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Boys U-19 Rugby Virginia All Stars

The 6^th Challenge Cup Regional All Star Tournament

Presented by

THE POTOMAC RUGBY FOUNDATION
www.rugby-foundation.org

19^th & 20^th June, 2010
@
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Venue:

Founders Field
101 Eisele Road
Cheswick, Pa. 15024

All Coaches ― please send Bill Brownley < billbrownley@aol.com  > and the age grade managers a list of the players you think should be strongly considered, along with year of birth, position, experience, club, height and weight, and what makes them standout.

We try to be inclusive rather than exclusive; last year we took 30 boys in each age grade, and everyone played.  However, it helps to have some picture for the selection trials of who were are looking at and why.  If you come to the trials you can talk to the appropriate age grade manager about kids you are particularly interested in.

Schedule - Updated 31 May 2010

June 13th (Sunday) Selection Trials 12-4 PM at the Richmond Lions field at Seven Pines

Seven Pines Field
514 Whiteside Road
Sandston, VA 23150.

June 14th Selections published

June 16th Practice in Nova prior to leaving for Pittsburgh

June 17th Practice in Nova prior to leaving for Pittsburgh

June 18th leave for Pittsburgh, practice in Pittsburgh

• June 19th Play in the Challenge Cup.  Team Dinner

• June 20th Play in Challenge Cup, leave for home.

• June 26th Play Harrogate in Nova at Lanier Middle School.  (Directions: Lanier MS )

Organization:

• Co-Directors of Rugby ― Bill Brownley and Mike Puopolo
• Age Grade Managers ― U-17:  Steve Lough & Mike Murphy
• Age Grade Managers ― U-19:  Jeff Murphy & Jeff Rupp

These gentlemen would probably welcome assistance and support if anyone would like to help!

• Head Coach overall and U-17 head Coach—Hennie Van Zyl
• Assistant Head Coach and U-19 head Coach—Neil Livett
• Assistant Forwards Coach and Assistant head Coach U-17-Mike Witter
• Assistant Head Coach Forwards and Assistant Head Coach U-19—Terry Whelan

Admin:

The following forms are required to be filled out by the players. 

Download, print, and complete the following 'pdf' forms:-

• Acknowledgement, Waiver and Release From Liability Agreement
• USA Rugby Health & Medical Record
• USA Rugby Age Grade Code of Conduct

Coaches ― we need you to have your players fill these out, including CIPP number, including photo ID, neatly, and delivered to the Age Grade Manager for your players age grade.  This must be done prior to the selection trials Sunday the 13th of June.  They may bring them with them to the trials.

 IF PLAYERS DO NOT BRING THE REQUIRED FORMS WITH THEM, FILLED OUT COMPLETELY, THEY WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO PLAY IN THE TRIALS AND THEREFORE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR SELECTION TO PITTSBURGH.  WE CANNOT MAKE EXCEPTIONS.  

Additionally, we have lost a significant portion of our funding from the National Guard.  This is a nationwide issue for all Guard sponsored rugby.  Therefore we need every player who is trying out to pay a fee of $50.00.  

This should also be brought to the Trials.  Checks can be made out to Rugby Virginia. 

If you have a particular player that needs a scholarship, and you as his coach are not willing to scholarship him, then please let Bill Brownley know in advance and we will consider scholarships for those players. 

The money goes to equipment, uniforms, fees, hotel, travel, meals, coaching etc.  We believe this will be the only cost to the players, so once again meals and hotel costs will be primarily born by RV.

Hotel

The team will be staying at the Comfort Inn, Harmarville, PA

Comfort Inn
<Comfort Inn Pittsburgh North  >
2801 Freeport Road
Pittsburgh, PA,  15238
Tel: -(412) 828-9400

Remember regarding the required forms : IF PLAYERS DO NOT BRING THE FORMS WITH THEM TO THE TRIALS, FILLED OUT COMPLETELY, THEY WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO PLAY IN THE TRIALS AND THEREFORE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR SELECTION TO PITTSBURGH.  WE CANNOT MAKE EXCEPTIONS!