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2010 Rocky Mountain Rugby Challenge,
America's Premier U-17/U-19 Rugby Tournament
June 19-20, 2010 Aurora Sports Park
Welcome to the 2010 Rocky Mountain Challenge
For 10 years the Rocky Mountain Rugby Challenge
has not only continued to generate increased interest in U-19 rugby, America’s
Premier Under-17 & Under-19 Rugby Tournament, sponsored by the Eastern Rockies
Rugby Football Union (ERRFU), will hold its Tenth Annual Tournament at the
Aurora Sports Park on June 19-20 2010. The Rocky Mountain Challenge attracts
regional all-star rugby teams from throughout the United States, from Florida to
California. This year's RMC has the largest field ever.
This year, women’s rugby joins the action with four women’s teams competing.
Teams from Colorado, Utah and New Mexico will meet each other on the pitch,
showing everyone that rugby is a sport that can be played by everyone. The
women’s teams are in the U-19 bracket.
“We are very excited to be adding four girls’ teams this year, for the first
time in RMC history,” said Jeff Calhoun, RMC’s Tournament Director. “Girls and
women’s rugby is one of the fastest growing sports in the US, starting with
girls in elementary school. In Colorado, the TRY (Touch/Tackle Rugby Youth)
organization is teaching girls and boys the sport of rugby, starting at the age
of 5 years old.”
In addition to the women, twenty (20) boy’s and men’s teams from 12 states have
already committed to the 2010 RMC including teams from Utah, Wisconsin, Texas,
Kansas, Louisiana, Nebraska, Minnesota, Arizona, California, Florida, New Mexico, Oklahoma,
and of course, Colorado.
In 2016, rugby will be an Olympic sport Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
The players for that team will be selected from all-star teams such as the ones
playing at the RMC. Selectors from USA Rugby will be attending the RMC to
evaluate the all-star players.
“We are proud to hold the Tenth Annual Rocky Mountain Challenge,” said
Tournament Director, Jeff Calhoun. “Rugby is the fastest growing youth sport in
America, and rugby will be played in the 2016 Olympics as a new sport. The
Challenge is a great showcase
for teams and players from all parts of the US. It’s a great chance for more
people to learn about our growing sport and get more young people involved. The
players that you will see over the course of the weekend are the future USA
Eagles Rugby Team, and could qualify for the 2016 US Olympic Rugby Team.”
The Tournament has two competitive divisions. One division teams players under
the age of 17 and the second division teams players under the age of 19. Utah’s
U-19 team won its division last year, while Wisconsin took the crown in the U-17
division.
The Rocky Mountain Challenge is one of five Regional Tournaments supported by
USA Rugby and is a key part of the process that will ultimately lead to
consideration for the National USA U-19/U-17 selection pool for international
team play in 2010.
The regional All Star teams are comprised of the top young players competing for
an opportunity to be chosen for a place in USA Rugby's Elite High Performance
Development System.
The weekend event will feature over 40 matches between the participating teams,
with preliminary rounds on Saturday June 19, and the semifinals and championship
games played on Sunday, June 20. A banquet, honoring all players, will be held
during the Tournament.
A Message From Your Cruise Director
Greetings !
"Welcome to the 10th annual Rocky Mountain Challenge, America's Premier U-17
/ U-19 All Star Rugby Tournament! Once again, the
best teams in the United States have come together for a weekend of highly
competitive rugby in front of the national selectors.
So join the fun. Come to Aurora early to take in the
Churchill Cup and the
great State of Colorado After all, the
Governor has declared June as Rugby
Month in Colorado.
Play hard, come to the banquet, take home the
trophy and a commemorative
t-shirt, but treasure the memories forever!"
Best regards,
Jeff Calhoun
Tournament Coordinator
Contact:
Jeff Calhoun jeff_calhoun@baxter.com
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