Austin Rugby Set to Host Western Rugby Championships This Weekend

Austin Rugby Club will be hosting the Western Rugby Football Union Territorial Championships the weekend of April 30 & May 1 with the first match kicking off at 9:30am Saturday. 20 teams in 4 different divisions battle it out this weekend with a chance to move on to the USA Rugby National Championship playoffs May 21-22. Winners from Men’s Club Division 2 and 3, along with winners from the High School and U-19 divisions will also be crowned Western champs.

The official schedule is posted on the WRFU.ORG website. For directions and contact info for the tournament please visit austinrugby.com.

The Austin Blacks kick off the tournament Saturday  playing Sioux Falls Crow in the Men’s Division 3 bracket at 9:30am on Field 1. Austin Westlake’s rugby team is competing in the High School Division, with their match against St. Thomas Aquinas  kicking off at 12:30pm Saturday on Field 3.

Tournament finals begin at 10:45am Sunday with the U-19 final followed by the Men’s Division 3 and High School finals at 12:30pm, and the Men’s Division 2 final at 2:15pm.

Admission for the event is free and parking is $3 per car. Food and drinks will be available for purchase from the concession stand, so please no outside food or drink (other than bottled water). Dogs on leashes are permitted.

Come out to Burr Field, home of the Austin Blacks, this weekend for all the hard hitting action!

Ladies Day at Burr Field! Come all!!

This coming Saturday, Jan.29, Austin Rugby Club host Huns in two matches – a friendly 2^nd side match and a Div.1 League match.

The kickoff times are:

• 1:30        Blacks-2 vs. Huns-2
• 3:00        Blacks vs. Huns

In addition, Austin Rugby Club will be hosting a special Ladies Day at Burr Field in honor of the ladies who support the club. There will be complimentary Champaign and Mimosas in a special Ladies area during the matches. We cordially invite all our members and supporters to Saturday’s matches with special emphasis on our members of the fairer sex.

Crawfish Boil

Our thanks go out to everyone that helped with the Austin Rugby Football Club’s annual crawfish boil. Approximately 135 people made it out for the 400lbs of crawfish, 7 kegs, wiffle ball, and beer pong tournament. The Blacks would like to especially thank Pete Dufrene, Michael Norton and Jon Schlesinger for their work with the boil, Kirk Richa and Massage Envy for the generous donations towards the raffle drawing, Mike Gifford for keeping the music going all day, and Steven Bacino for his efforts in coordinating the event.