Who’s in for rugby tomorrow?  It’s going to be a hot one, but we all look so cool compared to the soccer and softball crowd the temperature will drop 10 degrees at least when we’re out there.  Just be sure to bring some water.  And an extra shirt.  It’ll be sweaty…

Some people already know about this, but thought I’d post the specifics:

What: Columbia Touch Rugby and Advanced Threat Analysis, Inc. will host a touch rugby tournament.

When: Saturday, July 27, 2013 beginning at 930AM with a captains meeting. Match play will begin at 10AM Sharp. Teams that are on-site will play first. Try and NOT be late.

Where: Behind Cradlerock Elementary School off of Broken Land Parkway and Cradlerock Way North. Address is: 6700 Cradlerock Way, Columbia, MD 21045

How: Touch tournament will follow FIT rules. Each team will supply a Captain. 6 on the field at a time. Roster size is 12. Exceptions can be made. Looking to advertise and market the sport in the area. Pool play for introduction and seeding and then single elimination tournament. 4 match minimum. 10 minute halves, 2 min half time. 2 fields running at once. Each team will supply a ref when not playing. So bring your whistles.

Entry Fee: $25 per team to be paid by the Captain before their teams first match.

Awards: Trophy/Plaque to 1st and 2nd place finishers. $500 to winner.

NOTES: Free water will be available at the pitch. Hot dogs and Hamburgers will be sold at the pitch. Those are not free. $1 hotdogs, $2 hamburgers w/cheese or without. Bring your tents or shade. It’s getting hot!

Questions: email Roger at roger.colon@atacorporation.com or Tony at tonygbu2@hotmail.com

Hi all, we’re good to go for tomorrow for some touch rugby. Same spot, same time. Will be keeping check on the weather in the morning. Right now there is a low chance of rain, but the predictions are all over the place, so we’ll have to revert to the old school method – looking out the window. 

See you out there!

Hi team, give us a yes or a no if you’re in for touch rugby this Saturday at 9am. Weather is supposed to be in the manageable mid 70s. See you out there!

Hey Guys,

We’ve got the minimum for a run tomorrow.  Let’s meet at our usual spot at the mall at 6.  If a few of the “maybe’s” show up, we’ll have really good numbers.  See everyone tomorrow!

PS  I haven’t scouted the Mall on Wednesdays, but presumably it’s not filled with the softball crowd.  Keeping my fingers crossed…

Hey guys,There’s been a lot of talk about meeting up during the week in addition to our Saturday play.  We’ve played on Thursday’s before but it’s proved to be less than ideal given softball’s dominance at the mall, and Thursday happens to be among the more precious drinking days.  Wednesday seems like a nice alternative.

Are you guys down for rugga rugga on hump day?  Let me know.

FYI, yoga classes are a poor excuse for not attending midweek rugby…

PS  Let’s meet at 6pm

We’ve got numbers.  See everyone tomorrow morning at 9am on the mall!

Hey Guys,

Thought I’d send a blast to see if anyone’s interested to play rugby on Saturday.  It’ll be a good opportunity to re-live last week’s glory.  And, it’ll be a good opportunity to even out your tan.  Skins vs. skins!  Let me know if you’re in.

Team, we all did an outstanding job at this past weekend’s touch tournament. Our team A placed an impressive first place in the second division play offs and Team B came in at a close 3rd in the first division, narrowly losing to Columbia by 5-6.

Despite our losses, we all learnt an incredible amount about the game. The quality at which both our teams played was a big improvement over our usual Saturday morning gatherings! It was also a great experience to have met our match against the more pro teams that showed up and hopefully we’re all better players as a result.

Thanks to all of the players and spectators who attended and pushed through an intensely hot and physically demanding day while maintaining consistently high levels of team spirit. A special shout out to Eric for the jerseys, John and Eric for the tents (we wouldn’t have survived long without them!) and to all of our drivers. An extra special thanks to Cliff who not only made us aware of the event, but also cooked up a storm for the entire 100 odd people at the event!!

Finally thanks to Kaitlin for the photos. I’m posting some below, but feel free to download the full set here. Looking forward to seeing you all out there again soon for our usual Saturday morning games!