Parents Weekend

Thanks to all the parents for making the reception this past weekend.  A great way to meet everyone off the pitch.

State Tournament Announced

The schedule for the state tournament (Ed Lee Tournamnt) has been released. Games will be played on Saturday, November 7 and Sunday, November 8 in Salem, VA.  Complete tournament schedule and directions can be found at www.roanokerugby.com

Saturday, November 7, 2009
10 am – 11:30 am
Division 3 – #2 vs. #3 (Longwood vs. W & L)

1 pm – 2:30 pm
Division 3 – #1 vs. #4 (CNU vs. HS)

Sunday, November 8, 2009
10 am – 11:30 pm
Division 3 Consolation

11:30 am – 1 pm
Division 3 Championship

Who goes on to MARFU?
Division 3 – Top three teams move on to MARFU Playoffs

Thanks Alumni!

A great weekend was had last weekend for W&L Rugby during Young Alumni Weekend.  The Minks had a great alumni turnout for the match against Blackwater Men’s Club.  Alll alumni who wanted to play, and some that didn’t, got playing time.   This was definitely a pre-cursor to what could be a true W&L Rugby Reunion.

Anyone interested in a a Rugby Alumni Weekend?

Rugby Ties

Another order of Vineyard Vine rugby ties have been ordered and will be here soon.

Rugby in the Olypmics

Rugby Sevens has been accepted as an Olympic sport and will participate in the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

http://www.irb.com/rugbyandtheolympics/news/newsid=2033899.html#rugby+family+celebrates+olympic+admission

Dust off the Boots….

All alumni returning to campus this weekend for Young Alumni Weekend are encouraged to come out and watch and/or play this Saturday as the Minks host Blackwater Men’s Club.  Game time is 1pm on Fuge Field.

So, dust off those boots and show the youngsters how good you really were (are)

Congratulations Andy!

English Andy (Andy Ward ‘10) was selected by the VMI Coaching staff at the conclusion of last night’s game to be Man of the Match for W&L.  A specially decorated game ball depicting VMI Rugby and W&L rugby was presented to Andy.  A permanent trophy is currently under construction to be used for future VMI/W&L matches.

Team Dinner

Tonight the W&L and VMI rugby teams will have dinner together as a precursor to their match this week.

Rugby Pics on Scene on Campus

http://www.wlu.edu/prebuilt/scene_on_campus/publish_to_web/index.html

Also a good editorial in this week’s Ring Tum Phi on W&L Women’s Rugby by flanker Stockton Bullitt ‘12.

Team Particiaptes in Leadership Development Course

The team participated in W&L’s Leadership Development training yesterday afternoon.  Led by Burr Datz, the session worked on visualizing, planning together, communicating and looking out for each other.   As Burr explained,  “…it’s not just about one guy who leads and takes charge, but the willingness of everyone to add input and lead collaboratively…”.  Someone summed it up at the conclusion of the session when they said “…when we go out to practice and play, our focus has got to be on rugby and being the best that we can.”