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!

Team, we have the numbers so we are ready to go! Also can someone bring a ball with? Not sure V man is going to make it so we’ll need a substitute (perhaps the training ball I’ve seen thrown around that’s a similar size to the touch ball).

Also, the last few games, I’ve felt my passing has been a little underwhelming so I dug up this video on passing skills. Nothing new here, but thought it would be worthwhile sharing (click on the photo)!

Didn’t get the numbers and I imagine the pitch will be a mess after all this rain. Seems everyone is out of town!

Ermmmmmmmmmm so what if we push back the start time to 10am? Would more people be interested? Reply to the post if so.

Who’s in?! You know the drill!

Anthony – pity you weren’t at this broncos game last week! A bit more of the old razzle-dazzle….

Guys we are expecting a great turn out tomorrow (at 9AM!). Looking forward to the game. Remember to bring your sunscreen, water and hat fans, it’ll be a hot one!

Hi guys,

So it looks like the majority of people prefer to play in the morning.  Let’s shoot for tomorrow at 10 at the Mall.  The caveat is that play MIGHT be interrupted by Memorial Day festivities.  Ryan pointed out that there’s a WW2 memorial that could prevent us from playing, but it is unclear whether it would spill over into the area where we play (unlikely in my mind).  So, some risk we get booted, but I think we’ll be fine.  See you guys tomorrow!

Hey all,There’s been some interest in playing tomorrow.   I’m trying to get a feel for timing so if you can make it tomorrow, respond with an “In” PLUS what part of the day might work best, “Morning” or “Afternoon”.  I’ll tally everything and see where things stand.  Right now, I’m in for the morning, afternoon’s a possibility.  Let me know how you guys feel.

And, as always, we’re very welcoming of new players.  So newbies (to the game, or to playing with us) feel free to join in!