Rugby Bits & Bites: Almost the Weekend

• Rugby Magazine finally got it’s E-News entity up and running here (old link also redirects). There’s a women’s profile on Belmont Shore’s Kelly White and an interesting discussion about D-II collegiate teams, focusing on the Iowa State Women.
Worth noting, I’ve been impressed by the ongoing E-News coverage as compared to the old Goff [...]

Update on the new TU Season, Women’s NA4

Hat tip to K-Train for spotting this first at WomenEagles.com …
New Women’s Territorial Union Season Announced6.28.07 – USA Rugby has released the upcoming schedule for elite Territorial Union matches. Tier 1 teams will play two games away and one home, Tier 2 teams will play 2 home matches and 1 away. The 2008 National [...]

Recruiting!

So summer is barely started and fall seems very far away … but my team’s officers discussed last night that we need to be recruiting right now.
So, I thought I’d throw it out there to all of us. Rugby teams everywhere are in the same boat when it comes to recruiting. So we should [...]

Thank You Madison Police Officer

Yesterday about 7 p.m., I was driving down a fairly high-traffic divided lane road near our downtown. Lots of cars that speed along at 40 mph plus.
A police squad car had its lights on ahead of me and was stopping cars in the middle of the road … to let a Mama Duck and [...]

Thank the Lord!!

Did you hear? They are back together for a reunion tour! My dreams of becoming the sixth Spice Girl – Spicy Spice – just gained some major momentum.
(just kidding … maybe)
In honor of the World Tour …
If you need to hear Wannabe, I posted it here in January when [...]

100,000

We’re approaching 100,000 visitors here at Saturday’s A Rugby Day.
That’s 100,000 visitors in one year and eight months of existence.
Thanks for visiting!

A Women’s NA4?

So all of the players who attended the National All-Star Championships in Minnesota were told there would be a new Territorial Season starting, in addition to a Women’s NA4.
ERugbyNews interviewed USA Women’s National Team coach Kathy Flores (subscription required) after the NASCs and this new territorial season (April through June):
“We have composed a TU season [...]

Why Front Rows and Wings are the same player … or why I think your position number doesn’t matter in a game.

I’m back from vacation. Back to the grind. Back to the computer. *sigh*
Big T and I had a great time. The weather was gorgeous all four days. My friend KJ’s wedding was also gorgeous with great food, beautiful setting and of course, a beautiful bride. And I even turned my rugby tan into [...]

Who is Your Favorite Opponent?

Since I’ll be wonderfully disconnected for the next four days, I thought I would leave up a good open discussion post.
So please leave a comment or two, three or four.
Who is your favorite rugby opponent? And why?
You can mention a specific player, or a whole team. You can even mention more than [...]

I couldn’t say it better …

A letter and an article I found in my web wanderings that I wanted to share …
First, a piece by a Bath women’s rugby player in the UK …
Preconceptions couldn’t be further from the truth 13 June 2007, 2:42 pm By Vicky Heslop
I am often asked, “What is the difference between women’s [...]