The
2012 Season Is Here!
Now the
real excitement begins: the 2012 Rugby
Season. Dixon
has 8 Teams
registered with the Northern California Youth Rugby
Association (NCYRA) and we have a lot of games, tours,
tournaments and events that will be crammed into the next 4
months.
SAN LOIS OBISPO TOUR:
All the Boys Teams (Varsity, JV, Middle School and Under
12) are headed to San Lois Obispo on Friday afternoon and
returning on Sunday. We will be departing from
the Hall
Park Picnic
Area at 12:45, so they need to be there at least 15 minutes
early. The cost for the tour is
$40/PLAYER and they
need to bring a check or cash on Friday or they will not be
able to get in the vans. They should also bring an extra
$40+/- for incidentals and meals while we are on the
road.
THE PLAYERS ALL NEED TO ATTEND SCHOOL
FRIDAY
MORNING or we
will get in trouble with the schools. You will need
to check them out of school early (at or
just before lunch) and
you
will
need to call the school and make arrangements for
that. We will leave in eight 15 man vans, with one
coach and a parent per van. If you are interested in
being a traveling parent in the van please reply to this
email and let us know, as we may be able to accommodate
you. Parents are welcome to attend the tour and drive
themselves, but they cannot drive their player, as the
point of the tour is to have the players spend quality
time together,
crammed
in a van. There are no exceptions to this
rule. If you
would like to join the tour please reply to this email and
let us know what your plans are. Once we
arrive in San Lois Obispo around 6:00 pm we will meet the
other team at Fins
Restaurant (25 West Grand Ave, Grover Beach)
and they
have arranged a bonfire on the beach, or of there is bad
weather, a dinner together somewhere else. The High
School and Middle School boys will then
be
billeted by the other team (they will stay with their
opposing players family). Generally, a family takes
two or three players. The
Under 12 boys will stay with the
coaches at the
Super 8 Motel in San Lois Obispo (if you
are coming and want to stay at the same motel,
call
and
ask for
the Dixon Rugby rates). We have
a tournament planned for all day Saturday at Tally Field in
San Lois Obispo. We will send out a
tour
packing
list for the boys on Wednesday and have more information on
match times and locations at that time. We will
depart from San
Lois Obispo on
Sunday morning, sometime around 10:00 am, depending on how
things go and will be home before 4:00 pm. Again, we
will know more as the end of the week approaches.
Coaches
and U12 kids staying at:
Super 8 Motel
805-544-6888
$69.00/night plus tax
1951 Monterey St - San Luis Obispo CA
Ask for Dixon Rugby Rate
Other Motels in the area:
Travel Lodge
805-543-5110
1825 Monterey St
Holiday Inn Express
805-544-8600
1895 Monterey St
Embassy Suites
805-549-0800
333 Madonna Rd
GIRLS
KICK-OFF TOURNAMENT:
The Girls Varsity Silver Team have their Kick-Off
Tournament this Saturday at
Azevedo Park in Rocklin. All the
NCYRA Girls Clubs will be there and it will be
their first real rugby experience. It will be a great
time. Our
girls are
improving every day and even if we do not win
many
games initially, we have
high hopes for them. The tournament is an all-day
event and we will be handing out the schedule once we
receive it. Go Girls!
RUGBY
KIT!
We will be handing out all the rugby gear, except the
jerseys, on Wednesday.
The jerseys will be arriving later because of a supplier
mistake that caused a long delay. The Middle School
and Under 12 players will be getting their gear during
practice. They have a
non-conference
match against Land Park immediately following practice
(Under 12 at 5:30 pm and MS at 6:30 pm). The High
School players will get their gear immediately following
practice at the Covered Arena. Remember that the
players only get their gear after they have paid their
Annual Dues (or have worked out some payment plan and paid
something) and have turned in their sign-up paperwork.
Annual
Dues!
The $250 Annual Dues are due Wednesday, January 18.
Please
write a check to DRFC or bring cash. The dues pay for
all league and officiating dues/costs, their entire rugby
kit (sweat top, jersey, shorts and socks), team equipment,
etc.
If you
have a financial problem and cannot afford paying the
entire $250 please let us know and we will work out a plan
that works for you. However, the player must
pay something,
whatever
they can afford, on Wednesday, otherwise they cannot get
their gear. Also, they need to have all their
sign-up
paperwork
submitted by this time.
Picture
Day!
Pictures
will be taken on Thursday, January 19 at 3:30 pm. All
players will have their picture taken for the team program
and a team photo. Individual and team photos will be
available at extra cost. Players will receive photo packets
at Wednesday's practice. Players should bring their
completed form and payment on Thursday. If players forget
their form and payment, they can still complete a form the
day of the photo shoot and pay later. Photos will be taken,
rain or shine - if it rains, we'll use the soccer shelter
at Hall Park. It is imperative that the players all wear
their new rugby gear that they received on Wednesday to the
pictures on Thursday. In
addition, all the players that played last year
MUST BRING THEIR JERSEYS FROM LAST YEAR, so
that we can use them for the pictures (because our new ones
have not arrived yet).
Any questions on the photos, contact Jeff Richmond using
the link at the bottom of this page.
Fundraising
Activities!
Check
out the new Fundraising
page,
with the latest on how to support the Dixon Rugby
Club!
Board
Meeting
Our DRFC
Board Meeting is the 1st
Thursday
of every month. The next meeting will be the
regularly scheduled meeting on
Thursday, February 2, 2012, at 6:30 pm at
Salaber Associates, Inc. office, located at 180 South First
Street, Suite 10. The meetings are only one (1) hour
long. We are always looking for help with team
issues, and particularly more members on the committees:
fundraising, social, public relations and management.
Please attend, it is as much a part of the rugby program as
the coaches and players.
Site Updated 1/16/12
