RugbyOhio hits 1000!

RugbyOhio hit 1000 players and climbing. This is a momentous occasion and just the tip of the iceberg to come. With the youth leagues this year we will be looking at nearly 1500 kids playing rugby in Ohio!

Ohio Youth Rugby - 2009 Rugby
Registration Summary Report
4/29/2009
Total Players Registered	1020
Total Registered Online	1015
Total Member Families	952

More about Rugby Gear in Columbus

I am super excited to announce a store in Columbus that will be carrying rugby gear!!! Soccer Unlimited has agreed to carry select rugby merchandise and support the rugby community. Currently, they have 2 stores, one in Dublin and one in Gahanna. They are carrying the new Adidas rugby shorts and rugby balls at the Gahanna store and will soon be carrying them in both stores.

Gahanna Store
(located in Vista Plaza)
1173 N. Hamilton Road
Gahanna, Ohio 43230
Phone: 614.471.5410
Fax: 614.471.5463

Stop in to say hello to Vic the owner, thank him for doing this and encourage everyone to shop there. They have great warm up stuff, great boots and other great merchandise. For the referees, they have flags kits with red and yellow cards as well! They can also order and adidas or nike rugby gear for you.

I bought the first shorts and balls off the shelf yesterday and it felt great to go to a local store to pick up these supplies. Spread the word and he will expand his offering.

Thanks and spread the word!!!

http://www.calciounlimited.com/home/index.htm
Soccer Unlimited is a family owned business dedicated to serving the soccer community in Central Ohio and beyond. As a soccer specialty store, it is our goal to build positive, memorable experiences with every customer that visits our store. Superior customer service is our number one priority. Soccer Unlimited is the place to shop for all your soccer needs

(located in Vista Plaza)
1173 N. Hamilton Road
Gahanna, Ohio 43230
Phone: 614.471.5410
Fax: 614.471.5463
From I-270 take Morse Road exit 32 and travel east on Morse Road to Hamilton Road intersection. Turn right on Hamilton Road. Vista Plaza is on the right.

I know it is late, but Rugby is on at 9pm tonight! ESPN U channel will cover rugby tonight...Check it out!!!

Also, Rugby merchandise is now being carried at a Central Ohio soccershop. Soccer Unlimited is now carrying awesome Adidas rugby shorts and balls!!! Stop in, say hello to Vic the owner and pick up some great rugby gear.
Gahanna Store
614.471.5410

Ohio Rugby in the News!

Congrats Shannon Valenti, Parma Pink Flamingos head coach, for her appearance on Cleveland.com in a great video highlighting rugby!

View It Here!

NE Ohio League Home Opener - A wild Success!!!

A HUGE thanks to Tom Jones and his staff for hosting the home opener at Byers Field for the NE Ohio Boys High School Rugby season. Here is a link to some great pictures of the day. They got some great press and had a great day of rugby, despite the weather.

This weekend will see the second round games taking place at Lakewood-St Edwards High School. The schedule is as follows:
8:00 Warrior B/ Lakewood
9:00 Parma B/ Canton
10:00 Copley/Shaker
11:00 St. Joes/Parma
12:00 St. Joes/Parma B
1:00 St Eds/ Hudson A
2;00 St. Eds /Hudson B
3"00 Mayfield/Highland B
4:00 Highland/Amherst
5:00 Mentor/Elyria Catholic

HIGH SCHOOL RUGBY: Lakewood grad Mike Majewski guiding tough SoCal team

Article from The Cleveland Plain Dealer:

http://blog.cleveland.com/lakewoodsunpost/2009/03/high_school_rugby_lakewood_gra.html

Mike Majewski, a 1978 graduate of Lakewood High School, is finding success as a high school rugby coach in San Diego's North County Area. His Fallbrook High School team is 5-0 in its division and has been successful in some tournaments as well.

The big test came when Majewski's Fallbrook team played Barrie Central High School from Ontario, Canada. Barrie came to California three weeks ago 150-10 in the last 10 years.

"I was offered a chance to play them and I wanted to put my boys to a true test," Majewski said. "I knew we had a good team, but until playing someone of that caliber we really did not know where we stood."

Fallbrook wound up winning, 12-5, in a defensive battle, and then to prove it was not a fluke, went ahead and beat Barrie again in a tournament a week later, 5-0.

"Our players are not big, but they are fit," Majewski said.. "Barrie ruled the roost up there. They are the best team in Canada."

This is the first year California is having a state playoff tournament. Majewski's Warriors have to win Southern California to then go into the state tourney with teams from the Central Coast, Bay Area and Northern California. The nationals this spring will be in Pittsburgh, two hours from Majewski's birthplace here.

Majewski went to Ohio University to play rugby in the late 1970s, became distracted by other things and then picked up coaching the sport after migrating to the West.

Earlier this week the Warriors won a game by an 81-0 score over North County Barbarians. They also beat Back Bay, 37-7.

A bit of humor

I found this today on a the 'Your Scrumhalf Connection' Blog and had a good laugh...