The spring AGM will be held on February 4, 2012 at Georgetown Prep starting at noon.  This is a mandatory meeting and we will be taking a roll call prior to the start of the meeting. There are several major agenda items that will be discussed which will require a quorum to vote on. I will be sending a full agenda, but the major topics of conversation will include:

• A discussion and vote on the State Based Rugby Organizations (SBRO) which will affect the youth and HS programs.
• A discussion and a vote on the Geographic Unions (GU’s) which will affect all men’s and women’s clubs.
• Vote on the 2012 budget – of note, we spent a fair amount of time reviewing the previous year’s allocations, especially the all-star budgets, and have reallocated or removed much of these costs. I will be sending our proposed budget within the week for all clubs to review.
• A discussion and possible vote on the bylaws. Over the past few months we have reviewed the bylaws and found a number of inconsistencies within the document itself and some inconsistencies between the document and our actual practice.

The above topics will absolutely change the union as we know it, I can’t stress enough the importance of every club having some representative there. We will be providing food and beverages.

As a reminder, ALL clubs are required to submit a P2P form prior to the start of each Fall and Spring season. Please take care of this ASAP. Without a P2P form submitted and approved your club may not be allocated refs and will be not in good standing.

Fall 2011 is right around the corner - please take care of your admin items now:  CIPP registration, P2P forms, PRU and referee dues.  All of these items must be taken care of prior to your first league match. 

Congratulations to the following Men's Div. III teams, who will advance to the MARFU playoffs in the Spring 2011:
Champions: North Bay RFC (MARFU seed #4)
2nd Place: Wash. Renegades RFC (MARFU seed #6)

The goal is to provide 30,000 rugby balls to youth&high school players. VOTE at this web site and help this project move into the top 2 spots. At the start of September, it was ranked 32nd, way too low.

To access current Senior Men's Div. III Standings & Schedule:

 - Click on "COMPETITIONS", in the Left-hand menu, then

 - Click on "STANDINGS AND RESULTS", then

 - Click on "D3 SENIOR MEN", and then

 - Click on "RESULTS SMD3"

* latest results each week will also be posted there.

USA Rugby Referees’ management has established guidelines to refereeing at all levels in USA Rugby. These guidelines enable players and referees to have a clearer approach to the game, to enable consistency in Law application throughout the country. They also reflect directives from the iRB, particularly in relation to the tackle/ruck, and players staying on their feet.

NOTE:  On page 9, A. Pulling the Maul down.  This paragraph does not apply to HS/U19 and younger.  HS/U19 and younger age grades are NOT ALLOWED to pull the maul down.

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