May 3 Rugby Border Battle Match Details

Here are the details for our May 3rd Matches for the Rugby Border Battle in Mauston, WI. This is approximately 2 1/2 hour drive. To be there and ready to warm up by 10:00 a.m., we will need to leave Brookfield by 7:00 a.m. -- so I wanted to get the match information out early. I anticipate that we will need drivers, so next Monday at practice, we will need an accurate count of who is going and whose parents might be willing to drive.

WHERE: Mauston, WI
WHEN: May 3, 2009
MATCH TIMES:
9am - Oak Creek v Armstrong

10am - Fond du Lac v Rockford

11 am - Brookfield v Wayzata

12 pm - KM v Orono

1 pm - Oak Creek v Rockford

2 pm - Brookfield v Armstrong

3 pm - Fond du Lac v Orono

4 pm - KM v Wayzata


Directions:

Take I-94 to Exit 69 Mauston (just north of the WI Dells) - Head west on Hwy 82…you will go through town (2-3 miles) and the school/football field will be on your left. The address is 800 Grayside Ave, Mauston, WI 53948 (google maps is putting it on the wrong side of the street, but it's the school and easy to spot.)

Our Next Match

Here are the details for our next match

WHAT: The Founders' Cup Match
DATE: Saturday, April 25, 2009
WHERE: Minooka Park
TIME/OPPONENT: 10:00am CMH v Brookfield
11:30am CMH B v Fondy
12:45 Brook B vs Fondy B

Players should be at Minooka ready to warm up at 8:45 a.m.

DIRECTIONS:

1. Head west on Bluemound Rd/US-18
   
2. Turn slight left onto WI-164 S. (2.1 miles)
   
3. Turn left onto CR-Y/E. Racine Ave. (0.8 miles)
   
4. Turn Right onto E. Sunset Dr. (200 ft.)
   
5. Minooka Park is located at 1927 E. Sunset Dr. in Waukesha

The Iowa Trip...

Thanks to all the parents for driving and coordinating and getting us all there and back again!

The Club had a very successful trip to Iowa this past weekend. We were able to play a lot of rugby and gain some valuable experience. Our final record was 2-1. We posted a 50-0 win over Edina; 10-0 win over the Orono Nightmares and a 0-5 loss against Hopkins. In all three matches, we had the pleasure of playing against quality opponents from all over the Midwest in some very physical and demanding match-ups.

In addition, our players did some fantastic extra-duty assignments filling out Omaha, Hopkins, the Kansas City Dragons and forming part of a motley side to do our part to make sure there was rugby for everyone! I am very proud of our efforts on behalf of these other teams both in the quality of our players' performances on the field and their sportsmanship in lending a hand to these other clubs.

It was a great weekend!

The First Match and some reminders!

Despite the cold, our club showed up ready to play on Sunday to put up 50 points in our first match against Pius for a 50-7 victory in a scrimmage format. Our A-team racked up 40 points in 20 minutes as they cut through the opposition! A special congratulations to our rookies who really came alive to the game -- making shoe string tackles, penetrating runs, and generally dominating play for 40 minutes as they took the field for the first time.

The club should be very proud of where they are at as they start this season. Having 2 full sides ready to play is a major accomplishment and the first step towards building a sustainable power-house club. Every member of the team should be proud of this as we continue to build the club.

PRACTICE: Just a reminder -- there will be no practice this Thursday -- but we will have regular practices over spring break in anticipation of the Iowa tournament

IOWA: At this point -- with the addition of 2 drivers volunteering to drive on Sunday -- we should have all the space in the car pool for Iowa that we need. I will be sending out more detailed information to drivers in the coming days.

Update About Sunday

A quick update about Sunday's Game: Rockford, Il. is coming up to play our B-side so there will be both an A and B side match and everyone will get an opportunity to get in a game. This is a great opportunity for the rookies to get their feet wet. The B-side game will kick-off immediately after the A-side game.

Don't forget dress warm for being on the side-line in case the weather turns cold!

Sunday's Game

OPPONENT: Pius IX RFC
DATE: Sunday, April 5
TIME: Kick-off 1:30 p.m. (be at the field by 12:30)!
PLACE: Minooka Park

DIRECTIONS:

1. Head west on Bluemound Rd/US-18
   
2. Turn slight left onto WI-164 S. (2.1 miles)
   
3. Turn left onto CR-Y/E. Racine Ave. (0.8 miles)
   
4. Turn Right onto E. Sunset Dr. (200 ft.)
   
5. Minooka Park is located at 1927 E. Sunset Dr. in Waukesha