Page Last Updated
09 May 2008
U-19 Program Information
Parents & Players: Please read all of the following sections carefully!
High school players must be 18 years
or younger as of September 1 of each respective year. Players must
be enrolled in high school full time or be enrolled full time in an
equivalent program leading to a GED. (USA Rugby Eligibility
Guidelines)
February through May.
NOVA U-19 Rugby club dues for the 2008 season will be $100.00.
There is also a $20.00 CIPP fee payable to USA Rugby.
The following documents
are all in Adobe Acrobat printer friendly "pdf" format.
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High school students wishing to play rugby with NOVA U-19 should
do the following:
- Please download and print the five (5) items that make up the
NOVA U-19 Rugby Registration (Parent Packet) packet. Complete, sign, and return to Coach Murphy documents
#2, #3, #4 and #5:
- Informational Letter
from Coach Murphy to Parents
- NOVA U19 RFC Communication
& Roster Information,
- NOVA U-19 RFC Waiver,
- PRU High School Players'
Code of Ethics, and
- PRU Parents' Code of
Ethics.
Enclose a check for $100.00 for Club Dues made payable to "NOVA
U19 RFC". Also enclose the USARugby Waiver - see B below.
Please place the documents in an envelope and mail them to:
Coach Mike Murphy
10033 Bonnykelly
Court
Bristow, VA 20136.
Chantilly HS students may bring
them to Coach Murphy's classroom.
- Complete a USA Rugby CIPP form.
This
is a USA RUGBY requirement!
CIPP:
USA Rugby’s Certified Individual Participation Plan is the national
player registration and insurance program. All players must
complete the form and pay the fee of $20. No player is allowed to
participate in a match without completing this process.
THIS SEASON THE CIPP FORM IS TO BE
COMPLETED AND THE FEE PAID ONLINE. Please visit
USARugby
for further information.
To register with USA Rugby or to re-registerand click on the
“Online Membership Registration” link at:-
Rugby Membership Site - Home. Follow the instructions to
establish a login name/password. Returning players should only have
to update information, while new players have to complete a form.
All players must print the USARugby waiver. You will then
be asked to pay the $20.
Sign
the USARugby waiver, have your parents sign it if you are not yet 18, and turn it in to
Coach Murphy together with the paperwork noted in A above.
Make a note of your CIPP number. Print the online receipt for
your records.
The CIPP form is valid for 12 months from
the 1st January each year.
- Lastly, please go to the NOVA U-19 Rugby
on-line Registration page and provide us with
some information about yourself.
We
practice Tuesdays and Thursdays,
from 3:00 - 5:00 PM.
Depending on the weather, practices start in
late January or early February. We anticipate
most of our practices will be held at Word of Grace
(WOG), the old Redskins practice field near
Rachel Carson MS.
Most league
matches are on Fridays and possibly some Saturdays.
Home matches are played at WOG - unless otherwise noted!
Matches usually start the last Friday of February or the first
Friday of March. A rugby match at the
U-19 level consists of two 35 minute halves (two 40-minute halves at the
adult level).
Head Coach
Mike Murphy teaches English at Chantilly HS and plays rugby with NOVA Men's
Club.
-
Practice - mouth
guard/gum shield, cleats (soccer or football) and clothing suitable for
outdoor sports.
- Match - mouth
guard/gum shield (refs check!), cleats, black rugby shorts and black
rugby/soccer socks.
- We have team sets of
numbered NOVA rugby jerseys.
- Players should also bring with them to practice
and matches outer wear such as warm-up suits, sweat shirts, & rain jackets.
Matt Godek's Rugby and Soccer Supply is located in Merrifield, VA,
off Gallows Rd. (1-800-USA-RUGBY,
www.rugbystore.com )
Our parent
club, The
Northern Virginia Rugby Football Club (NOVA), currently fields sides in Men’s
and Women’s First Division, Men’s and Women’s 7s, and Old Boys, as well as U-19. Check out the website for more information:-
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