)
2 Xavier (NY)
3 Herriman (Utah)
4 Greenwich (Conn.)
5 Dixon (Calif.)
6 Penn (Ind.)
7 Gonzaga (DC)
8 Charlotte Catholic (NC)
9 St. Thomas (Texas)
10 Snow Canyon (Utah)
11 Chapin (SC)
12 St. Edward's (Ohio)
13 St. Thomas Aquinas (Kan.)
14 Notre Dame de La Salette (Ill.)
15 McQuaid (NY)
16 Jupiter HS (Fla.)
17 Wilson HS (Calif.)
18 East HS (Colo.)
19 New Orleans Jesuit (La.)
20 Capital HS, (Idaho)
21 Reynold Raiders (Ore.)
22 Edina (Minn.)
23 Greenville Red Raiders (SC)
24 Cathedral (Calif.)
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
youth rugby
youth rugby is and will be the back bone for the growth of the game here in the USA. take a look at soccer. there was a huge gap between youth soccer and the mens and womens national teams. now having a pro league and having the national teams make headlines does help. but with out the youth boom, soccer would not be where it is now in the usa. you have to build from the ground up. by increasing youth rugby through out the states, from u8-u19, you start to create a massive fallowing and players playing much earlier then there sr. year in high school. in 5 years i would like to have a test done and see what then the average age is that rugby players in the united states begin to play and i bet it will say ether middle school or freshmen year of high school.
who's the ones that put butts in seats for football,soccer,basketball games? no not soccer moms or "hard core"fans. its kids. if you had a child who kept bugging you to take them to a baseball game wouldn't you take them? minor or pro. same goes for rugby, when and i do believe its only a matter of time (its a post for another time) a pro league gets going here in north America, it will be the youth who will help maintain the average attendance for those games. picture on a Friday night or Saturday, the set of local (say 2-3 youth clubs play in a 10 mile radius, again youth means u8-u19) clubs decide to get together and go watch a rugby match but in stead of having to decided who's house or what bar would let them in, they head down to go watch there pro team. in 2-3 teams your looking at anywhere from 200-400 kids alone. plus adults. now factor in the money that will be spent, sure its not a billion dollar industry but everything has to start small.
youth rugby is the beginning for USA rugby and they need it to flourish. ~here's to seeing it prosper.
the next steps to get things in order, college rugby, men's(women's)/ pro rugby.
i hope you all take a second and go to my youth rugby club page and show your support also. losgatosrugby.com . if your are interested in sponsoring please contact Chris fisher.
who's the ones that put butts in seats for football,soccer,basketball games? no not soccer moms or "hard core"fans. its kids. if you had a child who kept bugging you to take them to a baseball game wouldn't you take them? minor or pro. same goes for rugby, when and i do believe its only a matter of time (its a post for another time) a pro league gets going here in north America, it will be the youth who will help maintain the average attendance for those games. picture on a Friday night or Saturday, the set of local (say 2-3 youth clubs play in a 10 mile radius, again youth means u8-u19) clubs decide to get together and go watch a rugby match but in stead of having to decided who's house or what bar would let them in, they head down to go watch there pro team. in 2-3 teams your looking at anywhere from 200-400 kids alone. plus adults. now factor in the money that will be spent, sure its not a billion dollar industry but everything has to start small.
youth rugby is the beginning for USA rugby and they need it to flourish. ~here's to seeing it prosper.
the next steps to get things in order, college rugby, men's(women's)/ pro rugby.
i hope you all take a second and go to my youth rugby club page and show your support also. losgatosrugby.com . if your are interested in sponsoring please contact Chris fisher.
rugby in north america
the question ive always asked and my common response from other is ether, they ignore it or say bad idea and move on. ive always thought we can replicate what is done over in euro and super rugby by building up Canada and usa clubs first. and after clubs have been established and money has started to flow in (look how long it took mls teams to become money makers) why not add/start a club or two in the carabbiens and same with mexico. doesnt have to mexico city to start with, other parts of mexico are huge sports lovers such as , vera cruz, baja california, monterray, cancun are would actully be a good place to start. from there have a heinikin cup type with of course the majority clubs comeing from usa and canada and maybe two from both mexico and one of the island's. on top of all that usa rugby, canada rugby,mexico rugby, and carabbien rugby should all be working together on building up this region. politics aside , mexico has pleanty of wealthy , half of the soccer owners down there are million/billionaires. imagine with there money thrown behind plus american money supporting major tournaments.
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