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\"TRU\"<\/a>The Texas Cup is an All Star series that is designed to foster the best players within the Texas Rugby Union (TRU) in a regional competitive venue. The series is split up into three Geographical Regions and each has an All Star team. The North region includes teams from North of Waco to Oklahoma City and Midland and to Shreveport. The Central region includes South of Waco to San Antonio. The South region includes Stephen F. Austin\/Woodlands to McAllen and east to New Orleans and Houston.\u00a0The Texas Cup selections were based on active and CIPP’d Men’s Club members of the TRU.<\/p>\n

See below for a word from each of the coaching staffs and their player rosters. Also see the complete Texas Cup schedule and the assigned referees below.<\/p>\n

Texas Cup Schedule & Assigned Referee**<\/h2>\n

September 28<\/em>
\nTexas Cup South vs Central, 7:00pm @ Alden Bridge Sports Park, Woodlands, TX [MAP<\/a>]
\nReferee: Scott Green<\/p>\n

October 5<\/em>
\nTexas Cup North vs Central, 3:30pm @ Cowtown Tournament, Ft. Worth, TX\u00a0\u00a0[MAP<\/a>]
\nReferee: Jon Savage<\/p>\n

October 12<\/em>
\nTexas Cup North vs South, 3:30pm @ Lake Highlands Park, Dallas, TX\u00a0[MAP<\/a>]
\nReferee: Shawn Martin<\/p>\n

October 19<\/em>
\nTexas Cup Central vs South, 3:00pm @ Huns Field, Austin, TX\u00a0[MAP<\/a>]
\nReferee: Scott Green<\/p>\n

October 26<\/em>
\nTexas Cup Central vs North, 3:00pm @ Burr Field, Austin, TX\u00a0[MAP<\/a>]
\nReferee: Wendy Young<\/p>\n

November 2<\/em>
\nTexas Cup South vs North, 6:00pm @ Alden Bridge Sports Park\u00a0[MAP<\/a>]
\nReferee: Jon Savage<\/p>\n

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**The TRRA is excited to partner with TRU High Performance Rugby in the inaugural Texas Cup competition. We have carefully chosen our top local referees and promising fast track refs to provide the very best in referee services.<\/p>\n

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We wish the players, coaches, fans and media a safe, exciting competition and look forward to the opportunities ahead of us.<\/p>\n

Jim Wolfinger, Texas Rugby Referee Association Chairman<\/p>\n

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**The TRRA is excited to partner with Ruck Science for the upcoming 2016 season. We have carefully chosen this partnership as we believe it will provide an excellent opportunity for all the referees in Texas. Please visit ruckscience.com to see their range of supplements for rugby players<\/a> and referees.<\/p>\n

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#TexasCup<\/a><\/h2>\n

Follow all the updates on the #TexasCup on Twitter<\/a> and Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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South Team<\/h2>\n

The initiatives launched by the Texas Rugby Union to rapidly accelerate the development of the unions players is to be applauded. The recent IRANZ Academy<\/a> courses run in three cities was a real coup for Texas. There is no exaggeration is saying that the opportunity for players in Texas to receive coaching from the hottest coach in the world in back to back Super Rugby Champion coach Dave Rennie and Jamie Joseph, another Super Coach who also has coached the Maori All Blacks, was as good as it gets. Those players who attended are the envy of thousands of Kiwi players who literally beg their clubs to get the chance to attend an IRANZ Academy course. It has become a gateway to the highest representative honours with their alumni now consisting of about 70 percent of the current All Black squad and most of the All Blacks Sevens and All Black U20 squads as well as several of the Springboks.<\/p>\n

I am sure the enthusiasm shown by the Houston area players was matched by those in the other regions. However it would all have been of limited value if a program like the Texas Cup had not been put into place on the back of the IRANZ Academy. Texas elite players needed an opportunity to express the skills learnt and the sooner the better so they could become ingrained and replace inferior skills and bad habits. The Texas Cup is the perfect opportunity.<\/p>\n

The Souths Select squad represents 6 clubs and the players and coaching and management staff have gelled extremely well. With limited time to learn new systems the side may take a game or two to hit their stride but there will be no doubting the players commitment. The team will be looking to play an attractive style of rugby that is enjoyable for players and a good advertisement for the game to those that attend games. While I am sure every team places winning the inaugural Texas Cup as their top priority; I feel it is of more importance that both players and spectators get to participate in a celebration of high quality, attractive rugby.<\/p>\n

The excellent all weather surface of The Woodlands field couple with the first class lighting will provide an ideal venue to kick off what promises to be an exciting new era for Texas Rugby.<\/p>\n

Roster:<\/em>
\nMike Wong, BARC
\nTaylor Kraft, Galveston
\nChris Parker, HARC
\nChris Saint, HARC
\nAndres Dias, HARC
\nRafael Casas, HURT
\nBen Teaney, HURT
\nJustin Blocker, HURT
\nGary Eakin, HURT
\nRandy James, Katy
\nPaul Nieuwoudt, Woodlands
\nChris Saxon, Woodlands
\nConnor Mills, Woodlands
\nColby Kreft, Woodlands
\nChris Tofte, Woodlands
\nJadeon du Toit, Woodlands
\nDanny Dunlop, Woodlands
\nMatt Drennen, Woodlands
\nDesmond Birdow, Woodlands
\nJosh Alden, Woodlands
\nMitchell Earley, Woodlands
\nYamar Washington, Woodlands
\nNeil Campbell, Woodlands
\nKen Wilson Woodlands
\nCharles Peterson, BARC
\nBen Gehring, BARC
\nSib Sikobi, BARC
\nDaniel Aaron, HARC
\nMatt Hayes, HARC
\nKen Peterson, HARC
\nRobert Rutherford, HARC
\nKenneth (Petey) Hepburn, HARC
\nPaul Mullen, HARC
\nTaylor Burkhalter, HARC<\/p>\n

Coaches:<\/em>
\nGreg Doolan, Head Coach
\nPhil Beck, Assistant Coach
\nNemani Delaibatiki, Assistant Coach
\nDave Yeoman, Manager<\/p>\n

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Central Team<\/h2>\n

The Texas Cup All Stars Central Representative Team has been announced. A squad of 30 players have been selected from rugby clubs representing the central region of Texas rugby. 14 players from the Austin Rugby Club, 10 players from the Huns Rugby Club, 5 players from the San Antonio Rugby Club and 1 from the San Marcos Greys. Bob Kasper from San Marcos Greys would have been the second selection from that club but unfortunately had his orbital bone broken playing in a club match last weekend. Over 45 players have been training three times a week for the past month in preparation for this High Performance Series. The IRANZ Coaching Clinic<\/a> conducted in late August provided an excellent weeks evaluation and coaching seminar for most of these players selected, training with two top Super 15 coaches in Waikato Chiefs Dave Rennie and Otago Highlanders Jamie Joseph. It was a fantastic way to start this representative program.<\/p>\n

Central Texas Head Coach Lach Ferguson \u201c This has been a awesome experience for players and coaches alike, coming together from different clubs to put together a very strong representative team. I\u2019ve been really impressed by the players attitudes and their excitement about playing top level rep rugby. The guys have absolutely bought into the concept and every training session has been a pleasure to be involved with. I want to thank my coaching staff of Kirk Tate Forwards Coach and Pete Pettinari Backs Coach from the Huns Rugby Club and Steve Corcoran Defence Coach from the Austin Rugby Club. These guys have worked tirelessly and really prepared the players well providing them with a high level of professional coaching. The Texas All Stars Series is going to be a very close competition and provide exciting matches for all the players involved. All three regions have strong squads and rugby supporters in Texas are going to see some very high caliber rugby over the next month. My guys are really looking forward to getting out onto the pitch this weekend in Houston for the first game between the South All Stars and the Central All Stars”.<\/p>\n

Roster:<\/em>
\n1. Anthony Arnold, Huns RFC
\n2. Austin Byrne, Austin RFC
\n3. Brad Vaughan, Huns RFC
\n4. Bradley Yandle,Austin RFC
\n5. Brian Welborn, Huns RFC
\n6. Chris Hanson (Captain), Huns RFC
\n7. Connally McKay, Austin RFC
\n8. Craig Welborn, Huns RFC
\n9. Curtis Patrick, Chaffin Austin RFC
\n10. David Caswell, Austin RFC
\n11. Giovanni Bonilla, Huns RFC
\n12. Gonzalo Sanchez, Austin RFC
\n13. Jacob Wurz, Austin RFC
\n14. Jake Bacon, Huns RFC
\n15. Jarrod Amante Bueno, San Antonio RFC
\n16. Joedee Reyes, San Antonio RFC
\n17. Joey Malanka, Austin RFC
\n18. John Hart, Austin RFC
\n19. Justin Casino, Austin RFC
\n20. Kellen Burke, Austin RFC
\n21. Kevin Kemp, San Marcos RFC
\n22. Levi Kereti, San Antonio RFC
\n23. Matt Zappa, Huns RFC
\n24. Paul Dombkowski, Austin RFC
\n25. Rickey A. Johnson, Austin RFC
\n26. Robert Drummond,Huns RFC
\n27. Troy Spencer, Huns RFC
\n28. Vainuku Siosaia, San Antonio RFC
\n29. Will Martin, Austin RFC
\n30. Zach Gonderman, San Antonio RFC<\/p>\n

Coaches:<\/em>
\nLachlan Ferguson, Head Coach
\nKirk Tate, Forwards Coach
\nPete Pettinari, Backs Coach
\nSteve Corcoran, Defense Coach<\/p>\n

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North Team<\/h2>\n

It is my belief that the introduction of the Texas Cup is one of the most forward thinking programs that the Union has proposed. It is absolutely vital that young players experience the representative environment and it is equally important that the Texas Union supports it as such.<\/p>\n

When the trials match for our region was scheduled the response was outstanding with over 72 players representing 8 different clubs attending. Many players travelled up to 5 hours to participate, which is an immediate endorsement of the program by the players. It must be recognized that the clubs themselves were the driving force behind this participation and is a result of the tireless work of our administrators, without whom, none of this would have happened.<\/p>\n

Further, anytime that players can experience coaching in an environment as professional as the IRANZ Academy<\/a> it is essential they do so. Nowhere will our players be exposed to the level of knowledge and expertise provided by programs of this caliber. However, if the players do not have the fundamental skills to truly benefit from these events , programs such as the Texas Cup become increasingly important. To allow the best players to interact with the best coaches and administrators provides the bridge that takes average players to above average, and above average to excellent. This is singularly the best way to bring the undiscovered talent from our Union to the attention of those who can influence their rugby futures. It also becomes a vehicle to highlight the emerging talent pool from our regions.<\/p>\n

It is imperative that the Union continues to bring support to these representative programs as they are invaluable in presenting a quality product to young men and women who may wish to embrace this incredible sport.<\/p>\n

Roster:<\/em>
\nDarragh Lynch, Dallas Quins
\nGerad Crosswy, Tulsa
\nKelly Kolberg, Dallas RFC
\nCollin Yerian, Dallas RFC
\nZachary Mudd, Ft. Worth
\nChad Joseph, Dallas RFC
\nCharles Davidson, Dallas Quins
\nGareth Ducray, DARC
\nMichael Kenealy, Dallas RFC
\nSpencer Cameron , Dallas Quins
\nJohn Paul Rodriguez, Ft. Worth
\nJordan Sheibeh, Dallas Quins
\nBradley Luyt, DARC
\nCobb Brandon, OKC
\nGonzalo Ruiz, Griffins
\nAndrew Stock, Dallas RFC
\nAnthony Gregory II, Shreveport
\nChris Hopkins, Dallas RFC
\nDrew McCure, DARC
\nChris Kelly, Dallas RFC
\nPeter Santos, Dallas Quins
\nAustin Ryan, Dallas RFC
\nJonathan Moore, Tulsa
\nRyan Green, DARC
\nSkylar Allbritton, Dallas RFC
\nRobert Lindsey, DARC<\/p>\n

Coaches:<\/em>
\nDean Robinson, Head Coach
\nKelly Joe, Assistant Head Coach
\nRhys Ball, Forwards Coach
\nMatt Craig, Backs Coach
\nGordon Hanlon, Dallas Quins
\nGeorge Munstedt, Dallas Quins
\nJon Jefferies, Dallas RFC
\nBruce McGregor, North Texas Representative
\nJohn Dale, Treasurer
\nFil Keuppens, Manager<\/p>\n

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Can’t make the Texas Cup matches but still want to watch some rugby?\u00a0Check out\u00a0the Texas Rugby Calendar<\/a>, it has all the league schedules for all of our Men & Women’s Club, Men and Women’s Collegiate and Youth (Spring only) matches.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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