Mollie McCarthy of Boulder, CO has been appointed the new coach of the West Women’s Collegiate All-Stars. She works in the USA Rugby National Office as the Coach Development Manager. Mollie is also an assistant coach for University of Colorado Women. She played college rugby at SUNY-Brockport (Brockport, NY) and did her masters in Sport [...]
Call for Applications – West Women’s Collegiate All-Star Coach
December 9, 2011
The Western Rugby Union has announced a call for applications for the Collegiate Women’s All-Star Coach position. Consistent with the player pathway for USA Rugby, the former U23 format has evolved to a “collegiate” format, and only players who are “collegiate eligible” as defined by USA Rugby Eligibility Rules are eligible to participate. Click here [...]
USA Rugby Collegiate 7s Championships
December 4, 2011
Six Collegiate Men’s teams and one Collegiate Women’s team have qualified for the inaugural USA Rugby Collegiate 7s National Championships to be held December 16-17 at Texas A&M University in College Station, TX. The Men’s teams are: Air Force Academy, Texas A&M University, University of Arkansas, University of Colorado, University of Oklahoma, and University of [...]
Heart of America Wins West Men’s Collegiate All-Stars Championship
November 6, 2011
The Heart of America Men’s Collegiate All-Stars defeated the Eastern Rockies Collegiates in the championship finals 59-17 in Kansas City this past weekend (November 5-6, 2011). In the consolation game, the Texas Collegiates defeated the HOA-2 team 45-10 for 3rd place. In the Saturday semifinals, the Eastern Rockies advanced to the finals with 34-33 win [...]
West Men’s All-Star 7s take 2nd – Women take 4th
August 28, 2011
Congratulations to the West Men’s 7s All-Stars, who placed 2nd after losing to So Cal in the championship match, and the West Women’s 7s All-Stars who finished 4th in the USA Rugby National 7s All-Stars championships this weekend in Chula Vista, CA. Both teams were lead by first-year coaches, Andre Snyman and Tracy Gola, respectively. [...]
Texas Referee Promotions
August 17, 2011
On behalf of the Texas Rugby Referee’s Association (TRRA) and the Referee Advancement & Training Organization (RATO), it is my pleasure to announce the following referees have been promoted: L3 Promotions: Basheer Benhalim Stan Cagle Phil Camm Doug Corrigan Jimmy Schreiner Butch Neunschwander Geoff Taylor Kyle Witnbaker L2 Promotions: Mike Clough Sean “Bean” Martin Traci [...]
USA Rugby Membership Registration Now Open
August 16, 2011
USA Rugby membership registration for 2011-2012 has opened. The USA Rugby membership fee now includes $10 for personal accident insurance. Total registration rates are: > Senior and Referee $45 > College $40 > High School/Youth $30 Western Rugby Union dues are collected in conjunction with USA CIPP and are: > Senior and Referee $25 > [...]
West Men’s 7s Team Training & Selection – Letter from Coach, Andre Snyman
July 13, 2011
Hi Coaches, Andre Snyman here! Just wanted to touch base with you and introduce myself. I am really pleased to have been appointed Head Coach for the West Men’s All Star 7s Team and would be very appreciative if you could assist me with my quest to field the best team available. While I am [...]
West Men’s Club 7s Results – To date …
July 11, 2011
After two West Men’s Club 7s Qualifiers, there are four teams tied with 6 points each – Dallas Harlequins, Denver Barbos, Glendale, and the Woodlands Exiles. In Dallas on June 25th, Glendale defeated the Dallas Harlequins in the finals. The Barbos defeated the Kansas City Blues for 3rd place. In Kansas City on July 9th, [...]
Andre Snyman named coach of the West Men’s 7s All-Stars
July 4, 2011
Andre Snyman, a former South African Springbok in both 7s and 15s, has been named to lead the West Men’s 7s All-Stars. He succeeds Freddie Waititi, who is not available. Snyman currently resides in Colorado and is affiliated with the Glendale Raptors. He will work closely with Gregg Jarvis, the West 7s Coordinator (west7director@aol.com). A [...]