This Spring, Louisiana Rugby participated in a RUGBY DAY with the Organization Son of a Saint to introduce the sport of rugby to local New Orleans youth. Son of a Saint "exists to enhance the lives of fatherless boys through mentorship, emotional support, development of life skills, exposure to constructive experiences and formation of positive, lasting peer-to-peer relationships." To find out more about this incredible organization or how you can help their cause, please vis

REGISTRATION OPEN: WINTER YOUTH RUGBY CLINIC: “Having a Ball” DECEMBER 1, 2018 The second annual Winter Youth Rugby Clinic: “Let’s Have a Ball” will be at the official Baton Rouge Rugby Club Pitch: BREC Highland Road Park. This first fall season of Rookie Rugby united over 30 participants ranging from 5 to 17 year olds, girls and boys from the Baton Rouge Area and surrounding parishes. If you’re new to rugby, a game consists of 2 teams, 15 players with the object of the team

Friday November 2nd the Laureus Foundation in New Orleans held an event for school children called Day of Sport. Louisiana Rugby and NOLA Gold sent a representative out to give children an opportunity to learn about rugby and participate in some drills. Taylor Howden and Nicole Brown from the New Orleans Half-moons were there running the kids through some fun exercises. The event comprised of 8 different stations including soccer, rowing, meditation, rugby and more. Students

Hello Coaches! My name is Taylor Howden, Captain and Academy Coordinator of the NOLA Gold. Originally from Auckland, New Zealand, I moved to the USA in 2006 and have played and coached in all regions of the country. I have a passion for developing young rugby men and women and providing opportunities for young players to fulfill their sportin g potential. In this message, I would like to cordially invite you and your players to the first ever NOLA Gold High School Combine at

Louisiana Rugby is hiring a Youth Development Officer. Francis Palumbo did a fabulous job and we wish him the best of luck in his new position with USA Rugby in Colorado. Frank will be assisting and coordinating the transition to a new YDO. See the link below for the full job description and information about how to apply. This is a part time position requiring about 10 hours per week. There is the potential to expand those hours. The current stipend is $500/month. Add

With the continued growth of rugby within Louisiana, there comes the needfor more coaches, referees and club administrators to ensure our success going forward. If you are interested in joining the rugby community at any level, see below for opportunities to get certified: November 10, 2018 In conjunction with the annual Battleship Tournament in Mobile, AL, the following courses will be offered: -Coaching of Match Officials 1 - Mobile, AL Register: https://webpoint.usarugby.o

The Louisiana Rugby Annual General Meeting will be Sunday August 20th at 2pm upstairs at Joey K's restaurant 3001 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70115. I will be sending out an Agenda in the coming days. Feel free to forward this along. I apologize if you get this more than once. Nominations are due by July 6th. Nominations are now open for the 5 Executive Officers (President, Vice, Secretary, Treasurer, and Officer #5) Nominations are open for the 5 At-Large directors/board m

Saturday, March 11th marked a big day for rugby in New Orleans. Three middle school teams consisting of the New Orleans Club, Northshore Lions, and Bayou Hurricanes met at Ozone Park in Covington, LA for their first ever contact matches. Teams played rugby sevens and featured players in grades 6-8. Coaches and spectators alike were blown away by the skill and tenacity shown by all players on the pitch. While this past Saturday was the first set of contact matches, this was th

Good Morning Rugby Community, Youth Rugby is starting back up for the Spring semester! I am looking for coaches to help out at Audubon Charter (right next to Tulane and Audubon Park), Encore Academy, and Phillis Wheatley Community School. If you know of anyone that may want to coach, please forward this or send me their contact info! See below for details: Youth Rugby Coaching -Will receive USA Rugby Level 100 Coaching Certification -Accredited service hours -Monetary stipend

See the revised youth rugby schedule below. First time players are welcome at all of these events! Teams will be made up of local after school programs and play short games against each other. We'll have multiple games going on at once depending upon how many teams we have. #YouthSports #YouthRugby #SportsLeague #Rugby #LouisianaRugby

There will be two social 7's tournaments in New Orleans for the remainder of the summer. The dates are: Saturday July 16 Saturday August 6 (this is a slight change from the last e-mail due to conflicts) There will be two brackets: 1-High School (must have been eligible for last year's high school league, i.e., just graduated in May) 2-Men's social bracket Please let Gary Giepert (giepert@cox.net) know if you are interested in putting a team in. The fees will be ju

Community summer touch is starting up tomorrow (Tuesday May 10th). Touch will be from about 6pm until dark or everyone is tired, generally around 8pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Location is going to be at the same field as last year, Pratt Park. Everyone is invited to play and it is a great way to introduce the game to new people. At some point soon we want to have some youth rugby games either during or maybe a bit before the regular touch. A few volunteers could rotate b