Brother Martin Travel Details (01-30-16)

This weekend the Eagles Varsity XV will travel to New Orleans this Saturday to play Brother Martin.  The game is scheduled for a 2:00 PM kickoff.  Travel instructions are listed below along with the travel squad.  The first 23 list will be the game roster.

Travel Details

Field Address:  There is no address to the field it is at the corner of Harrison Ave and Marconi in New Orleans, La 70124.  The closest building is a school Hynes Elementary 990 Harrison Avenue New Orleans, LA 70124.  From Hynes go across the small bridge on Harrrison, cross Marconi and take first right.  

Arrival Time STH:  6:15 AM
Departure Time: 6:45 AM
Lunch:  Players need to bring their own lunch.  We will stop along the way and they may purchase food, but it will not be a sit-down meal.  We will have a meal after the game, hosted by Brother Martin.
Kit:  Players need to bring warm-ups, boots, socks, mouthpieces, and regular warm-gear.  We will be playing on grass, so if you have longer cleats, it would be a good idea to bring them.

Temperature:  High 70 degrees and low 58 degrees for Saturday.

Arrival:  Estimated time of return is 10:00 PM (this is ONLY an estimate).  We will have players call when we are one hour away from school for pickups.

Roster
1.  Robert Gonzales
2.  George Michael
3.  Nate McKinney
4.  Sam Yeboah
5.  Seamus Sullivan
6.  Michael Gentempo
7.  Griffin Maat
8.  Josh Paine
9.  Kyle Walker
10. Riley Bishop
11. Miguel Cano
12. Blake Steele
13. Josh Harris
14. Derek Allen
15. Eli Young
16. Ricky Cantoni
17. Christian Romero
18. Clay Reidy
19. Brig Banks
20. Michael Blanchard
21. David Heffernan
22. Grant Guthrie
23. Nick Paine

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24. Jeffrey Landrenau
25. John Varcados
26. Daniel Silguero
27. Seth Dietz
28. Carter Dufhilo
29. Josh Kitzinger
30. Justin Moser
31. Zach Wilson
32. Ethan Battaglini
33. Bobby Pabst
34. Tommy Batterson
35. Mason Palmer
Jake Duron
Garrett Archer

Army Rugby Camp

The United State Military Academy will conduct a rugby camp on July 28-31, 2016 at West Point.  The camp will include instruction from current international and collegiate coaches and players.  The camp will focus on skill and positional development but will also include video instruction and leadership development.  This is an amazing opportunity to attend a high-level camp at one of the world's finest institutions.  For more information, follow the link below:

www.GOARMYWESTPOINT.com/camps

HUDL

All players must be signed up for HUDL in order to access game film.  HUDL will send a sign-in message to the player and then he must follow instructions.  If a player has not received a message from HUDL, then he must see Coach Wolf and give him his correct email address.  You will need to include your:

Cell phone number - they will text you when new film is available.

Picture - this is optional, if you do not add an appropriate picture, Coach Wolf will add the one he took of you.

DO NOT - put a jersey number on the sign-in.

Football players will have two accounts - one for rugby and one for football.  

*If you have further questions, see Coach Wolf

College Planning Night

Come to a St. Thomas High School Rugby hosted workshop featuring Karen Fong Donoghue, owner and founder of The Rugger’s Edge, the one and only College Rugby Advisory consultancy in the world.  Learn about the college rugby landscape and how rugby recruitment can help with college admissions and scholarship.
PARENTS & PLAYERS (GR 9-11)
HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND!
Space is limited.
St. Thomas families RSVP to James.Wolfinger@sths.org
All others RSVP to Info@RuggersEdge.com

Location: Turner Hall. St. Thomas Campus
Time: 6:30-7:30
Date: 02-12-16

Red-Green-Blue Scrimmage

The Eagles will participate in the Red-Green-Blue scrimmage on Friday (Jan. 22) at Granger Stadium. The scrimmage will start and 6:00 PM and last until 9:00 PM. This will be a controlled scrimmage and the last major practice against opposition before we travel to New Orleans to play Brother Martin next week.

Ruggapalooza Weekend

Eagles Rugby enjoyed an intense day of rugby at the annual Ruggapalooza event held at Houston Amateur Sports Park over the weekend.  All three STH teams gained valuable experience playing against a variety of opponents over the weekend.  The controlled setting allowed coaches to be on the field and work one-on-one with the athletes while still competing in a "life environment."  The highlight of the day was the full-field scrimmage against a very physical Cy Fair team.  It is clear that competition this year will be intense and that high school rugby in Texas is going to another level. The Eagle staff and players are very excited to embrace a hugely competitive schedule which will test our physicality, mental ability, and preparation every week.  A great start to our season!

A special thank you to all of our parents who came out and supported the team on Saturday and provided shelter and food throughout the day - as always, you guys are amazing!  A special prayer goes out for Carlos Ulloa, who was injured - we hope for a speedy and full recovery!

Tickets for USA v. Argentina

USA v. Argetina, BBVA Compass Stadium – Sat., Feb. 6 at 7 p.m. CT

Coach Marty Power has purchased a block of tickets (33) for the upcoming rugby match at Dynamo Stadium!

Tickets are reported to be $33 a piece and will be available for purchase this Saturday at Ruggapalooza (1/16/16)! If you are interested, please bring exact cash or check payable to Marty Power.

Ruggapalooza and Kit

I wanted to remind parents that the Houston Athletic Sports Park is an amazing place to play rugby, but does not have seating for fans, so you may want to bring chairs to the park.  See you Saturday!

For those of you on the second kit order, the kit arrived and will be distributed today at practice.

Ruggapalooza 2016 Details

The details for the 2016 Ruggapalooza are listed below:

• Players need to arrive at STH and be in the locker room by no later than 6:40 AM.
• All players will be transported by bus/school transportation both to and from the event.
• Team will depart STH at 7 AM.
• Players will have sandwiches and water provided by HYRA at lunch break.
• The playing times are TBD and coaches will not have an idea until we arrive at the park.
• Bus will depart HASP at 5 PM for STH.
• Remember to bring sunscreen, warm clothes, hats, extra water, mouthpieces, boots, socks
• Tournament T-shirts will be available for $10

Location : Houston Area Sports Park

                12131 Kirby Drive
                Houston, Tx 77051