admin@texasrugbyunion.com All –
Please inform/remind all parties that day light savings comes into play next weekend.
We have the following items scheduled for Sunday:
1. TRU Winter Board Meeting in Fort Worth, TX starting at 10am.
2. Jesuit Dallas Tournament
3. Plano U19 match with Norman U19
Please adjust your clocks accordingly so that we don’t have any issues.
note: corrected Hotel phone: 817-847-8484
This is a reminder of the upcoming meeting. Unfortunately, the response has been next to non-existant from our member clubs. Club Presidents are encouraged to RSVP immediately and send in any new business and/or agenda items at your earliest convenience.
Regards,
David McPhail
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The TRU will be holding its Winter General Meeting on Sunday, March 13th in Fort Worth, TX.
Meeting tentatively scheduled from 10am to 4pm.
A handful of rooms have been reserved at the rate of $79.99 per night for those spending the night.
Location:
Best Western Inn and Suites
6700 Fossil Bluff, Fort Worth, TX
817.847.8484
All TRU member club Presidents (in good standing) are invited to attend but need to RSVP in advance to ensure adequate room size and lunch reservations.
Officers, Directors, Program Directors and Divisional Secretaries are requested to provide written reports by no later than 5pm on March-5th (SUN) in advance of the meeting in the interest of time and efficiency.
Agenda items will be posted to the web accordingly and new business items and/or discussion item requests can be sent to tru.president@gmail.com for addition to the meeting agenda.
The first round of playoffs for the Mens D2 and D3 playoffs have been set. The teams and scheduled matches are detailed below. Congrats to all the teams.
Division II
1. Rice
2. Baylor
3. Univ. of Dallas
4. Univ. of North Texas
The Division II Playoffs and Championship will be held at Rice University on Saturday 2/26:
* The 1st Semi Final will be UD vs Baylor – Kick Off at 1:00pm.
* The 2nd Semi Final will be UNT vs Rice – Kick Off at 3:00pm.
** Championship Match on Sunday 2/27 – Kick Off at 1:00pm.
Division III
North
1. St. Edwards
2. Midwestern Stateu Univ.
South
1. Univ. Houston
2. Sul Ross
* The 1st Semi Final will be Sul Ross @ St. Edwards – Kick Off at 2:00pm.
* The 2nd Semi Final will be Midwestern State Univ. @ Univ. Houston – Kick Off at 2:00pm.
The TRU will be holding its Winter General Meeting on Sunday, March 13th in Fort Worth, TX.
Meeting tentatively scheduled from 10am to 4pm.
A handful of rooms have been reserved at the rate of $79.99 per night for those spending the night.
Location:
Best Western Inn and Suites
6700 Fossil Bluff, Fort Worth, TX
817.848.8484
All TRU member club Presidents (in good standing) are invited to attend but need to RSVP in advance to ensure adequate room size and lunch reservations.
Officers, Directors, Program Directors and Divisional Secretaries are requested to provide written reports by no later than 5pm on March-5th (SUN) in advance of the meeting in the interest of time and efficiency.
Agenda items will be posted to the web accordingly and new business items and/or discussion item requests can be sent to tru.president@gmail.com for addition to the meeting agenda.
All Clubs, Coaches, Players should review the attached email and links as distributed by the USA National Offices (Referee Panel). It has all ready been sent to the TRRA and its members.
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All
Attached please find the 2011 Game Management Guidelines for USA Rugby. There are multiple edits so please do review them and apply across all competitions with immediate effect.
They can also be downloaded here: https://usarnp.com/USARR-2011/ USARR-GMG-2011.pdf
The Assistant Referee Guidelines are not included and will be available at a later date in a separate document.
In addition, please review the Video Guidelines here:
https://usarnp.com/USARR-2011/ that include videos presented at the iRB High Performance Referee Meeting in London in November 2010.
Due to the upcoming weather apocalypse, please make extra sure that the referee match notification protocol has been followed. Many referees and teams may be unable to travel. We really need to think hard about Friday AND Saturday’s schedule. The roads will potentially still be a mess on Saturday morning. Friday night in Houston looks dismal at best. Looks like we all have to adjust to the new ice age.
For referee information including phone numbers etc, go here.
All the best,
James F. Wolfinger
Head Coach
STHS Varsity Rugby
TRRA Chairman
President
HYRA
713-823-1901
This is a further memorandum in relation to Dangerous Tackles.
The specific provisions of Law 10.4(e) in relation to High Tackles are as follows:
A player must not tackle (or try to tackle) an opponent above the line of the shoulders even if the tackle starts below the line of the shoulders. A tackle around the opponent’s neck or head is dangerous play.
A stiff-arm tackle is dangerous play. A player makes a stiff-arm tackle when using a stiff-arm to strike an opponent.
At an IRB Medical Conference held in November 2010 at Lensbury the results of studies related to injuries sustained as a result of tackles were outlined. A study in England concluded that “stricter implementation of the Laws of Rugby relating to collisions and tackles above the line of the shoulder may reduce the number of head/neck injuries”. A separate study in New Zealand concluded that “ball carriers were at highest risk from tackles to the head and neck region”.
The participants at the Medical Conference generally recognized that tackles above the line of the shoulders have the potential to cause serious injury and noted that a trend had emerged whereby players responsible for such tackles were not being suitably sanctioned.
The purpose of this Memorandum is to emphasise that as with tip tackles, they must be dealt with severely by Referees and all those involved in the off-field disciplinary process.
It is recognized of course, as with other types of illegal and/or foul play, depending on the circumstances of the high tackle, the range of sanctions extends from a penalty kick to the player receiving a red card. An illegal high tackle involving a stiff arm or swinging arm to the head of the opponent, with no regard to the player’s safety, bears all the hallmarks of an action which should result in a Red Card or a Yellow Card being seriously considered.
Referees and Citing Commissioners should not make their decisions based on what they consider was the intention of the offending player. Their decision should be based on an objective assessment (as per Law 10.4(e)) of the overall circumstances of the tackle.
110121_IRB_Memorandum_re_Dangerous_Tackles_(High_Tackles) [DOWNLOAD]
All clubs that are participating in West Leagues have been advised of their requirement to follow match reporting via the USA Competitions Management System.
As the depth & width of the CMS grows so does the need to ensure timely reporting and compliance of required posting of scores, rosters, substutions, etc.
Mr. Chris Chefchis has been appointed by the TRU to assist Alan Sharpley (USA/West) and Ron Watson (TRU) in the ongoing complaince and administrative support needed to ensure compliance.
Chris has repeatedly served the TRU in many roles and his acceptance of yet another task is greatly appreciated.
Divisional Secretaries and individual Match Secretaries should work closely with Chris during the League season and through the Playoffs.
Chris can be reached at: chris.chefchis@forneycorp.com
Regards and Thanks.
Texas Rugby Union
The TRU is pleased to announce that Mr. Ron Watson has accepted the role of TRU Director of Competitions for the remainder of the season/term.
The position was formerly held by Mr. Alan Sharpley who resigned to focus on other West and USA duties.
Mr. Watson has an extensive rugby resume and has worked with the TRU Board on several occassions and via special projects and ad hoc committee appointments.
The position will be once again be open for nomination and vote at the 2011 Summer General Meeting per policy.
Mr. Watson can be reached via Email at: transcohi@aol.com
Regards and Thanks.
Texas Rugby Union
Now that the Spring season is officially upon us and most every division is gearing up for their respective Leagues, I would like to remind all teams to be mindful of the various TRU Policies & Procedures posted on the TRU Website. For most clubs that also means that they must be aware of any additional requirement that the West and/or USA may have on your Clubs respective competition. I bring special attention to the requirement for all teams to play ONLY properly registered CIPP individuals.
Furthermore, all teams have been advised via their Divisional Secretaties and postings to the Union website of the TRU’s requirements, Operating Policies, Field Preperation Requirements, Disciplinary Policies, Participation Agreement & Referee Confirmation procedures, etc.
One important part of these agreements requires all teams to have properly completed and organized Eligibilit Binders. This is critical in establishing player eligibility, front rows and eligible substitutions as well as rosters for teams playing in multiple league matches. These requirements can NOT be waived by either team or by mutual consent.
The best way to check your opponenets Eligibity Binders, in my opinion, is to have two (one from each) team reps meet with their binders first. Let them review the others book and ask questions of paperwork. Once
that is done, call the listed players (up to 23) over and have them walk up based on book order (via number or alphabetic). Photo ID’s should be matched with the persons face. This should take less than 5 minutes in total.
Again, it is the Club, its Coaches and Administrators responsibility to know and adhere to all of the requirements detailed on the website.
Regards and best of luck this Season!
Texas Rugby Union