Saturday 3/8
12:00 PM CSU A vs Boulder Men A
1:30 PM Boulder Men B vs UNC
3:00 PM CSU B vs Denver Univ

Here are directions to Greenbriar Park North of town
http://www.fortnet.org/rugby/directions.php?article=Fort%20Collins,%20CO-Greenbriar%20Park
 
Head North on College past downtown about 2 miles.
 
Turn right headed east on Willox Dr.  There is a Safeway on that corner
Drive 3/4 of a mile on Willox Dr.
Turn left headed Northeast on Bramblebush St. 
The field is on your right past the playground. 

From I-25, and Hwy 14 (Mulberry Ave)
Go west on Hwy 14, until you reach College Ave (Hwy 287)(~3 miles).
Turn north, until you reach Willox Ln (~2 miles)
Turn east onto Willox Ln.
Turn north, on Bramblebush St, the pitch will be on your right

Colorado State Men's Rugby has started the spring season.

Check out the schedule page for the spring schedule and the Contact Us page for practice info.

The team is preparing for the San Diego 7's Collegiate Tournament.
CSU A plays #11 Navy on Thursday Feb 7th
CSU B plays San Diego State B Feb 7th
CSU A plays Utah Valley State Feb 8th
CSU B plays in the USA 7's College division tournament.

Sat & Sun the team will attend the USA 7's International Rugby Tournament

Colorado State University Men's Rugby plays its spring season opener against Air Force Academy at Air Force Academy this Sunday Feb 18th at 1PM for the A-side kickoff with B-side to follow at ~2:30PM and C-side to follow at ~4:00PM.  Please review the season schedule at the bottom of the E-mail and our website www.RamRugby.com.  Also note Alumni Night for the spring will be Friday Night March 30th against UNC the week before the Western Playoffs.

Check the team hotline to verify the game will be on (970) 491-0478.  The field is clear now and the forecast is for warm temps on Sunday but the weather has not been good lately.
Directions to Air Force Academy.  From Fort Collins, Head out to the Highway on Mulberry Ave.  Turn Right Heading South on I-25.  Drive 113 miles south to North Gate BLVD exit 156B.  Exit turning right heading West.  Stay on North Gate BLVD staying right at the forks in the road.  The road will reach the foothills and bend around to the left and south.  A set of fields will be on the left, park along the top of the fields. 

Practice starts the second week of school
 
Monday Jan 22th Practice 7-9PM South College Gym
Wednesday Jan 24th Recruiting on campus 10-3:30 in the lory student center
Wednesday Jan 24th Team Meeting 5:30PM Upstairs in the Rec Center
Wednesday Jan 24th Practice 7-9PM South College Gym
 
 
Practice in February
 
Monday 7-9PM South College Gym
Wednesday 6-8PM Football Turf Field
Thursday 8:15-9:30PM Practice in South College Field House

On December 27, 2006 a new rugby player was born to Blake and Corrie.  We hope to see Jack Sebastion Stevens wearing a CSU jersey in about 18 years.

I don't know how many of you are aware that a piece of the soul of Ft. Collins rugby moved on this week. Paul Ireland, a founding member of both CSU and Ft. Collins rugby clubs died this past Monday after a six month struggle. Legend has it that during a Monday Night Football drink up at his house the name Flamingos was born.

Paul is fourth generation military and a highly decorated Vietnam era green beret. At his memorial service yesterday he was posthumously awarded the Legion of Merit, something like the eighth highest medal the military awards and one of only two United States medals authorized to be worn around the neck; the other being the Congressional Medal of Honor. If there ever was a soldier you would want to thank for his or her service, Paul would be the one.

Unfortunately, I never played even one phase of rugby with Paul. When I moved here he was recovering from career ending knee surgery, which back in the day before scopes was not an uncommon result. However, Paul's joy of life, the warmth of his friendship and his love of rugby makes him my favorite Flamingo. So, if just past 2:00PM this afternoon you feel a slight shudder, it is part of the soul of this club being laid to rest at Ft. Logan National Cemetery and hopefully moving on to a greener pitch.

Thanks for indulging me as I process. Just thought you'd want to know a bit of how deep the roots of this club are.
Larry Belasco

Paul had been very sick the past couple of years.  Yesterday Monday Nov. 6th 2006 he had a brain hemmorhage occur early in the morning and was taken to Poudre Valley Hospital by ambulance.  Unfortunately the doctors were not able to repair the damage.  Paul died at approximately 12:30 PM Monday afternoon.  His daughter, and ex-wife Donna, were with him at the time.  We will miss him

A clash of top ten teams will likely decide the league champion this Saturday at CSU when Colorado State and the University of New Mexico face of at 1PM.

New Mexico is currently perched at #4 in the nation and CSU sits at #6 in the nation.  This match will feature a Rugby match between some of the best in the nation.
Come out and enjoy the game this Saturday at 1PM on the CSU intramural field at the center of campus on the corner of Meridian Ave and South Dr.

Colorado States own #8 Jake Humphrey represented the USA tonight in an international match when the Collegiate All Americans destroyed Canada U-21’s 40-10. 

After the match Jake Humphrey was quoted as saying “It was awesome to be chosen to represent our country in this great sport.”  He also stated that he acquitted him self well after coming on as a sub making “a big hit and running past a couple of guys on a 5m take”. 

Jake is the first full Collegiate All American from Colorado State University (as far as the current team and coaches are aware).  Several CSU Men’s Rugby athletes have made honorable mention All American, and so was Jake until he was called up this week to join the All American squad. 

Join us in congratulating Jake on his accomplishment and representing the University well on the international level.

Jake has another match to play as the All Americans rematch against Canada Under 21 this Saturday.

Ram Rugby will kick off the fall 2006 season with a home match against the University of Metro Denver on Sunday August 27th at 1:00 PM on the CSU fields in front of the student rec center. 

Practice will start on the first day of school Monday August 21st from 6:00-8:00 PM on the CSU intramural fields in front of the student rec center. 

New players are encouraged to come out and experience Rugby.  
Fans and Friends come out and support CSU at their first match of the season.

Come join CSU Rugby and the CSU Rugby Alunni in celebrating the clubs 36th anniversary.  The main event of the weekend will be the annual Alumni Match where the current squad will face an All Star team of CSU Rugby Alumni.  Full itenerary for the weekend is below.

Itinerary

Saturday September 2nd 12:00 PM Weber State vs CSU Tailgate and Football game.
Game time 3:00 PM, tailgating opens at 12:00 PM. 
Please let me know if you would like to join the group ticket package $20 ticket in the North end zone face value of ticket $30.  E-mail blakestevens1@gmail.com to reserve a ticket.

Sunday September 3rd 1:00 PM Alumni vs Students Rugby Match
 A-side match 1:00 PM 30 or 40 minute halves
 Women’s match of 7’s 10’s or 15’s dependent availability of Women Alumni
 B-side match 2:30 PM 25 or 30 minute halves
 There has also been some interest in a 7’s match, and this could be fit in.

Sunday September 3rd 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM After Match Social at the Stonehouse Grille
 Head to the restaurant directly after the match and go upstairs to the Highlands Room.

The CSU Men's rugby team's dream run came to a close on April 8th as they lost to eventual regional winners CU. It was a hard fought game, but the Rams just made too many errors to overcome a 19-0 halftime deficit, and finally succumb to the Buffs 31-5. The Rams enjoyed their first visit back to regionals since 2000, and with the team only losing a few players we know we'll be back again next year better than before. We'd like to thank OU for putting on an enjoyable tournement, and we wish our ERRFU rivals, CU and WYO, good luck in the Sweet 16's in 9 days time.  We'd also like to thank all of our fans and alumni for suppurting us during what we considered to be a successful 2005/06 campaign. We'll see you all next year, but keep checking the website for updates through the Summer

CSU beat Texas A&M in the first round of the Western Collegiate Playoffs by a score of 17-10 in Norman Oklahoma. 

CSU will now face CU on Saturday April 8th with a berth to the Sweet Sixteen round of the National Championship.

Several hundred fans and alumni lined the field Friday night to watch the Rams play their last home game of the year. It was a night to remember, and the players and coaching staff would like to thank you all for your support. We would also like to thank the Alumni for their genarous donations to the team, the money was greatly appreciated and needed. Travel cost are always our biggest concern and this will definately help us out as we make our way through the playoffs this year. GO RAMS! 

CSU are hitting their stride at the right time as they produced a solid performance by beating the UNC Bears 50-39 last Friday Night. So we are now off to Norman, Oklahoma for the Western regional playoffs. We will open the competition against a tough Texas A&M team that went undefeted in league play, with their only loss of 2006 coming against BYU (Trust us, there is no shame in that!).

Click the link below for additional information about the 2005 Men's Collegiate National Championship.