Congratulations to our Newly Elected Board Members!!!

Congratulations to the following members of Brandywine Women's Rugby who have been elected to serve on the 2012 Executive Board:

• Patricia Delamere - President
• Alex Orr - Vice President
• Jean Solecki - Match Secretary
• Candice Esparra - Recording Secretary
• Brianne "Tiger" Powers - Treasurer
  
• Beth Honcharski - Recruitment Chair
• Nina Graham - Social/Fundraising Chair

If you'd like to contact any of the above Board members, please visit out Contacts section on the right. We are all looking forward to a great fall year for Brandywine Women's Rugby.

Practices will be starting in mid-March, so make sure to keep in shape during this long winter off-season!!!

Fall Season is FINALLY Here!!!

Fall season is finally upon us!!! Brandywine Women's Rugby will be having our MANDATORY pre-season team meeting this Thursday, August 11th at 7:30pm at the First West Chester Fire Department (70 South Bradford Avenue in West Chester). This meeting is mandatory for all new and returning players. We will be discussing the schedule and other important details for fall season. Please be sure to attend if you are interested in playing for us this fall.

Fall practices will start NEXT TUESDAY!!! Stay tuned for a final location and time, but Tuesday/Thursday practices will begin August 19th.

As a final note, if you are interested in buying Cheesesteak/LOVE t-shirts from our tournament, we do have some left-overs. We will have the left-over t-shirts at the meeting on Thursday, as well as at the first few practices of fall season. We will be selling them for $15 on a first-come, first-serve basis. Catch up with us at the meeting/practice if you are interested in buying one.

Join Us for Summer 7s!!!

Looking to play rugby for the summer? Our 7s season has just begun, and any interested players are welcome to join us!

Practices are held on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, beginning promptly at 7pm at the field next to the First West Chester Fire Company (directions). No experience is necessary, but for those who are new to 7s, here are a tip. If you come to practice you get more playing time, because you need to practice with your team. It is very different from 15s and there is a lot to learn.

With regards to 7s tournaments, each person pays game day dues at every tournament, which can range from $10 to $15. Below is our current schedule for the summer:
June 11th - Media 5s in Wildwood, NJ
June 18th - North Penn 7s in Hatfield, PA
June 25th - Harrisburg 7s in Annville, PA (we'll be camping out for this tournament!)
July 9th - Cheesesteak 7s in Chester Springs, PA
July 23rd - Surfside 7s in Stone Harbor, NJ
July 28th-August 1st - Saranac 15s in Saranac, NY

Speaking of 7s, registration is now open for our 9th Annual Cheesesteak 7s tournament!!! The tournament will be held Saturday, July 9th in Chester Springs, PA at the Upper Uwchlan Twp Fellowship Fields. We are going to have 4 divisions: Men's Open and Premier, Women's Open and Premier. Registration for one side costs $225, and any additional sides cost $200. If your 7s team is interested in registering, please visit the Cheesesteak 7s website, or you can email our tournament director at cheesesteak7sdirector@brandywinerugby.org. We hope to see you there!!!