Western Rugby Union 

2007 Men's Club Championships

Divisions I, II, and III

Boy's High School Championship

Senior Women's All-Stars / Collegiate Men's All-Stars

as of Wednesday, 18 April 2007

When:

Division II Final Eight - 27, 28 and 29 April 2007
Division I Final Four - 28 and 29 April 2007

Division III Round Robin - 28 and 29 April 2007

Boy's High School Finals - 28 and 29 April 2007

Senior Women's All-Stars - 28 April 2007

Collegiate Men's All-Stars - 28 and 29 April 2007

Venue:

Gateway Park, Ft. Worth, TX

Participant Packet: Link to Document 

Local Host Contacts:

Dan Morgan
(E) Morgan@fortworthrugby.com

(C) 817-946-9069

Host Web Site: Click here to access Fort Worth Rugby website

Tournament Hotels:

Map with directions to Gateway Park - Click here

Layout of fields at Gateway Park - Click here

General Map of Ft. Worth - Link to map

Host Responsibilities - Click here to view this document

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. Be sure to look at each relevant section:

• General Eligibility Regulations for participants and clubs 
• National Club Championships
• National High School Championships

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 for Clubs. There are two event roster forms. One is for clubs, and the other is for the All Star Squads.
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 23 April 2007. See the Participant Packet for information on the completion of the form. For men's clubs and the Senior Women All Star Squads the Event Roster is limited to 28 players. The Event Roster for Boy's High School teams and Men's Collegiate All Star Squads is open.

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.

USA Rugby Liability Waiver Form.  Click here to view and print this form.

USA Rugby requires that all teams have available at all matches signed liability waivers for all members.  Teams will be required to present their team's waivers at check-in.

USA Rugby High School Player Eligibility Form. Click here to view this form. This form is also called the Registrar's Form and one must be completed by each school high school players attend. The form is presented at team check in. Players who do NOT appear on this eligibility form will not be allowed to participate on the weekend. The form essentially states that the player is a registered high school student. See USA Rugby eligibility regulations for any exceptions to the rule that a player must be a registered full time high school student.

Captain's and Coaches Meeting

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.

Men's Division II Clubs

The meeting is scheduled for 9:30 A.M. on Friday in the pavilion at Gateway Park. This meeting may be replaced by email confirmations.

 

Boy's High School Clubs

The meeting is scheduled for 8:00 A.M. on Saturday in the pavilion at Gateway Park

 

Men's Division III Clubs

The meeting is scheduled for 7:00 AM on Saturday in the pavilion Tent at Gateway Park. This meeting may be replaced by email confirmations.

 

Men's Division I Clubs , Men's Collegiate All Star and Senior Women All Star

There will not be a meeting for these squads.

Club Check-In Schedule

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. All club check-ins will be conducted at the fields in the pavilion. 

Check in Schedule:

Men's Division II - Friday 27 April
10:00 A.M. - TX1-Baton Rouge
10:15 A.M. - MO1 St. Louis Ramblers
10:30 A.M. - ER2 - Queen City
10:45 A.M. - HOA1 Tulsa

12:15 P.M. - ER1 - Denver Barbarians II
12:30 P.M. - HOA2 Springfield
12:45 P.M. - TX2 - Shreveport
1:00 P.M. -  RG1 Albuquerque

Men's Division I - Saturday 28 April
 The four clubs will be individually scheduled

Men's Division III - Saturday 28 April

7:15 AM - Northern State

7:15 AM - Northland

7:15 AM - New Mexico Brujos

7:15 AM - Ft. Leonard Wood

 

1:00 PM - TX2 - Denton

1:00 PM  - TX1- Bay Area

 

Boy's High School Clubs - Saturday 28 April

8:15 AM - TX3 - Dallas Jesuit Prep

8:15 AM - GP1 - Replaced by Texas4 - Austin Area High Schools

8:15 AM - MO2 - Druids

8:15 AM - OZ1- The Brethren

9:45 AM - TX2 - St. Thomas High School 

9:45 AM - OZ2 - Bixby High School

9:45 AM - MO1- DeSmet High School 

9:45 AM - HOA2 - Gentlemen of Olathe

11:00 AM - TX1- Alliance

11:00 AM - GP2 - Replaced by Texas5 - The Woodlands U19

11:15 AM - HOA1- Junior Blues

11:15 AM - RG1 - El Paso High Schools

 

Men's Collegiate All Star Squads -  Saturday 28 April

10:45 AM - Western Region 1

10:45 AM - Texas Region 1

12:45 PM - Western Region 2

1:00 PM - Central Region

 

Senior Women All Star Squads - Saturday 28 April

8:30 AM - Eastern Rockies

8:30 AM - Texas

9:30 AM - Missouri

9:30 AM - Heart of America

Seeding for Division I Men's Clubs

#1 -  Austin Blacks
#2 -  Denver Highlanders
#3 -  The Woodlands

#4 -  Gentlemen of Aspen 

Seeding for Division II Men's Clubs

#1 - ER1- Denver Barbarians II

#2 - TX1- Baton Rouge

#3 - ER2 - Queen City
#4 - TX2 - Shreveport
#5 - RG1 - Albuquerque
#6 - HOA1 - Tulsa

#7 - MO1 - St. Louis Ramblers

#8 - HOA2 - Springfield

 

Pool Structures for the Championship in Division II
Pool A = Seeds #1, 4, 5, and 8

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

 

Seeding for Division III Men's Clubs

#1 - GP1 - Northern State
#2 - RG1 - New Mexico Brujos

#3 - TX1 - Bay Area
#4 - TX2 - Denton

#5 - HOA1 - Northland

#6 - MO1 - Ft. Leonard Wood

 

Pool Structures for the Championship in Division III

Pool A = Seeds #1, 4, and 5

Pool B = Seeds #2, 3, and 6

Seeding for Boy's High School

        #1 - TX1 - Alliance

        #2 - TX2 - St. Thomas High School

        #3 - TX3 - Dallas Jesuit Prep

        #4 - MO1 - DeSmet High School

        #5 - MO2 - Druids

        #6 - HOA1 - Junior Blues

        #7 - RG1 - El Paso High Schools

        #8 - HOA2 - Gentlemen of Olathe

         #9 - OZ1 - The Brethren

         #10 - GP1 - Replaced by TX4 - Austin Area High Schools

         #11 - OZ2 - Bixby High School

         #12 - GP2 - Replaced by TX5 - The Woodlands U19

        Pool Structures for Boy's High School Championships

        Pool A = Seeds #1, 6, 7, and 12

        Pool B = Seeds #2, 5, 8, and 11

            Pool C = Seeds #3, 4, 9, and 10

Field Designations and Location

See map of fields at Fort Worth web site - Click here

Kick off Schedule - Click here for the current kick off and match official assignments

Length of Matches
The schedule above includes the length of each half for all matches on the weekend.

Matches Requiring Tie Breaker Procedures

The schedule above includes information on matches that can end in a tie and which have to use over time procedures. Those procedures are available in the Event Regulation's and Procedure document referenced above. Copies of the appropriate sections will be available on site. 

Contacts for Event Match Officials

Tom Coburn
(H) 970-266-1244
(W) 970-484-4496
(C) 970-219-5444
(E) coburn5@aol.com 

 

Ron Weatherill
(H) 303-745-8350
(F) 303-745-7806
(E) mailto:jayzee2@juno.com

Assigned Western Match Officials

Chief Official = Tom Coburn

Assigned for Friday Matches = See KO Schedule
Assessors =  See KO Schedule

On Site Western Representatives for Finals' Weekend

Bill Haffner
32 Dartmouth Place
Woodland Park, CO 80863
(H) 719-687-0219
(E) wthaffner@aol.com

(C) 719-930-3183 


Alan Sharpley
David McPhail

Dan Ward

Bill Sexton

 

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