Practice begins on March 24th at McMurray Field. Practice will run from 8pm – 10pm on the far side of the fields under the lights. The Saint Paul Rugby High School team will be practicing in the same location from 6pm – 8pm. Feel free to come out early to check out the new club and offer a hand to Shane Sargent as he teaches the young men the sport of rugby.
When: Saturday, March 5, 2011 – 10:00am until ???
Where: River Falls, WI Hoffman Park
What: All-Comers tournament.
Names are drawn from a hat to to determine the teams. The number of entrants will determine the format. (7s,10s,15s) There will be a post-tourney social with food and beer for allparticipants. Entry fee includes t-shirt, and food and beverage. MEN AND WOMEN RUGGERSARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND.
Since 2004, the Mike Lundberg Benefit Tournament has provided 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 Mikes treatments. Sadly, Mike lost his long battle with Leukemia in June of 2008. At the request of his family, we are continuing the tournament to celebrate his life and will donate the proceeds to a member or members of the Minnesota Rugby Community in need of assistance.
This year’s beneficiary will be a local wheelchair rugby team. 100% of the proceeds will go directly to the team to help defray participation costs.Please RSVP to Ben Hanson at LHPROP1@ gmail.comor call 651-329-7166 by Friday, February5 so shirts and food can be purcahsed. Entry fee is to be paid the morning of the tourney.
Click here for directions to Hoffman Park.
The 8th Annual Mike Lundberg Memorial Tournament was a great success. Thanks to eveyone who attended and to the sponsors for the event. We were able to raise over $2,000 for the Courage Center!
This spring there will be fitness requirements. You can begin by working on the following.
100 Burpee Challange. When practice begins in the Spring you will be required to perform 100 burpees (up downs) in five minutes. This drill will be performed as the season moves along with the time going down each time.
Shane’s Filthy 50. The Filthy 50, as the players coming out for summer rugby can attest to, is a very challenging test. The Filthy 50 is a group of the following exercises preformed in succession:
– 50 walking lunges
– 50 push ups
– 50 body weight squats
– 50 situps
– 50 star jumps
You must complete this in 8 minutes. As the season progresses, there will be a sprint included.
For additional workouts, click here to check out what Mr. Kramer has put together for us as well
The Spring season is not far away. Practice begins on March 24th, with our first game for April 2nd. Check the calendar for a full list of matches. Everyone needs to ensure they are fit as we head into the season. Coach Neil has given us goals to reach as we head into practice. Click here for a list of those goals and practice requirements.
Thanks to everyone (especially Mr. Grand Pre) for making the 2010 banquet a success. Congratulations to those players who went above and beyond to make the Pigs a better organization on and off the field. Joe Lang – Back of the Year, Ben Mattox – Forward of the Year, Erik Gustaf – Buca Award, Stephen Grand Pre – Silver Swine, Zac Bauer – Schmitty, Shane Sargent – Danny Award.
The Saint Paul Pigs have qualified for the playoffs for the 6th year in a row. This year we have qualified as the 2nd seed out of Minnesota. We will be traveling to Green Bay to take on the Celtics. For those of you who remember, we lost to Green Bay three years ago by 6 points with the ball inside the 5 meter line as time expired. Lets avenge that loss this weekend! Players are expected to travel Friday night. For those of you coming in on Saturday the game begins at 1pm. Click here for directions to the pitch.