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Ram Rugby

Angelo State University

San Angelo, TX

 

Club Accomplishments

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2009 Texas Rugby Union Quarter Finalists

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2008 Texas Rugby Union Quarter Finalists

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2007 Texas Rugby Union, 2nd Place

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2006 Texas Rugby Union, 2nd Place

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2005 Texas Rugby Union DII Champions!

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2004 Texas Rugby Union DII Champions!

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2003 Texas Rugby Union, 2nd Place

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2002 Texas Rugby Union, 2nd Place (1st place team advanced to Elite 8)

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2001 Texas Rugby Union, 2nd Place (1st place team advanced to Elite 8)

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2000 Texas Rugby Union, 2nd Place (1st place team won National Championship)

Officer Contact Information:

Name Position Phone Number Email address
Jeff McCuan President 830-370-7936 jmccuan@angelo.edu
Austin Bridges Vice President 210-365-4140 abridges2@angelo.edu
Ryan Ward Match Secretary 254-315-8789 rward9@angelo.edu
Zach Borroum Treasurer 830-377-2114 zborroum@angelo.edu
Myles Hernandez First year player liaison 512-721-9856 mhernandez41@angelo.edu
Jesse Greene Equipment Manager 830-370-0376 jgreene6@angelo.edu
Jeff Price Head Coach 817-675-4798 jeff_t_price@yahoo.com
Josh Wascom Assistant/Forwards Coach 469-774-6842  
Bradley Morgan Developmental/Backs Coach 432-557-5014 bradmorgan26@yahoo.com
Nick Flynn

Faculty Advisor

Member, TRU Collegiate Competitions Committee

325-942-2181 ext. 250 Nick.Flynn@angelo.edu

Practice Information

Our technical sessions take place every Tuesday and Thursday at the Intramural Fields on the ASU campus.  These sessions start at 5 PM and end at around 7 PM. Since rugby is rather new to Americans, we do not require any prior playing knowledge or experience.  When you do decide to come out to practice, bring a pair of cleats and a mouth guard. We also

Team information

San Angelo has had a men's rugby team since 1987; in 1995, Chris Fourment and Sean Partee started a university side, Kings Head Rugby. These clubs basically co-existed until 1999 when the men's club was merged with the university team to produce the current Ram Rugby club. Chris Fourment is currently attending medical school and the whereabouts of Sean Partee are unknown. The first year the club managed a respectable even record and they have not looked back since. The club has competed in every DII Championship playoffs ever since its second year of existence.

Eligibility information

We are very excited about our prospects for this year. We have a great bunch of returning players and we have only lost two starters. We run two sides on our team which means that ASU Rugby now has 30 starting positions open for players that are interested in playing rugby at ASU. To be eligible for our first side, you must have been enrolled in college less than 5 years ago and you must be currently enrolled as a full-time ASU student (there are military and medical exceptions to this rule). You will need to fill out the individual forms at the intramural website as well as the USA Rugby forms (links to both of these are provided below).

Academic monitoring

This year, we are monitoring the academic progress of our players. Players must hold a current 2.0 GPA the week prior to each competitive cup match. They will verify this by having their professors fill out a grade information form and turning that form into the intramural office at least one week prior to each cup match. The first time their GPA falls below a 2.0, they will need to schedule an appointment with the coach and one of the officers. They will need to establish a plan for bringing their GPA up at this time. The second time that their GPA falls below a 2.0, they will not be eligible to play on the first side.

We want to make sure that prospective players and their parents know that this is not a requirement for non-varsity sports (which our club currently is). We are doing this to make sure that our players get out of ASU what they came here for, a diploma. 

Team quotes

1). Play hard or go home!

2). Second place is never good enough

3). Don't get eliminated!!!

Team Goals

  1. Win the National Championship by winning TRU and the West first

  2. Develop a group of individuals into a team

  3. Further develop rugby in West Texas

  4. Help the men's club re-establish themselves

Team organizational Goals

  1. Have officer's meetings once a week

  2. Develop a merit-based selection system

  3. End the year without being in debt

Team fitness goals

  1. Get players to do more conditioning outside of practice

  2. Eliminate players showing up at 5:30 or showing up late to practice

  3. Assess individual fitness every two weeks

 

Schedule for 2008-2009 Season

Date

Opponent

Location

Cup/Friendly

Result

September

 

 

 

 

5th

 

 

 

 

12th

 

 

 

 

19th

 

 

 

 

26th

 

 

 

 

October

 

 

 

 

3rd

Texas A&M

College Station

Friendly

 

10th

Alumni Match

San Angelo

Friendly

 

17th

Skills Camp

San Angelo

N/A

 

24th

Texas Tech

San Angelo

Cup

 

31st

Rice

Houston

Cup

 

November

 

 

 

 

7th

Open

 

 

 

14th

UNT

Denton

Cup

 

21st

UD

San Angelo

Cup

 

 

 

 

 

 

January

 

 

 

 

23rd

 

 

 

 

30th

Skills Camp

San Angelo

N/A

 

February

 

 

 

 

6th

TCU

Fort Worth

Cup

 

13th

Baylor

San Angelo

Cup

 

20th

Texas State

San Angelo

Cup

 

27th/28th

Division II Championships

TBD

 

 

March

 

 

 

 

6th

 

 

 

 

13th

 

 

 

 

20th

 

 

 

 

27th

 

 

 

 

April

 

 

 

 

3rd

 

 

 

 

10th

 

 

 

 

17th

 

 

 

 

24th

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pitch Directions  and Campus map

Ever wonder about field dimensions? Check this field diagram out

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A few links

ASU University Recreation Department

Texas Rugby Union

Western Rugby Union

USA Rugby

Jerrod Medulla's band Cory helped coach the club for the past three years. Both Cory and Jerrod played for the club "back in the days."

Are you looking for rugby gear, then try these companies out*

  Red Rhino Sports

* We have a team referral deal with Red Rhino Sports. If you buy equipment from them, let them know that we sent you by giving them our team referral code (angelostate).

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