Texas Teams Advance to Nationals |
| In the Western USA High School Rugby Championships, two Texas Teams, Katy in the club & St. Thomas high school division advance to Pittsburgh for the USA National Championships May 30 - June 1. |
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State Final Scores |
| Played the weekend of April 26-27 at Strake Jesuit in Houston, Texas. The Texas state championships pitted single school and multiple school based teams from north and south Texas. |
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USA RUGBY AGE GRADE KNOCKOUT... |
USA RUGBY AGE GRADE KNOCKOUT COMPETITION EXTRA TIME PROVISIONS
Total playing time for Age Grade Rugby in the United States is governed by the iRB Under 19 Variations for the Laws of the Game and by the USA Rugby Guidelines for Non-contact Rugby.
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2008 TYRA Awards Banquet |
The 2008 TYRA Awards Banquet at 7:30 PM till 9:00 PM at:
St Thomas High School
4500 Memorial Drive
Houston, Texas 77007
$10 per person to offset cost of the Banquet..... |
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NORTH - ELITE YOUTH RUGBY TRY OUTS |
| ANNOUNCING THE TYRA / TRU ELITE YOUTH RUGBY TRY OUTS The TRU / TYRA Elite Coaches and Managers would like to invite you and your players to the Northern TRU Elite Try Out. We HIGHLY encourage that you and your players show up early. The best coaches in Texas will be reviewing the players for camps to be held in mid-April and our trip to Denver in mid-June. Please ensure that all players attending are ready to be tested, trained, and reviewed. All players must wear proper rugby training attire. |
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Houston Rugby Academy |
Purpose The growth of rugby in South Texas has led to a demand for quality rugby education. In an attempt to meet this need and stay abreast of the most current rugby training, skills, conditioning, and coaching techniques, the Houston Stormers Rugby Academy has been established. The purpose of the HSRA is to provide courses specifically designed to identify, develop, and progress promising elite rugby players and coaches. The Academy is a development program geared primarily to ensuring that a player's capacities and abilities are maximized. It will also serve as the main selection and training vehicle for the Southern Counties select-side. The HSRA will service the Greater Houston metroplex (Harris, Montgomery , Fort Bend , Galveston , and Brazoria Counties ) and consist of two main components: Elite Player Development Group and Academy Development Group. Both groups will consist of twenty five players whom will be instructed by area high school and college coaches. The appointment to the academy is twelve months in duration and players will be required to attend a one-day session each month. The Academy's goal is to identify and promote young players for selection on the Houston Area Select-Side, the Texas Rugby Union U-19 Select-Side, the U.S. Eagles U-19 team, and to provide a cadre of young elite athletes who can return to their home clubs and help improve the standard of rugby by disseminating the training they received during their attendance at the academy.
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A Spectators Guide to Rugby |
| A Spectators Guide to Rugby For anyone reasonably familiar with American football, rugby should be an easy game to understand. The purpose of the game of rugby is to carry a blown up pigskin over a goal line, or kick it over a goal post with more consistency than one's opposition. Unlike American football, the laws of rugby are few and simple. Rugby action does not stop until someone scores, the ball goes out of bounds, or a rule is broken. Rugby teams don't huddle to prepare strategy since no platoons for offense, defense, and special teams exist. A good rugby team or side, as it is called will respond instantly to a number of defensive and offensive situations, each member of the team moving independently within his role, but collectively for total effect. |
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A Letter to Rugby Parents |
So, your son or daughter has decided to play Rugby? DON'T PANIC ! Rugby is a wonderful game, with a rich tradition around the world. It is the contact game of choice for countries such as England, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, France, Scotland and Wales. Throughout the world people play Rugby from grade school through adulthood. In fact, Rugby is truly a "Life Sport" because, unlike American-Football, players continue to participate in the Rugby game long after they leave school. Players continue playing competitive rugby for years and years by joining local men's or women's clubs. Senior Clubs even have "Old Boys" teams composed of players over 35 years of age! This letter is intended to help you understand the game of Rugby a little better, and give you some information about those that play it.
Some other Rugby players you may have heard of: President Bill Clinton played at Oxford; Newt Gingerich's sister, Candace, plays for the Washington Furies; Pope John Paul played for Poland; Darren Nelson, former Minnesota Viking, played at Stanford; Ted Kennedy played at Harvard; Boris Karloff founded the Southern California RFU; Jim Baker played at Princeton; actors David Niven and Richard Harris played Rugby both on and off the screen; Sean Connery played school-boy rugby! These and many, many others are part of the Rugby community!
Rugby is definitely a "contact" sport, but it is not a brutal sport. In fact, it is much less violent than American Football. There are several very good and logical reasons for this including the fact that contact, while vigorous, is much less dangerous than in American football since neither blocking or rigid protective equipment is allowed in Rugby. This means players are not getting blind-sided' by the unexpected blocker nor striking each other with armored' shoulders and helmets. Also, dirty or dangerous play is not tolerated, and the offending player may be ordered off the field or even suspended by his club or the local league. Rugby places as much importance on sportsmanship as on winning. Here are some other reasons rugby compares favorably with football:
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Parent Participation |
Parent Participation
Many parents pass their youngsters over to others, relying on someone else to take responsibility for their child's sports experience.
Parents are the keys. They need to demonstrate the positive benefits of the rugby experience by attending games, practices, or team social events; or by just expressing their positive support. Parents should discuss with their child why the child is participating in rugby and help him/her in evaluating his/her experience.) |
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Hall of Fame |
| Players who have gone on to represent their Country, State and Region on All Star and Nation Teams |
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Created on 02/29/2008 05:19 PM by tyra
Updated on 02/29/2008 05:27 PM by tyra
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| Mission Statement |
Scope and Purpose
1. The purpose of the Texas Youth Rugby Association is to increase the number of youth Rugby players and decrease the age of first time participants.
2. To foster the growth and development of the sport of youth rugby at all levels.
3. To assist members, teams, and participants in their various forms of involvement with rugby.
4. To adhere to all laws of rugby as promulgated by the International Board of the Rugby Football Union.
5. To encourage and facilitate national and international youth rugby competition
6. To provide structure and support for competitions and high performance youth rugby.
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| Guiding Principles |
Ethics
1. The game of rugby stands higher than any individuals' or groups' agendas and we will promote increased participation in the sport of rugby in a manner that honors the game and the spirit of competition
2. We will strive to keep the sportsmanship associated with rugby above competing motivations
3. Rugby is for everyone and all participants should be treated with respect and given every opportunity to play
4. We will teach and instruct rugby skills, including the history of game and the honorable tradition of rugby sportsmanship, which promotes and requires respect for teammates, opponents, coaches and match officials.
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April, 2008
Sat 12, TBA
HARC U19 19, SA U19 19
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Plano U19 -v- Panther City Vikings
Sat 12, TBA
Stoney Point HS Vars -v- Mt Carmel Varsity
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Kingwood U19 14, Katy U19 50
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Allen Jr Varsity 0, Dallas Jesuit Jr Var 28
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Strake Jesuit Varsit -v- St Thomas Varsity
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Alliance U17 28, Quin Colts U17 0
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Alliance U19 28, Quin Colts U19 0
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