Entries from October 2006

October 31, 2006

How My Family Celebrates Halloween

We dress up our pets in rediculous outfits … like my male cat in a pretty pink princess outfit.

Here he is trying to get the cape off. We call this the “Liberace” shot.
Added: Flickr photos tagged “halloween” and “costume” of other people’s pets in costumes and lots of other Halloween shots for any [...]

October 31, 2006

Midwest D-2 Women’s Championships Update

Goff’s got his recap here (subscription required), but here are the scores from the tournament down in Ohio, hosted by the Scioto Valley Women … Day 1 – Bad weather and very windy conditions- Minneapolis Menagerie 15, Scioto Valley 10 … Scioto Valley had a 10-0 lead over the Menagerie, but lost players to injury [...]

October 31, 2006

Last Day of October …

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

October 30, 2006

Women’s 7s Team Officially Announced for NAWIRA

Via USA Rugby this afternoon:
10-30-2006 – U.S. WOMEN’S SEVENS TEAM ANNOUNCED FOR NAWIRABOULDER, Colo. – National Sevens Team Coach Julie McCoy has officially announced today the U.S. Women’s Development Team that will compete in the North America and West Indies Rugby Union (NAWIRA) Sevens Tournament on Nov. 11-12 in Bridgetown, Barbados.
The U.S. development team includes [...]

October 30, 2006

Taking Ideas for NaBloPoMo

Since I am now committed to blogging for every single day of November as a participant in NaBloPoMo (aka National Blog Posting Month), I figured I might need some inspiration and I turn to you, the awesome readers of Saturday’s A Rugby Day, to help a sister out.
Please leave me topic ideas in the comments. [...]

October 30, 2006

I love my cat, but …

This is a rather memorable video short encouraging you to play rugby from the English RFU’s Go Play Rugby campaign.
Technorati Tags: Women’s Rugby Women’s Sports Rugby Sports Rugby Fitness Sports Fitness

October 30, 2006

Sisters of Mercy

A feature article on the Gonzaga Women’s Rugby Team …
These ‘Sisters’ bruised, bonded by rugbyPaul MillerPosted: 10/27/06“Ruck me, chuck me, make me bleed. Hardcore rugby’s all I need!”
This chant starts every practice and game for the Sisters of Mercy, Gonzaga’s women’s rugby team.
Junior Laura Brown, captain and three year veteran of The Sisters [...]

October 30, 2006

Sweet 16s and All Around the Country Results

• USA Rugby’s Day 1 and Day 2 recaps of the D-1 Women’s Sweet 16s … and here are the scores:
DAY ONEDI Women’s Club PlayoffsColumbia, SC – Pool A & DWashington Furies 27, Austin 10Berkeley 49, Philly 5Beantown 37, North Shore 7Atlanta 55, Mudhens 0
Kansas, City, Mo.Pools B & CKeystone 17, ORSU 10MN Valkyries 55, [...]

October 27, 2006

Are you …

Happy it’s Friday?
Thinking of your costume for a party this weekend?
Traveling to Sweet 16s?
Glad your season is done and you’re not traveling to Sweet 16s?
Ticking down the minutes until your workday is over?
In nap mode now after lunch?
Wishing you had called in sick?
Wondering why you decided to wear those pants today?
Humming “Living On A Prayer” [...]

October 27, 2006

Women’s D-1 National Championship Info

Thanks to Jessa from 360 Sports Management, I have added the Women’s D-1 National Championship banner to the top of my blog and this links to an informational page on the tournament down in Florida at Disney’s Wide World of Sports (Hello Mickey!).
I’ll keep it up there through the Championship. Best of luck to [...]