Western Rugby Union
2004 Men's Club Championships
Divisions I, II, and III
Division I Quarterfinals
Division II Challenge Matches
as of April 26, 2004
When:
Division I Quarterfinals - Saturday 17 April
Division II Challenge Matches - Saturday 17 April
Division II Finals - 30 April and 1 -2 May 2004
Division I Finals - 1 and 2 May 2004
Division III Finals - 1 and 2 May 2004
Venue:
Finals Rolling Hills Soccer Park, Ft. Worth, TX
Quarterfinals and Challenge Matches - See below
Participant Packet: Link to Document
Local Host Contacts:
Keith Dalton
(E) Dalton@fortworthrugby.com
John Via(T) 817-551-6926
(E) John.Via@Alconlabs.com
Host Web Site: Click here to access Fort Worth Rugby Club
Tournament Hotel:
Holiday Inn South (Click here for link to Holiday Inn South web page.)
100 Alta Mesa East Blvd.
Fort Worth, TX 76134
1-817-293-3088
Rate: $69 +tax per room - Be sure to mention Fort Worth Rugby for correct rate.
See Map with Holiday Inn South location marked
See Participant Packet for additional information, including rates, for the hotel.
Map with directions to Rolling Hills Park and Rugby Fields from both the Holiday Inn South and Best Western Inn and Suites. See maps included in this packet. Link to document with the map.
Driving directions to rugby fields from Holiday Inn:
Turn right (east) out or Holiday Inn parking lot onto Alta Mesa. Go through two stop lights and go to intersection where Alta Mesa dead ends into Campus Dr.. Turn left onto Campus Dr, cross I-20 and go past Tarrant Community College. Turn right onto Joe Rushing Road. Parking and fields will be on your left approx. 1/3 of a mile. Total distance: approx. 2 miles.
General Map of Ft. Worth Link to map
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Second Hotel - in downtown Fort Worth:
Clarion Hotel
600 Commerce St.
Fort Worth, TXPhone: (817) 332-6900
Fax: (817) 877-5440
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. There are NO fees for challenge or Quarterfinal matches.
Host Responsibilities - Click here to view this document
Event Regulations and Procedures - Click here to view this documentation.Event Regulations and Procedures Click here to view this documentation.
Eligibility
Regulations - Click
here to view these documents.
It is the responsibility of each club to fully understand and implement these
regulations in any competitive match.
Disciplinary
Regulations - Click
here to view this document.
We strongly suggest that each club review the content of these regulations with your squad members.
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 http://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 http://www.adobe.com/ to get the free download and installation of the latest version.
Event
Roster. Click here to view.
This form records the names of the squad members you will use for this event. It
must be sent to the Western office by close of business the Monday before the
event or 1 April 2002. See the Participant Packet for information on the
completion of the form.
Match
Roster. Click here to view this form.
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.
Challenge Matches
All three matches have been confirmed for Saturday 17 April. Kick off is at 1 P.M.
Northern State University (H) vs. Wichita RFC
Venue: KO Lee Field in Aberdeen, SD
Referee - Dan Hattrup
Western Rep - Dan Hattrup
Check Ins - Scheduled with Western Rep
Result: Northern State University 48 - Wichita 12
Kohlfield Scorpions (H) vs. Albuquerque
Venue: Arena Park in Cape Girardeau, MO
Referee - Larry Clarke
Western Rep - Tim Redmond
Check Ins - Scheduled with Western Rep
Result - Albuquerque 18 - Kohlfeld 15
Northland (H) vs. Little Rock
Venue: Hodge Park in Kansas City area
Referee - Chris Holloway
Western Rep - Wilma Keller
Check Ins - Scheduled with Western Rep
Result - Little Rock 44 - Northland 8
Division I Quarterfinals
All four matches are scheduled for Saturday 17 April. Kick off is at 1 P.M.Pool B TX1 - Austin (H) vs. C3 St. Louis Ramblers
Referee - Richard Prim
Western Rep - Alan Sharpley
Check Ins - Scheduled with Western Rep
Result - Austin 74 - Ramblers 3
Pool A - St. Louis Bombers vs. TX3 Ft. Worth
Referee - Steve Weeks
Western Rep - Dan Ward
Check Ins - Scheduled with Western Rep
Result - Bombers 66 - Ft. Worth 5
Pool D - Kansas City vs. W1 Boulder
Referee - Steve Glentzer
Western Rep - Brain Cichello & Boulder
Check Ins - Scheduled with Western Rep
Result - Boulder 33 - Kansas City 26
Pool C - TX2 The Woodlands vs. W2 Denver Highlanders
Referee - John McConnell
Western Rep - David Jenkins
Check Ins - Scheduled with Western Rep
Result - Woodlands 28 - Denver Highlanders 0 (Forfeit)
Captain's and Coaches Meeting
The meeting is scheduled for 8:45 A.M. on Friday in the hotel for Division II clubs. Division I and Division III meet in the hotel, but at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday. There are NO Captains' meetings for the Quarterfinals or Challenge matches. 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.
For the finals' weekend check ins are all scheduled for Friday or Saturday 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 in Schedule:
Division II - Friday 30 April
9:15 A.M. - County
9:30 A.M. - Northern State University
9:45 A.M. - Queen City
10:00 A.M. - Baton Rouge
10:45 A.M. - Denver Harlequins
11:00 A.M. - Albuquerque
11:15 A.M. - Austin Huns
11:30 A.M. - Little Rock
Division I - Saturday 1 May
11:00 A.M. - Pool A St. Louis Bombers
11:15 A.M. - Pool B Austin
11:30 A.M. - Pool C The Woodlands
11:45 A.M. - Pool D Boulder
Division III - Saturday 1 May
1:00 P.M. - Denton
1:15 P.M. - Galveston
1:30 P.M. - Fort Leonard Wood
Seeding for Division I
#1 - Bombers
#2 - Austin
#3 - The Woodlands
#4 - Boulder
Seeding for Division II
Seeding for Division III#1 - HOA1 County RFC
#2 - ER1 - Denver Harlequins
#3 - TX1 - Austin Huns
#4 - ER2 - Queen City
#5 - TX2 - Baton Rouge
#6 - HOA2/OZ1 Winner of Northland vs. Little Rock winner; Little Rock advances
#7 - MO1 /RG1 Winner of Kohlfield vs. Albuquerque winner; Albuquerque advances
#8 - GP1/HOA3 Winner of Northern State University vs. Wichita winner; Northern State University advances
Pool Structures for the Championship in Division II
Pool A = Seeds #1, 4, 5, and 8Pool B = Seeds # 2, 3, 6, and 7
#1 - TX1 - Denton RFC
#2 - TX2 - Galveston RFC
#3 - MO1 - Fort Leonard Wood
Field Designations and Location
Field #1 is the field closest to the parking facility and the entrance. Field #2 is east of #1 Field #3 is the next field going east. Field #4 follows that.
Kick off Schedule
| Friday 30 April | Kick-off | Field # | Match # |
| > Quarter Final Matches/Rounds | |||
| Pool A Seed 1 - County vs. Seed 8 Northern State University | 11:00 AM | 1 | 3 |
| Pool A Seed 4 -Queen City vs. Seed 5 -Baton Rouge | 11:00 AM | 2 | 4 |
| Pool B Seed 3 - Austin Huns vs. Seed 6 Little Rock | 1:00 PM | 1 | 1 |
| Pool B Seed 2 - Denver Harlequins vs. Seed 7 Albuquerque | 1:00 PM | 2 | 2 |
| Saturday 1 May | Kick-off | Field # | Match # |
| > Division III Semi Finals | |||
| Seed #1 Denton vs. BYE | 11 | ||
| Seed #2 Galveston vs. Seed #3 Ft. Leonard Wood | 3:00 PM | 1 | 12 |
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> Division II Semi Finals and Consolations |
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| Pool B Winner #1 vs. Winner #2 | 11:00 AM | 2 | 5 |
| Pool A Winner #3 vs. Winner #4 | 11:00 AM | 1 | 6 |
| Pool B Loser #1 vs. Loser #2 | 5:00 PM | 2 | 7 |
| Pool A Loser #3 vs. Loser #4 | 5:00 PM | 1 | 8 |
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> Division I Semi Finals |
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| Seed #1 Pool A vs. Seed #4 | 1:00 PM | 1 | 9 |
| Seed #2 Pool B vs. Seed #3 | 1:00 PM | 2 | 10 |
| Sunday 2 May | Kick-off | Field # | Match # |
| > Division III Consolation | |||
| Loser Match #12 vs. Ft. Worth XV | 1:45 PM | 3 | 3rd/4th Place |
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>Division II Consolations |
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| Loser #7 vs. Loser #8 | 10:30 AM | 3 | 7th/8th Place |
| Winner #7 vs. Winner #8 | 10:30 AM | 4 | 5th/6th Place |
| Loser #5 vs. Loser #6 | 10:15 AM | 1 | 3rd/4th Place |
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> Division I Consolation |
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| Loser #9 vs. Loser #10 KO | 10:15 AM | 2 | 3rd/4th Place |
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> Division III Championship |
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| Winner #12 vs. Denton RFC | 11:45 AM | 2 | 1st/2nd Place |
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> Division II Championship |
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| Winner #5 vs. Winner #6 | 11:50 AM | 1 | 1st/2nd Place |
| > Boy's High School Championship | 1:30 PM | 1 | 1st/2nd Place |
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> Division I Championship |
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| Winner #9 vs. Winner #10 | 2:45 PM | 1 | 1st/2nd Place |
Length of Matches
All Division II Quarterfinal matches on Friday have 40 minute halves.
Consolation matches on Saturday - #7 and #8 - have 30 minute halves. All Semi
Final matches have 40 minute halves. On Sunday, the Division II matches for 5th
and 6th place and for 7th and 8th place will have 30 minute halves. The 3rd/4th
place matches will have 40 minute halves in Division I and II, but only 30
minutes halves for Division III. All the club Championship matches have 40
minute halves. All participating teams should review the tie breaker procedures
and regulations which may be viewed and downloaded from the Western web site.
Contacts for Event Match Officials
John McConnell
5604 Oak Branch Drive
Arlington, TX 76106
(H) 817-516-0112
(W) 817-516-0788
(F) 817-563-120
(E) JohnWFHC@msn.com
Assigned Western Match Officials
Chief Official = TBA
Assigned for Men's Division I Matches = Bullen, and Haas
Assigned for Remaining Matches = Glentzer, Johnson, McConnell, Zevin, Clarke
Assigned for Friday Matches = McConnell, Parker, Campbell and Holloway
Assessors = Geach, Youdin, Turner, Simpson
On Site Western Representatives for Finals Weekend
Bill Haffner
32 Dartmouth Place
Woodland Park, CO 80863
(H) 719-687-0219
(B) 719-477-9157
(F) 719-477-9157
(E) wthaffner@aol.com
Dan Ward
Alan Sharpley
David Jenkins
Anthony Mattacchione
The End