20th Mike “BUCA” Lundberg Tournament this weekend (Sat. 3/9/24)

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Come out and help support the local rugby community.

Gopher Drones will be there streaming the matches.

The tourney is an open co-ed tournament hosted by the St. Paul Jazz Pigs where teams are picked at random, so showing up with your team, a couple friends, or by yourself is totally an option! We recommend bringing all your friends though, it’s just more fun that way.

Cost is $50/player and registration is from 9-10AM. This is a charity tournament and we don’t keep any of the profits. Fees get you a tournament shirt, and cover the field, refs, food and drink at the social, and goes to support the family of Josh “Screech” Thesing, who was tragically killed in a hit and run in 2022.

Players: If you intend to come to play, please select “going” and not “interested” so we can have a good headcount on how many shirts to order. It is played outdoors in the snow, so dress up in your finest warm clothes, that you can still kind of run around in.

Spectators: Also come dressed for the weather, but the casual stand around type of winter gear would be fine. $30 gets you food and drink at the social following all the matches. Please select “interested” so we can have a good headcount for food.

Facebook event/registration

2022 Fall Schedule

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DateD2 MatchD4 Match
8/27/2022v Des Moines (Home)v La Crosse (Home)
9/3/2022BYEBYE
9/10/2022at Metropolis (Minneapolis, MN)at Mankato
9/17/2022v Bremer (Home)v Iowa Falls (Home)
9/24/2022at Eastside (Eagan, MN)BYE
10/1/2022at Bremer BYE
10/8/2022BYEBYE
10/15/2022at Des Moines (Des Moines, IA)at Rid River (Fargo, ND)
10/22/2022v Metropolis (Home)MN D4 Semifinal
10/29/2022v Eastside (Home)MN D4 Final
11/15/2022Midwest Semifinals
11/12/2022Midwest Championship

2022 Annual Pig Roast

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Come one come all for our annual Pig Roast! Back after a two-year hiatus, come out and support your St. Paul Jazz Pigs after our home match on May 14th against the Oshkosh Mighty Pigs.

Cost: $15

Location (subject to weather): 3330 Dodd Road Eagan, MN, 55121

2021 Fall Schedule

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DateOpponentLocation
April 16thEastside Banshees Home
April 23rd at St. Cloud Bottom Feeders St. Cloud, MN
April 30that NE Iowa BarbariansDecorah, IA
May 7that MetropolisMinneapolis, MN
May 14thOshkosh PigsHome
May 21stat Lincoln ParkChicago, IL

Matches at home are held at Afton Heights Park in Maplewood. Kickoff is 1pm unless otherwise noted.

Rugby is Back!

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After taking over a year long hiatus due to the Coronavirus pandemic – rugby is back! The St. Paul Pigs resumed practice beginning on April 8th, 2021. The last time the Pigs played a match was the 2019 Midwest championship vs. Fox Valley RFC; a nail biter of a match that ended in a 13-15 loss and put an end to the Pigs’ national playoff run.

There was still plenty to be proud of about the 2019 fall season, including an undefeated (8-0) regular season, lowest points allowed (only 84 on the season), multiple dominant shut-out wins, winning the State Championship and a win at the Midwest D3 Playoffs.

See video of our match here (taken by Fox Valley): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0Q3cRx6SvE

The Pigs have nationals in their sights again this year and preparation starts now.

If you’re looking for a new club to join, feel free to join us at practice and be sure to send us a message via our contact form and we can get your questions answered.

Practice Schedule

Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6:30pm – 8:30pm at Afton Heights Park (unless otherwise communicated).

Spring 2021 Match Schedule

DateOpponentLocation
Saturday, May 1st 1pmSt. Cloud Bottom FeedersHome
Saturday, May 15th 1pmEastside BansheesHome
Saturday, June 5th 1pmRochester RoguesAway

If you plan to attend a match this year, please ensure you are following all CDC and State of MN guidelines to help keep everyone safe and ensure that we can have a successful season this spring.

St. Paul Pigs to Host 7’s Tournament

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This year as part of the Minnesota 7’s series five part tournament, the St. Paul Pigs will host the Jesse James 7’s tournament on June 22nd 2019. The Pigs will be participating in the tournament throughout the summer. Be sure to check out our Facebook event for details on registration.

7’s practice for the pigs begins on Thursday, May 23rd at our home pitch at Afton Heights Park at 6pm and will continue every Tuesday and Thursday going forward. New players are welcome! For more information about our 7’s program, click here. If you’d like to contact our 7’s organizer, Nick Bannon, fill out our contact form here.

16th Annual Mike “Buca” Lundberg Tournament

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In 2004, the Mike Lundberg Memorial Tournament started as a fun opportunity to play winter rugby for men and women of all skill levels while donating 100% of the proceeds to help defray the costs of Mike’s treatments. Sadly, Mike lost his long battle with Leukemia in 2008. At the request of his family, we have continued the tournament to celebrate his life and help a member of the Minnesota rugby community in need. 

The tournament will be held at Hoffman Park in River Falls, WI. Registration begins at 9:30 and the cost is $35 per person. This includes a tournament T-shirt and food and beer at the social after the tournament. Please RSVP by February 17th via our Facebook event or by emailing Ben Hanson at lhprop1@hotmail.com.

15th Annual Mike Lundberg Memorial Rugby Tournament

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In 2004, the Mike Lundberg Memorial Tournament started as a fun opportunity to play winter rugby for men and women of all skill levels while donating 100% of the proceeds to help defray the costs of Mike’s treatments. Sadly, Mike lost his long battle with Leukemia in 2008. At the request of his family, we have continued the tournament to celebrate his life and help a member of the Minnesota rugby community in need. 

The tournament will be held at Hoffman Park in River Falls, WI. Registration begins at 9:30 and the cost is $35 per person. This includes a tournament T-shirt and food and beer at the social after the tournament. Please RSVP by February 17th via our Facebook event or by emailing Ben Hanson at lhprop1@hotmail.com.

Pigs 2017 Fall Schedule

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D2 D4
19-Aug @Metropolis @Metropolis
26-Aug @Green Bay BYE
2-Sep Banshees Banshees
9-Sep BYE BYE
16-Sep Blaze St. Cloud
23-Sep Wisconsin Mankato
30-Sep Metropolis Mayhem
7-Oct @Bremer BYE
14-Oct @Banshees Rochester
21-Oct BYE @Faribault
28-Oct BYE D4 Playoffs
4-Nov Playoffs  Playoffs
11-Nov Playoffs  Playoffs

 

Home matches will be held at our pitch at Afton Heights Park in Maplewood and Typically start around noon. Actual start times will be announced the week before the match.