New York Tour Details

Dear Parents,

We have finally made all the arrangements for our Spring Break tour and are ready to give you an itinerary. We will also plan a very short meeting after practice Wednesday at 5:45 PM in Coach Mills’ room, for us to cover some things not mentioned here and to answer any questions you might have. I realize this is short notice and if you can’t be there please stop by any night after practice. Also all of the info will appear on StheaglesRugby.Blogspot.com including roster in the coming days for your reference.

The cost per player for this year’s tour will be $650 per player. The true cost is $900 per player but as usual the club has benefited from the generosity of many people to lower the cost per player and subsidize the coach’s fare.  Also the players will be hosted by the families of both our opponents for a total of three days which also lowers the cost since we will only need 2 nights in hotels and only 3 meals the boys will have to pay direct. Included in this price will be air fare, bus transportation, hotel stay and tour site entry fees and one team dinner.

We will be playing two games against the 2 best High School programs in the New York-New England area, perennially nationally ranked Xavier of NYC and Greenwich HS of Greenwich CT. We will have 3 days between games and the boys will get to do some fun events in between. We plan on taking them to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown NY and for a tour of the Military Academy at West Point and the new Memorial Museum at Ground Zero. As fun as this sound’s I can assure you the friendships made during their stays with their opponents families will be long lasting and carry on one of the fine traditions of camaraderie in the gentleman’s game of rugby. So please honor this by not asking to take your son off the tour for another purpose.

Saturday March 15:

Arrive at Terminal E (Group Check in) at 8:15 Am.  Flight UA983 Leaves at 10:25 AM-arrives LaGuardia 2:50 PM

Bus will transport players to Xavier HS in NYC, will they will be picked up by families of Xavier.

Coaches will be staying at the Affinia Hotel in NYC.

Sunday March 16:

Players will travel with Xavier families to game site at TBD Place and time. We believe it to be Randall’s Island Park for an early afternoon Game. We will know by Wednesday’s meeting.

Players will travel back with the Xavier families to their homes.

Monday March 17:

Players will come into school with their Xavier Hosts for 8:15 Bell. Coaches and Bus will pick up players and head to Cooperstown NY- 3 ½ Hours- for an afternoon tour at the Baseball Hall of Fame. (Paid)

Team will be staying in the August Lodge in Hartwick Seminary, NY. Team will have dinner at Bocca Restaurant in Cooperstown. (Paid)

Tuesday March 18:

Breakfast at Jackie’s Restaurant in Cooperstown at 8:00 Am. (Players pay): Bus to West Point – 3 hours, for afternoon tour of facility-3 Hour.  We hope to have a Walk thru practice on West Point grounds.

Team will be staying at Hampton Inn in Newburg NY.  Team Dinner in local restaurant (Players Pay)

Wednesday March 19:

Breakfast will be at Hampton Inn (Paid with room). Bus will leave at 8:30 Am for 1 ½ hour trip to lower Manhattan for tour of Ground Zero.  Team will have light lunch (Players pay) and we will head out to Greenwich early afternoon to arrive at 2:00 PM for an expected 3:30 PM Kickoff. Greenwich will host a group dinner and players will go home with the Greenwich families.

Coaches will be staying at Delamar Hotel in Greenwich.

Thursday March 20:

Players will be brought to Greenwich HS with their host families for school bell. Bus will take players to LaGuardia for the return flight UA 360 at 2:38 PM arriving Houston 5:47 PM. Time permitting we may do a walk tour of Time Square or Rockefeller Plaza or perhaps the Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point before we head to LaGuardia.

Thank You

Coach Wolfinger

Tour Contacts:

Coaches:

Jim Wolfinger 713-823-1901 (M), Jim.Wolfinger@sths.org

Brett Mills 713-703-0878 (M), Brett.Mills@sths.org

Jim Schreiner 254-368-5247 (M), jntconstructionservices@gmail.com

Marty Power 713-303-7725 (M), Martin.Power@Kochind.com

Tour Guide:

Nancy Purdin 520-403-3859 (M)ndpurdin@gmail.com