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03/29/08 - 03/30/08: Memphis Takes 3rd Place at NashBash 2008!

This weekend, Nashville hosted its annual NashBash rugby tournament. Nearly 80 teams, women & men, college & club, from all across the country came to play and party. The women's senior club tournament consisted of 16 Division I and II teams - Memphis was ranked #15, a slight improvement over last year's #16 ranking. On Saturday, we started our day by shutting out the #2 seed Scioto Valley (A-Side). We kept the momentum going and won our next game against Little Rock, a close match that kept everyone on the sidelines biting their nails until the very last minute. Kudos to Ann (a rookie in her 3rd game ever!) for making that last conversion kick to give us the 12 - 10 lead, and ultimately our winning score! For the first year ever, Memphis Women's Rugby advanced to the semi-finals on Sunday! We lost to the Atlanta Harlequins, currently the South's only Division I team, but we fought hard and we played well, and we earned ourselves a new level of respect - and a much higher ranking next year.

Forwards MVP: Liz Chancellor
Backs MVP: Jacque Davis

For more tournament info:

NashBash 2008 Official Website

03/28/08: South All-Star Player Selections

After attending the South All-Stars camp in Atlanta, GA, March 1-2, four of our players were selected to participate in the next South training camp and play on the South All-Stars team in a match against the Mid-Atlantic All-Stars. The camp is being held on May 3rd, and the game is on May 4th in Raleigh, NC. Congratulations to Taryn Causey, Dre Cerbin, Liz Chancellor, and Cheryl Coulson!! One our vets, Mandy Yow (who now plays for Nashville), was also selected. Good luck against MARFU!!

01/24/08: Spring Practices Have Begun!

Practices for the Spring Season are being held on Mondays at Tobey Park (McBride Rugby Field) and Thursdays at University of Memphis, near Memorial Field. Practices start at 6:30PM sharp, so be there a few minutes early! New players are welcome to join us at anytime - we recommend contacting someone on the team before coming out, because practices times and locations are subject to change. If you have any questions, please contact Katy Broerman (PR/Recruiting) or Cheryl Coulson (Team Captain).

Visit our Practice page for more information.
Download our Welcome Packet for even MORE information (this is great for anyone interested in joining the team!).

01/07/08: We Want Your Junk!

Attention all Memphis Women’s Rugby supporters!!

I would like to announce the first (and quite possibly the easiest) fundraiser for year! Memphis Women’s Rugby is conducting a recycling fundraiser and THERE IS NOTHING TO BUY! Yep. No coupon books, raffle tickets, teeshirts or bumper stickers. Instead, we just want your old, used, empty, busted or broken junk.

(We are not collecting old TVs, VCRs, DVD players or laser printer cartridges.)

The team gets cash for recycling your junk and you get happy rainbow, Earth-lovin’ karma. Hit up the family, coworkers, neighbors, or even strangers for their junk, too. The more the merrier. Junk can passed on to any player, brought to practice, or brought to a game. Heck, email me and I’ll come fetch it myself!

Your used item(s) will be recycled in accordance with EPA regulations or refurbished and sold. 100% of the proceeds will help fund Memphis Women’s Rugby.

Do your part to support the team! Do your part to protect the environment!
Ra ra ra!

Thanks,
Liz Chancellor, Fundraising Coordinator

12/01/07: MWR at the St. Jude's Marathon

Several of our very own ruggers (and former ruggers) ran in this weekend's St. Jude's Marathon. The event consists of a full marathon (26.2 miles), half marathon (13.1 miles), and the Memphis Grizzlies House 5K.
Full Marathon: Lisa Sloan
Half Marathon: Kathleen Babilon, Taryn Causey, Jennifer Hanna, Robyn Kendall, Casey Malone (#2 in her age group!! Way to go Casey!), Lauren Parsons
Grizzlies 5K: Taryn Causey

A fan sighting at the race. (Thanks to Chug for the picture.)

For more information about the race, including results for 2007, visit http://www.stjudemarathon.org/.

11/29/07: Results of the 2007 Annual General Meeting

We held our 2007 AGM at TRO Jung|Brannen in downtown Memphis on Nov 29th, 2007. (No, Rachel, Amber did not design that building.) Our 2007 Executive Board members gave their speeches on the work they did and the progress of the team throughout the year, player awards were presented, and we elected new officers for 2008. Congratulations to everyone who was nominated, and of course, to all of you who won! Also, big thanks to last year's officers for the time and effort they dedicated to the team.

Click here to see our team awards.
Click here to see our team officers.

11/17/07: MWR takes 1st Place at the Hattiesburg Invitational Tournament

It was a beautiful day for rugby in Hattiesburg, MS, and defeating Baton Rouge (12-7) and USM (41-12) to win the tournament was a beautiful way to end our fall season. Kudos also to the many (5? 6?) Memphis players who filled out the Georgia Tech backline during their game against Baton Rouge - cheers of "Go Memphis-Tech!" could be heard throughout the game!

Read more about it: "Woman's Rugby hosts tournament" - Article courtesy of USM's "Student Printz" campus newspaper

10/06/07 - 10/07/07: USA Rugby South Division II Championships

Few could have predicted that a mere three years after our team was formed, we would be strong enough to go to the regional championships in Miami - let alone after being given roughly a month's notice of the location with which to prepare funds and travel arrangements. Yet here we were, traveling to Florida, to the birthplace of our patron saint: The Flamingo. We showed our honor and appreciation by taking on the name "The Memphis Flamingos" for the weekend's tournament and donning custom-made pink t-shirts with the Flamingo's image. Unfortunately, the Flamingo's fortune was not with us, as we lost to Orlando (0-51) on Saturday and Nashville (8-15) on Sunday, but we were still proud to walk away as #4 in the USA Rugby South territory. Also noteworthy is the fact that not only did we bring a full team of 15 players, but we had enough substitutes to nearly max out the allowed roster, plus a pirate!

Team photo, featuring the "Everyone look that way!" pose.

For more info: "USARS Women's DII Championship Wrap-Up " - From "Your Scrumhalf Connection" blog by Wendy Young

06/15/07: Four Memphians chosen for National Rugby Competition in Blaine, MN

Nancy Campbell, Sara Corcoran, Mandy Yow, and Beth Halldorson were selected for the USA Rugby South Panthers All Star Rugby Team for the 2007-2008 season. Members of the South’s All Star team are chosen based on performance at tryout camps held each year as well as their performance in past years and their potential for future development. With four players named to the team, Memphis ranked second for the most representation from an area club, just behind Atlanta, GA.

The Panthers competed in the USA Rugby National Championships in Blaine, MN, on June 15-17, 2007. They beat the West territory (39-20), then lost to the Southern California territory (20-25). The South All Stars moved up in the national ranking, from the #8 seed in 2007 to the #6 seed for 2008.

Sara Corcoran (2nd from left) runs up to support the ball carrier.

Visit the USA Rugby website for more information about the Senior Womens All Star 15s championships, including championship seedings and brackets, and pictures from the games.

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