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Welcome to the Thursday, September 3 issue of the iYRA newsletter. In this edition: If you think someone else in your rugby community might like or benefit from this free newsletter, why not forward it to a friend?
The Illinois Youth Rugby Association (iYRA) is sanctioned by the International Rugby Board (iRB) to develop youth rugby in the State of Illinois. Illinois Youth Rugby Association
Illinois Youth Rugby Association
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Hi rugger, Summer is over and it is time for school again and all the good things in life that the fall season provides. One good thing the Illinois Youth Rugby Association is providing this fall is the opportunity for young boys and girls to experience the joy of playing rugby. The iYRA have scheduled a series of Rookie Rugby Events for boys and girls ages between the ages of six and thirteen. If you have children in that age group we hope you will bring them along, with their friends, to one of our events. If you are interested in holding your own Rookie Rugby event in your town or suburb the iYRA would be pleased to assist you. Rookie Rugby
Rookie Rugby is for boys and girls that are new to the game. The emphasis is on players having fun while running with the ball, evading opponents, supporting the ball-carrier, passing, tagging the ball-carrier, and scoring points. It is a game with no tackles, no rucks, no mauls, no scrums, no line-outs and no kicking. The tackle is replaced by a tag, where the ball-carrier is touched by an opponent, with two hands between waist and knee. The players learn the basic ball-handling and movement skills of the game in the absence of the contact elements. The following is a schedule of Rookie Rugby events that the iYRA are planning this fall in conjunction with Men and Women's rugby clubs. Date and Time: Sep. 12 - Noon to 1pm Location: Lemont Host Club: Northshore Women Organizer: Graeme Jackson nzgraeme@yahoo.com Date and Time: Sep. 19 - 11am to 11:45am Location: Schaumburg Host Club: Northwest Woodsmen Organizer: David Hall DavidHall@Tillyard-usa.com Date and Time: Sep. 26 - 10am to Noon Host Club: Chicago Lions Location: Chicago Organizer: David Hall DavidHall@Tillyard-usa.com
Location: St. Charles Host Club: Fox Valley Organizer: Nolan Day twoday@sbcglobal.net Date and Time: Oct. 3 10.30am TO 11.30am Location: Maywood Host Club: Chicago Westside Condors Organizer: David Hall DavidHall@Tillyard-usa.com Date and Time: Oct. 10 - 12pm to 1pm Location: Oak Forest Host Club: Southside Irish Organizer: Brian Gilmartin brianglm@trinityasset.com Date and Time: Oct. 17 - Noon to 1pm Location: Lemont Host Club: Chicago Blaze Organizer: Graeme Jackson nzgraeme@yahoo.com Updates to the schedule will be posted on the Illinois Youth Rugby Association's Facebook page. The exact directions to the events will be posted on the Facebook page. Please confirm if you think you will be attending a Rookie Rugby event so that we have some idea of the number of children we can expect on any given weekend. Northbrook Fall Rugby Program
The iYRA will be running an after school rugby program in Northbrook this fall in conjunction with the Northbrook Park District. The program will start on Wednesday September 9 and run for seven weeks. Each session starts at 3.30pm and runs for one and a half hours each week. For more details click here and go to page 48 of the Northbrook Park District's Fall brochure iYRA Alum Makes National Maccabiah Team
Dan Pammer, a member of the 2007 Tornados team that traveled to England and Wales, won a Bronze medal as a member of the USA National Team for the 2009 Maccabiah games held in Israel. Read more The Fraternity of Rugby
Sport and rugby in particular, has a unifying influence on people from different nations and cultures. This was the case in South Africa and is explained in this video - click here to watch |
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