December 21, 2015 Austin Huns Ends 2015 Beating Dallas Harlequins Photo: NormaSalinasPhotography Austin Huns Rugby Football Club Press Release: Austin, TX (December 21, 2015). “The Austin Huns moved to 2-0 on Saturday with a strong 36-12 road victory over the Dallas Harlequins. The Quins swept the Huns in last year’s competition, but it was clear the visitors were intent on reversing that trend, putting in big hits across the park. Quins’ talented #12 Darragh Lynch was injured in a ruck just 4 minutes in, and play stopped for several minutes. Fortunately he was able to walk off the pitch to…

December 7, 2015 Austin Huns RFC Beat Houston Athletic Photo: Norma Salinas Photography Press Release: Austin Huns Rugby Football Club “The Austin Huns Rugby Football Club wins over Houston Athletic 40-7 Austin, TX (December 7, 2015). On a beautiful sunny day in Austin, Texas, the Huns Rugby club opened the 2015-16 Red River Rugby Premiership season with a convincing 40-7 victory over longtime Houston rivals HARC. Conditions were perfect for players and spectators alike at the Huns’ field on Nixon Lane, and the crowd was treated to a fast paced match with lots of scoring. The Huns  jumped to an…

December 7, 2015 Boston Irish Wolfhounds RFC Looking For Head Rugby Coach Logo: Boston Irish Wolfhounds Boston Irish Wolfhounds Press Release: Fergal Hehir, December 7, 2015 The Boston Irish Wolfhounds are advertising the position of head coach for the upcoming season. Chief responsibility will be coaching the ARP squad into the spring season and beyond plus coaching the 7’s side during the summer. If interested please respond to fhehir@aol.com. Please supply a resume of your rugby coaching/playing experience. Thanks, Fergal Hehir Director Of Rugby Boston Irish Wolfhounds Boston Irish Wolfhounds Web Page, FB and Twitter http://djcoilrugby.com/

October 5, 2015 Dallas Harlequins Names Jan Boot As Head Coach Photo: Jan Boot on the right, with the Oostelike Eagles, Johan Beukes. Doug Coil Press Release: Dallas Harlequins Rugby Club, Dallas, Texas. Mickey McGuire, Board of Directors. The Dallas Harlequins have announced that Jan Boot has become the new head coach for the 2015-2016 rugby season effective October 5, 2015. “Jan Boot, a South African native, brings over 22 years of playing and coaching experience to the Quins, including two years with the Quins in 1999 and 2001. As a Quin player, Boot played with the club in the…

Pacific Northwest Rugby Football Union Men’s Club Division Changes for the 2015-2016 Season Doug Coil June 4, 2015 Changes will be occurring for Men’s Club Rugby in the Pacific Northwest. At the Annual General Meeting this past weekend, “it was voted by the men’s members to split the men into 3 divisions, 6 D1, 8 D2 and 7 or remainder in D3.” Clubs were selected based on the final standings from the past season. The decision to move from 2 divisions to 3 divisions was made to help with the wide range of caliber of play within each division. The…

USA Rugby DIII Men’s Club Projected Bracket By Doug Coil / 05.06.15 The 2015 USA Rugby DIII Men’s Club Playoffs have been in progress since April 25th and the Round of 32 brackets will be completed this weekend, with the Midwest West and East Division Champions being decided. After the eight Region Geographic Regions are decided next weekend, the Quarterfinal and Semi-final matches will be held at the West and East Regionals on May 30-31 in San Francisco, California and Charlotte, North Carolina, respectively. The National Championship will be held June 13th in Glendale, Colorado. One quarterfinalist is already known.…

Monmouth Claims Empire DII Title Sunday, April 27, 2014 By Doug Coil The Empire DII semi-finals took place on April 12 with top seeded Monmouth Rugby winning 81-24 vs Union County and Buffalo winning 25-22 over Princeton AC. This set up the finals today, April 26th, Monmouth vs Buffalo. The first score of the match was at the nine minute mark with Monmouth fly-half Evan Fitzgerald taking an off load into space for a try under the post. #11 Mike Dorata conversion made it 7-0. Mike Dorata then scored a try after an off load from #12 Joe Lucarelli. Once…