High school players from various Michigan programs enjoyed a day with U of M at the summer clinic this past weekend. The players spent 6 hours working mainly on fundamental skills and decision making. The day included many games and some team play. Chase Chapman won the 1v1 competition while Will VanderArk was awarded Player …
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High School Clinic June 15th
The UMRFC is excited to announce that the 2013 High School Clinic will be June 15th from 10:00am to 4:00pm at North Field in Ann Arbor. The clinic is open to boys aged 13-18. All participants will receive a clinic t-shirt as well as lunch. The cost of the clinic is $60. Players will receive …
Michigan Rugby Wins Service Award
Michigan Rugby recently won their second consecutive Club Sports Outstanding Service Award. The club prides itself on service both in the Ann Arbor community and abroad. This year the club volunteered at U of M blood drives, organized team blood giving, assisted a family in need at Christmas, helped clean up the Grand River Creative …
UMRFC Continues Service Work, Helps with Blood Battle and in Trinidad
UMRFC continued its commitment to excellence in volunteering by working Face-Off Blood Battle on February 14th at the University of Michigan. Several players donated blood to contribute as well as working the registration for the Blood Battle. After getting the service award last year, UMRFC wanted to continue its tradition of helping out in the …
Michigan Rugby Puts in 23 Man Lineup for Blood Battle
The UMRFC is assisting U of M in the 31st Blood Battle with Ohio State. To bring some more energy into the giving, 23 players and one coach have been named to our blood giving lineup for Michigan’s final push before Thanksgiving. Michigan is currently winning 1,824 to 1,412. Here’s to a 5th Blood Battle …
Michigan Rugby Joins in Neighborhood Restoration in Detroit
This last Sunday, a group of Michigan Rugby players traveled to Detroit joining an effort to beautify some of the area surrounding Douglass College Preparatory Academy. Joining up with alumni Michael Olszewski, Jamie Hickey, and Ted Pixley, the ruggers brought out the shovels and brooms to eradicate weeds that had not been maintained for several …
Rugby at the YMCA
Earlier in the semester, Ann Arbor player and leader Tom Stulberg along with U of M’s Chris Padmos and Chris Hopfner spent the afternoon teaching their favorite sport to kids enrolled in the local YMCA. The Y promotes many summer and after school sport programs and with the work of Tom, rugby has started to …