No practice due to rain.

We have a game set for Wednesday 2/3 at Jesuit 7:30. Be there at 6:30. We are combining with Allen to fill out a full side against Jesuit's Varsity side. Your presence is not mandatory but if we have good attendance and depending upon performance we may call off practice on Thursday. Again, be there at 6:30. Traffic going East on 635 at this time is very heavy, so plan accordingly.

Map to Jesuit Prep School, Dallas

And... There is a game scheduled Saturday 2/6 noon back at Jesuit. This time Allen will assist us on filling out a full team. Attendance to this match is mandatory. Be there at 11:00.

We are still accepting and recruiting new players, so friends are welcome and will get some game time, if they would like. Bring them out to both games.

This Saturday's match, 1/30 is canceled due to very cold weather! No Game!!

We could reschedule to play at Dallas Jesuit this Wednesday starting around 5:30, but I need a commitment from our players before saying yes. Please send me an email joekelly9maverickrugby.com or call my house, 972-242-9989 letting me know that you can or cannot be available. Do so as soon as you can.

No practice tonight, Thursday 1/28. The Mike Lewis park is closed due to rain.

The Grand Prairie Maverick High School team is combining with Allen to play against Alliance. The game starts at Noon on our home field, Prairie Park. Please show up by 11:00. We will show you how to set up the pitch for the match. This includes putting up flags and goal post pads.

Alliance will play Coppell right after our game.

See you at 11:00 Saturday and don't forget your mouthpiece!

The schedule for tomorrow's scrimmage has been set:

12:00 Plano v Coppell
12:40 Alliance v Mavs/Plano JV/U17
1:20 Mavs/Plano JV/U17 v Coppell
2:00 Plano v Alliance
2:40 Alliance v Coppell
3:20 Mavs Barbarians* v Plano

* Barbarians = Mavericks plus Alliance, Coppell and Plano JV/U17

We will combine with Plano to make a full team.

Maverick HS Ruggers should show up at the home pitch at 11:00AM. We will help Mr. Kurylas and others to set up the field.

Don't forget a mouthpiece! You can get them for a dollar, but you have to boil them to mold.

Remember to bring some friends. This scrimmage will be the best chance for new players to try out the game. There will be plenty of coaching and opportunities to play. We have a great core of young men, but we need more athletes to increase our numbers. With more players our team will become better. So bring out friends, brothers, cousins, nephews or even very tough sisters.

The Maverick High School Rugby Team is hosting a round robin (or 3 way) scrimmage at our home pitch this Saturday, 1/23. The start time will be announced by the end of the week. Invited teams are Alliance and Plano. Each team will play at least 2 games. This is a great opportunity to bring out that friend who has been wanting to play. There will be plenty of time for coaching and introducing the game to the new guys. Even if your friend is "on the fence" and not too sure about playing, invite him out to get some exposure to the greatest sport on Earth. See you Saturday!

The tentative Maverick High School Schedule has been posted.
Please be advised that it is NOT finalized. We will fill in a few more dates and set the starting times shortly.

Practice for the 2010 season will officially start on Tuesday, January 12th at 7:00PM at Mike Lewis Park in North Grand Prairie. Practice is every Tuesday and Thursday night from 7:00PM to 9:00PM. The Men are resuming practice following the Holidays on Tuesday, January 5th and all players are more than welcome to come out a week early for a run.

We are in the process of finalizing the schedule which will be posted soon as our season will start the end of January. Check the Registration/Dues link for additional information as well as the Rugby 101 page for some basic info about the game for our new players.

If you have questions prior to that please feel free to contact us.

John Kurylas - President
Phone: 972-824-8818
Email: jwk@nortel.com

Bill Moser - Coach
Phone: 214-213-5644
Email: wmoser@grandbankoftexas.com

Joe Kelly - Coach
Phone: 469-892-8081
Email: joekellytx@gmail.com

The Maverick Youth Team has been entered into the Mudfish Tournament this Saturday 8/1. Be there by 9:30 to watch the greatest rugby spectacle of all time, the Super Mudfish game, for over 250 lb players. Cheer Nate and Tyler's Dad on to victory. Watch them lumber, I mean speed, down the sidelines for glory. Our games start right after and we are scheduled for 3 games. We will be playing Plano and a combo side from Alliance. Bring out your buddies and make some phone calls to our regulars.

Mudfish Link

Field location

The pictures are already in and posted http://picasaweb.google.com/pieratt5/Waco7250902. They also include Chris's bloody face photos.

We had a full team and put out a great showing. With the exception of one player we were all under 16, with the majority being 15 and under. We were able to identify our weakness from the first game and work on those throughout the day, improving up to the final game. It was a fun tournament with lots of memories.

In attendance: Gabriel (who had a broken toe - could not play but came to support!), Lorenzo, Nick, John B., Tony, Daniel, James, Chris, Mike "Ginger".

Next Mudfish August 1 details to follow.