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Welcome to the Wednesday, August 12 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, While enjoying our summer, the Illinois Youth Rugby Association has also been hard at work in planning and preparing for the 2010 season. Last weekend we held a very successful Coaching Clinic in Chicago where the majority of the participants were youth rugby coaches who were either fine tuning their coaching skills or taking their first steps in starting a youth rugby team in Illinois. Also last weekend the iYRA administrators attended a meeting, organized by USA Rugby, of youth rugby leaders from around the country to learn best practices and share ideas. This coming weekend an introduction course in rugby refereeing is being held in Lemont on Saturday August 15, 2009. This would be a good opportunity for anyone interested in youth rugby to quickly learn the basic rules of the game and also take the necessary steps to become a rugby referee. Click here for full details. The iYRA will be holding their Summer Meeting on Sunday August 23 at Athletico's Headquarters in Oakbrook, Illinois. The meeting will start promptly at 1pm and everyone is invited to attend. Future initiatives for the fall are to run a series of Rookie Rugby events at Rugby Clubs throughout Illinois, meet with interested parties in Springfield Illinois to start youth rugby clubs in that area of the Illinois, run Park District youth rugby programs and also have a booth at the Annual Convention of the Illinois Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance in St. Charles, Illinois to promote youth rugby. If you are interested in helping to advance youth rugby in Illinois, on a volunteer basis or a paid basis, please email Secretary@iyra.org requesting further information on how you can help grow youth rugby in Illinois. Rugby Referee's Clinic
The Chicago Rugby Referee's Society will be holding an Introduction to Rugby Officiating Course on Saturday, August 15th at the Chicago Blaze Rugby Clubhouse, 13011 Smith Road, Lemont, IL Rugby Movies
Checkout this promotional video concerning a youth rugby program in New York and watch the players from a Bronx school perform the Haka, which is a Maori traditional dance performed by the New Zealand national rugby team before international rugby games. Also watch additional rugby promotional video at the Rookie Rugby website
Matt Damon is starring in a new film Human Factor about Nelson Mandela's attempts to unify the country after apartheid, focusing on the Springboks' 1995 Rugby World Cup triumph. Directed by Clint Eastwood and featuring Morgan Freeman as Mandela, the film explores how sporting glory helped build a new identity for South Africa under its first black president. Matt Damon will play the South African rugby team captain and will be in action as a rugby player. Read more here
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 Summer Meeting
The Illinois Youth Rugby Association will hold their Summer Meeting on Sunday August 23 at 1pm. The meeting will be held at Athletico's Headquarters in Oakbrook, Illinois. Representatives from member clubs are expected to attend. The meeting is open to anyone who is interested in youth rugby. |
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