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Welcome to Cleveland Rugby
Be sure to check news and events each time you visit. The Green Horde is coming together with the Cleveland Clinic and Claddagh Irish Pub in Legacy Village to help hospitalized kids in Cleveland. On January 20, 2012 members from the team will be visiting with the kids in the Cleveland Clinic to deliver toys and spend some time with boys and girls there. Before the guys can hand out toys, they need items to hand out. This is where Claddagh (and you) comes into play. On Wednesday January 18, 2012, Claddagh will be collecting toys on behalf of the team. Starting at 5:30pm, everybody who brings a donation to the event will receive 15% off their total food bill. The Cleveland Clinic accepts anything from toys, books and DVDs to phone cards and gift cards to restaurants as long as they are new and unopened. Children in the hospital range in age from babies to teens, so please consider this if you decide to donate an item. Come down to Legacy Village, enjoy some great food and give to a good cause that can put a smile on a hospitalized child's face.
The time has arrived! After much conversation and negotiation with the people at SPIRE Institute (formerly GaReat), times for winter practices have been established.
As of January 10, 2012 we will be practicing on Tuesdays from7:00pm to 9:00pm out in Geneva.
Right now we only have Tuesdays but we will be getting Thursday availabilities shortly. This means two things. First, getting everybody to Tuesday practices and using our time as effectively as possible is more important than ever. Second, until we can get Thursday practices squared away it is more important than ever for people to run and lift on their own. If you have teammates in your area that can work out with you, grab them and get sweaty together. Our road to Midwest starts now.
As always, there will be carpools. There will be one leaving from casa de Chic downtown and one leaving from the airport. Both will be leaving at 6:15pm at the latest.
Molded cleats are preferred due to the turf we will be practicing on. Each player shoudl bring $5 to help off-set the cost of using the facility.
As always, newcomers are welcome to come out and those who have been absent from the fold for a while are encouraged to make their returns.
Dust off the cleats. It's time to get to work.
The new year is starting to come together for the ESRFC. Here's how it looks so far, so mark your calendars now.
The Fall season is over and the dreaded Winter is fast approaching our doorsteps. Lake-effect snow, terrible drivers and, worst of all, rugby-less months are what we have to look forward to for the coming months. Not to worry, though. You can still get your Cleveland rugby fix while you try to avoid the cold and your extended family during these otherwise rugby-deficient times. First, December 3, 2011 at Claddagh in Legacy Village, the team will honor its best and most dedicated. There will be drinks, food and fun all around with slideshows and a movie spanning the entire season. Winners and any shots from the evening's festivities will be posted following the evening. Then, the new year will kick off with the AGM, where officers will be elected to serve for the next season. Players are encouraged to come and make their voices heard. Will there be a changing of the guard or will the same figures be at the reains of the team for the next year? Check back here on January 15, 2012 to find out. February 5, 2012, the team will be working with sponsor bar Mullarkey's to put on a Super Bowl fundraiser. Everyons is invited to come and enjoy the commercials that willmost likely outshine the actual game and halftime show. The team will be hosting the Six Nations tournament fundraiser at Claddagh in Legacy Village all through the month of March. There will be a big ticket raffle. Details regarding purchasing tickets and prizes will be coming soon. The ESRFC takes on its cross-town rivals, the Cleveland Rovers, in the next round of playoffs on April 29, 2012. The location of the game is still being determined.
For the latest updates, remember to check here, Twitter and Facebook. Want to support Cleveland's premier rugby team and look good oding it? Check out the new Club gear section under the Club section and order from our selection of back-logged jerseys, shirts and other items. New shirts, warm-ups, jerseys and other new products will be available soon.
Practices are now at the Metro Parks pitch south of Squire's Castle on the corner of Oxbow Lane and Chagrin River Rd.
This site is updated Tuesday of every week with scores from the previous weekend. New blog entries are added at the beginning of each week with coverage and commentary from the previous match. Check the Rock n Roll 7s page as it is updated in anticipation of this year's tournament.
Check out the team's Blog at http://clevelandrugby.wordpress.com/ Remember to get CIPPed! If you are new to our club you need to get registered with USA rugby. CIPP REGISTRATION is required for participation in games throughout a given season. Also, check out the contact page to join our Yahoo group and receive practice information as well as updates on all the team's actions and plans for the future. New players are always welcome. No experience necessary! |
