Hey all,

We’ve got just enough for some practice/play today.  I’ll see everyone at 6!

Just an FYI that there will be no touch this Saturday (June 29) on the mall as the team will be playing in a tournament in Maryland. HOWEVER we are playing tonight (Thursday June 27) at 6PM on the mall at the same spot. Open to anyone who wants to join, not just those playing in the tourney. We’re going to be going over some tricks, tips and strategy that will help us all improve!

Hey guys,

Let’s prep for Saturday’s tournament with practice this Thursday.  We’ll use the time to go over some techniques, and play with our respective teams if most people show up.  Playing with our teams will help us get a feel for how we’ll operate on Saturday. 

Let’s meet at 6 at the same place where we usually play.  We may play a little closer to 17th street because there will be softball players around, but it’s basically the same space. 

Hope to see everyone there! 

The team wishes you all the best on the birth of your beautiful baby girls Isla (top) and Jura (bottom)! They look angelic which hopefully means they’ll give their dad a break to get out and play touch rugby once a week!

See you there!

Team, you know the drill. We need to know who is hot and who is not for Saturday morning touch rugby at the mall at 9AM.

For those coming to the tournament, please bring $20 with you ($5 for spectators). For those who requested team tees, please bring $15 for Eric (we both have to pay in advance). See you Saturday (or tonight for those who are coming to ‘practice’)!

And for those who don’t remember this gem of the 90s (and didn’t get the title of the post), check out:

Hey Guys,
We’ve got a good amount of interest so we’re on for tonight.  We’re at the mall where we usually meet.  See everyone at 6!

Hi team,

Eric has kindly organized for the printing of these very cool tank tops for the team heading to the tournament next week. For those coming and wanting one of the below, Please POST YOUR SIZE (S,M,L, XL etc) and cut (male/female) in the comments section (if you are between sizes, Eric recommends getting the size below). The cost is a very reasonable $15 and we need to know whether you’re in for one by THIS FRIDAY. Of course, if you are not coming to the tournament and want one anyway, just let us know! Also, if you’re coming to touch on Thursday evening or Saturday please bring with you both the money for the “jersey” and for the tournament (total $35).

Finally, for those who have not confirmed their participation for next Saturday, please comment on this post letting me know if you can make it. We have 14 confirmed with 2 maybes so it would be nice to get to 18-20 so we can have two teams represented. I will be organizing logistics this weekend via email and not via the blog so let me know if you’re in!

Hey guys, considering we have a tournament coming up soon, it would be helpful to get a few more games in. Is anyone interesting in play on Thursday at 6 pm?

Hi team,

As mentioned today (and a few times previously by Cliff) there is a touch tournament in a few weeks time in Dickerson, Maryland and WE NEED YOU to be part of dctouchrugby.com’s first official TEAM ( catchy team name pending).

The relevant details about the event are all here http://www.wildgeeserugby.com/touch-tournament-2013.htm, but to summarize….

• When: Saturday June 29 at 11AM (pre-match training at 10AM)
• Where: Gosling Park (20500 Martinsburg Road, Dickerson, MD 20842)
• Players: 6 on field, up to 6 subs
• Rules: Australian FIT (what we play w/o the kick-off). The games will be refereed
• Teams: There are 4 teams confirmed so far (so we can expect to play at least 4 games)
• Skill level: All skill levels/experience welcome
• Cost: $20 per person, or $200 per team, $5 for spectators. Money will go to food, drinks and donation to support local youth rugby

What we need from YOU: Let me know if you are in by commenting on this post. Note that this is about one hour outside of D.C. so those with cars, let us know how many spaces you would likely have available to help with transport (we can then organize carpooling via email). We will set the minimum players to participate in this tournament at 10. It will likely be hot so we can keep fresh by using subs as much as we can. Please let me know if you are interested in coming! If we get 10, that’s great, if we get 12, even better. More than that and we can even think about having TWO teams! Also, feel free to bring spectators/fans too!

A couple of other logistical items we’re hoping to sort out is finding a tent for shade, and chairs. If anyone has any leads on either, please let me know! Of course if we get together a team for this, it would mean that there will be NO game on the mall Saturday June 29 (so you may as well join us for the tournament!).

Any questions, email me and I’ll get in touch with Brian the organizer. Thanks to Cliff for making us aware of this event and for bringing us into the fold of the wider D.C. area rugby community!