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USA Rugby Announces Change in Under-20 Women’s National Team Eligibility
BOULDER, Colo. – USA Rugby has announced changes to its age eligibility requirements pertaining to the Under-20 Women’s National Team for the 2009/2010 season.
To be eligible for the Women Under-20’s squad for the upcoming season players must be under 20 years old on September 1, 2009. This is a change to the prior date of January 1, 2010.
“Both the England and Wales Under-20 programs use the September 1 date and this change will put us on the same page as those programs,” said USA Under-20 Women’s Coach Bryn Chivers. “Furthermore, there is another benefit to the change as we also have the opportunity to align the eligibility criteria for the Territorial Union Under-19 programs with the Girls’ Under-19 National Championships.”
Asked about the eligibility change Alex Williams, the Women’s High Performance Director added, “While the final match highlighted the attention England has been putting into their Under-20 program, our U-20s are coming off an overall successful Nations Cup and it’s important for us to use the same eligibility criteria as the team ahead of us and the teams that are now chasing us.”
For more information on the Women’s Under-20s, please visit www.usarugby.org/goto/womens_u20 or contact Bryn Chivers at bryn.chivers@gmail.com.
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Watch the Nations Cup Live at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/live-rugby
NATIONS CUP SCHEDULE
Appleby College, Oakville, Ontario, Canada
August 10
France vs South Africa 4:30 PM
England vs USA 6:30 PM
August 13
France vs England 4:30 PM
Canada vs South Africa 6:30 PM
August 16
South Africa vs USA 2:00 PM
Canada vs France 4:00 PM
August 19
England vs South Africa 4:30 PM
Canada vs USA 6:30 PM
August 22
USA vs France 2:00 PM*
Canada vs England 4:00 PM*
*these matches are being played at Fletchers Fields in Markham, ON
READ THE WOMEN'S NATIONAL TEAM TOUR JOURNAL at USARugby.org
Wednesday, August 05, 2009
US Women's Rugby Foundation Announces Girls' Rugby Grant
The US Women's Rugby Foundation, a not for profit charitable organization dedicated to promoting girls and women in the sport of rugby, announces new Grant Program, targeting youth rugby. To support the growth of future female rugby players, the Foundation is offering a Girls' Rugby Grant to help sponsor girls across the country as they endeavor to enjoy playing rugby.
As the Foundation recognizes the fact that participating in rugby may be cost prohibitive for many, it is seeking to help financially subsidize girls' rugby. Grant awards will provide monetary assistance to individual players or to youth teams on a need-basis to aid in their continued participation in the sport and to make involvement accessible to a broader group of girls. The Foundation is accepting applications starting August 15, 2009. If interested in applying for grant monies go to
www.uswrf.org/Grants.aspx for details.
Individuals interested in helping fund this program are encouraged to make donations with a note earmarking them for the Girls' Rugby Fund at
http://www.uswrf.org/Donations.aspx.
Donations of stocks are also accepted.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
U20 Tour – DAY 13
So it’s taken a couple of days to get this written…and I’m sure everyone understands why.
Saturday……….everything looked like it would be a good day, the sea was calm and the wind was still and then we sailed into the perfect storm. It was if every one of the England players picked today to have the game of their life. Every call, every bounce of the ball, every pass went to hand, everything. Even the English coaches were astonished at the way it all came together for their team. It really didn’t matter who they played today I think the result would have been the same. We lost 110-0 and it’s a hard pill to swallow. On our end the injuries piled up quickly and it was clear that four international level games in ten days is just too much on the body. We lost several players in the course of the game and ended with players in positions they were unaccustomed to playing at this level. Losing Candace pre game and Jozy and K.J during the game robbed us of a back row with a combined twenty four international caps prior to this game. The bench was empty with fifteen minutes left to play and we finished with a lock and a scrumhalf in the backrow and a hooker on the wing. Most of the injuries were the aggravation of earlier injuries but Brooke Legate broke her hand and had a trip to the hospital. Everyone still on the field played hard till the final whistle and I’m incredibly proud of all of them.
Post game banquet was subdued. Teams got their food at different times and some teams were ready to leave when others were still eating. Speeches were short and plaques, pins, shirts, etc were handed out. The players came with stuff to trade but few of the players from the other sides had brought stuff. It was a bit of an anticlimax.
We went back to the Orphanage and had our own party. All the bad food was allowed and we used all the loose change we had to empty the soda and candy machines.....=) Spent time trying to get presents into already full bags and saying goodbye till the next time.
We came as the complete underdogs, took two scalps and finished in second place. You just have to smile at that. =)
Who are we? U S A!
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