Western Rugby Football Union

2002 Men’s Club Championships

Division I and II

as of April 15, 2002

When: Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 26, 27, and 28 April 2002

Venue: Rolling Hills Soccer Complex

Participant Packet (click here)

Local Host Contacts:

Buddy Taylor

rtaylor@prmasset.com
buddy@fortworthrugby.com

Mac Robertson
mac@fortworthrugby.com

Bots Hulen
bots@fortworthruby.com

Main Hotel: Courtyard Fossil Creek
(An easy 15 minute drive from Rolling Hills Park).
3751 NE Loop 820
Fort Worth, TX 76137
Phone: 1-817-847-0044
Fax: 1-817-847-6188
Rate $69
Keyword "RUGBY"

Alternate Hotel: Best Western Inn and Suites
2000 Beach Street at I-30

Fort Worth, Texas 76103

1-877-936-7896

1-817-534-4801

From DFW Airport, take the South exit
Take 183 West to Fort Worth
Take I-820 loop North
Exit at Beach and continue on the Access Rd
Courtyard Fossil Creek  is on the North side of I-820

Directions to Rugby Fields - Rolling Hills Soccer Complex  (from either Hotel)
Rolling Hills Park is in South Fort Worth.  From either hotel: 
Take I-35W South
Take I-20 East
Take Campus Drive North
Take the first right after Tarrant County Junior College (Joe B. Rushing Rd.)
Rolling Hills Park in on the left

Directions to the Rolling Hills Park from DFW Airport 
From DFW Airport, take the South exit
Take 183 West to Fort Worth
Take 121 South to Fort Worth
Take I-35W South
Take I-20 East
Take Campus Drive North
Take the first right after Tarrant County Junior College (Joe B Rushing Rd.)
Rolling Hills Park is on the left

Click here for the map of the Rugby Fields at Rolling Hills Soccer Complex

Entry Fees

The entry fee for the event is $150 per club. Checks are payable to the “Western Rugby Union.”

Fees must be paid prior to the first match of the competition.

WRFU Hosts Responsibilities

WRFU Event Regulations and Procedures  We strongly suggest bringing a copy of the document to the event.

General Eligibility Rules apply to all matches in this series

Club Championship Eligibility Rules for Teams and Players apply to all matches in this series

USA Rugby Disciplinary Rules Apply to all matches in this series

Required Forms

These forms are required for participation in this event. They may be viewed by clicking on the appropriate wording. All forms are on the Western web site www.wrfu.org . The forms may be downloaded and printed using Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you do not have the Adobe reader installed, go to www.adobe.com  to get the free download and installation of the latest version.

Event Roster. This form records the names of the squad members you will use for this event. It must be received by the Western RFU office by close of business the Monday before the event or 15 April 2002. See the Participant Packet for information on the completion of the form.

Match Roster.  A club uses this form to list the players who are scheduled to play in a specific match. See the Participant Packet for information of the completion and use of this form.

Captain’s and Coaches Meeting

The meeting is scheduled for 8:00 A.M. on Friday at Field #1. A responsible representative from each participating team is required to attend. Uniform colors and styles, match official assignments, Q&As of the assigned officials, any revisions in the schedule, etc., will be covered.

Club Check In

Check ins are all scheduled for Friday morning on the times specified below. Carefully review the Check In process which is fully described in the Participant Packet. Every team and every player must check in before their first match in the competition. Check ins will be done at the rugby venue unless weather conditions determine another location. The venue for check ins will be announced at the Captains Meeting

Check In Schedule:

                        8:30 A.M. - Springfield

                        8:45 A.M. - Shreveport

                        9:00 A.M. - San Antonio

                        9:15 A.M. - Wichita

                        9:30 A.M. - Dallas

                        9:45 A.M. - Denver Harlequins

                        10:00 A.M. - Highlanders

                        10:15 A.M. - Albuquerque

                        11:30 A.M. - Austin

                        11:45 A.M. - St. Louis Ramblers

                        12:00 P.M. - Kansas City

                        12:15 P.M. - Woodlands

                        1:15 P.M. - St. Louis Bombers

                        1:30 P.M. - Ft. Worth

                        1:45 P.M. - Boulder

                        2:00 P.M. - El Paso

Seeding for the Division I and II Championships

            Division I

            #1 - MO1 St. Louis Bombers

            #2 - TX1 Austin

            #3 - HOA1 Kansas City

            #4 - ER Boulder

            #5 - RG1 El Paso

            #6 - TX2 The Woodlands

            #7 - GP GOATS lost to the St. Louis Ramblers 27-22; Ramblers assumes this slot.

            #8 - HOA2 Kansas Jayhawks. Declined to accept Challenge. TX3, Ft. Worth assumes this slot.

            #9 - RG2 Challenges #6. Declined to offer Challenge. TX2, Woodlands keeps slot

            #10 - MO2 St. Louis Ramblers beat GOATS in challenge match 27-22.  Assume the #7 slot.

            #11 - TX3 Ft. Worth

            Division II

            #1 - TX1 Dallas

            #2 - HOA1 Springfield

            #3 - TX2 San Antonio

            #4 - ER1 Denver Highlanders

            #5 - RG Albuquerque Aardvarks

            #6 - MO St. Louis Royals. Lost Challenge match to Wichita. Wichita assumes this slot.

            #7 - OZ Little Rock. Declined Challenge match. TX3, Shreveport assumes this slot.

            #8 - GP Lincoln lost to Denver Harlequins 78-7.  ER2, Harlequins assume this slot.

            #9 - HOA 2 Wichita. Challenged St. Louis Royals. Won match 47-7 as assume Seed #6

            #10 - TX3 Shreveport may challenge Seed #7

            #11 - ER2 - Denver Harlequins beat Lincoln in challenge match 78-7. Assume #8 slot.

            Pool A = Seeds #1, 4, 5, and 8

            Pool B = Seeds #2, 3, 6, and 7

Kick-off Schedule

QF, Quarterfinal match
Cons, Consolation match
SF, Semifinal match

Length of Matches

See information above in the match schedule.

All participating teams should review the tie breaker procedures and regulations which may be viewed and downloaded from the Western web site.

Order of Finish from the 2001 Competition

            Division I

            1 = St. Louis bombers

            2= Austin

            3 = Kansas city

            4 = Boulder

            5 = El Paso

            6 = Houston Athletic

            7 = Dallas (withdrew)

            8 = Oklahoma ( disqualified)

            Division II

            1 = The Woodlands

            2 = Springfield

            3 = Ft. Worth

            4 = Denver Highlanders

            5 = San Antonio

            6 = Albuquerque

            7 = St. Louis Royals

            8 = Tulsa

            9 = County

            10 = Colorado Springs

            11 = Lincoln

USA Rugby Championship Series

            Sweet Sixteen Division I 11 and 12 May, 2002

                        Pool A - PC1 vs. NE2 and SC1 vs. W2                                  Granite Park, Sacramento

                        Pool B - NE1 vs. PC4 and W1 vs. MW3                               Gateway Rugby Park, Ft. Worth

                        Pool C - MW1 vs. S1 and PC3 vs. W3                                   Gateway Rugby Park, Ft. Worth

                        Pool D - MW2 vs. MA1 and PC2 vs. SC2                             Gateway Rugby Park, Ft. Worth

            Final Four Division I 1 and 2 June, 2002

                        Pool A vs. Pool D and Pool B vs. Pool C                               Founders Field, Pittsburgh, PA

            Sweet Sixteen Division II 11 and 12 May 2002

                        Pool A - W1 vs. SC2 and MA1 vs. MW2                              Gateway Rugby Park, Ft. Worth

                        Pool B - MW1 vs. S1 and NE2 vs. PC2                                 Newport, RI

                        Pool C - PC1 vs. MW3 and W3 vs. NE3                               Granite Park, Sacramento, CA

                        Pool D - W2 vs. MA2 and NE1 vs. SC1                                Newport, RI

            Final Four Division II 1 and 2 June, 2002

                        Pool A vs. Pool D and Pool B vs. Pool C                               Founders Field, Pittsburgh, PA

Contacts for Participating Clubs

            See email distribution listings

Contacts for Event Match Officials

            Steve Glentzer

            3601 West 47^th Place

            Roeland Park, KS 66205

            (H) 913+-789-9939

            (E) glentzer@prodigy.net

Assigned Western Match Officials

            Friday                                    Saturday                                Sunday

            Driggs                                     Bullen                                     Prim

            McConnell                              Ardrey                                    Johnson

            Haupt                                      Johnson                                   Paige

            Ardrey                                    Paige                                       Trevor

            Trevor                                     Trevor                                     Ardrey

            Paige                                       Wolfinger                               Haupt

            Johnson                                   Haupt                                      Glentzer

            Glentzer                                  Glentzer                                  TBA

            Evaluations

            Brown

            Uden

            Podmore

            Geach

            Turner

On Site Western Representatives

            W. T. Haffner

            32 Dartmouth Place

            Woodland Park, CO 80863

            (H) 719-687-0219

            (B) 719-477-9157

            (F) 719-477-9164

            (E) wthaffner @aol.com

  David Jenkins
  13911 Aspen Cove Court 
  Houston, Texas 77077
  (H) 281-870-0456
  (W) 281-293-5320
  (M) 832-969-3468
  (F) 281-870-0456
  (E) david.a.jenkins@usa.conoco.com 
  (E) dave.jenkins@attglobal.net

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