Monthly Archives: October 2009

SANTA CLAUS 7′s: Dec. 5th *THIS SATURDAY!*

Posted by Ingle on October 21, 2009 – 12:15 pm
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This Saturday will mark the greatest, above 200lbs/below freezing, 7′s tournament this side of the buffet table. The 25th annual Santa Claus 7s social tournament will begin Saturday, Dec 5th at 9:30. There will be spots for 8 mens’ & 4 womens’ teams. Entry fee for this tournament is $100 for a club that attended last year and $140 for all other teams to the tournament.

Nashville/Louisville came out on top last year beating the University of Tennessee in the final seconds and adding their names to the Golden Santa trophy. As always, plenty of holiday food cheer will abound. The tournament will be held at Knoxville Rugby’s private pitch.

TEAMS (teams shown in bold have reserved a spot by placing a deposit)

MEN: GASTONIA, UNIV OF TN, KNOXVILLE, NASHVILLE, CHATTANOOGA, JOHNSON CITY

WOMEN: KNOXVILLE/NASHVILLE, LOUISVILLE, CHATTANOOGA

CONTACT

Tournament Director: Jay McNabb (jymcnabb<at>gmail.com)

RESERVE A SPOT

Teams can not be guaranteed a spot unless deposit is made in advance.

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RULES

Men: Teams must maintain an average of 1400 lbs on the field at all times. Any players weighing less than 200 lbs are not eligible to score. All players will be weighed prior to kick-off. 18 yr old minimum age.

Women: 1000lb minimum on field at all times. No one under 150lb can score.

SCHEDULE

Friday night: 18:00 – 100lb pig smoking starts at Possum Park.

Weigh-in: 9:30

Kick-off: 10:00

*Out-of-town teams will be given later game times.

After-tourney Social: Beverage & 100lb smoked pig provided at the private pitch.

Evening: Teams will meet at Cool Beans Grill.

TOURNAMENT STYLE

Teams will be broken into (2) groups playing round robin. All teams will be seeded into elimination tournament based on round robin results.

LOCATION

The tournament will be held at the same location as last year which is Knoxville Rugby’s home pitch, Possum Park which is approx 10 miles NE of downtown Knoxville.

9435 College St, Knoxville, TN 37871

HOTEL INFO

The best place to stay will be near the UT campus or downtown.

Possums over Johnson City 27-20

Posted by Ingle on October 21, 2009 – 12:06 pm
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The GLUTTONY MILE: Saturday Oct. 17

Posted by Ingle on October 12, 2009 – 11:47 am
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2009 Gluttony Mile and Games 265 bTHE 2009GLUTTON MILE WILL BE THIS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17TH,  AT COOL BEANS. EVENTS WILL INCLUDE A COOL HAND LUKE EGG EATING CONTEST AND A 1-MILE RELAY WHERE CONTESTANTS MUST CONSUME PIZZA, CANDY BARS AND THE LIKE.

SEND EMAIL RESERVATION TO POSSUMRUGBY@YAHOO.COM.

FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS: Possums win 29-3

Posted by Ingle on October 8, 2009 – 8:35 am
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Friday October 9th: The Huntington Rugby Club rolled into town for a rare Night match under the lights.  Schumpert Park hosted a double-header of rugby action that saw UT take on UNC Greensboro with an 7PM kickoff. Tornado Watch and driving rain held up the first match due to three stoppages from lightning strikes.  The Possums finally got to take the pitch close to 9:30pm in a light rain.  The new fields at Schumpert Park held up extremely well for there to have been quite a few inches of rain to fall prior to and an earlier match to be played.  The waterproof rugby ball unfortunately has still not been developed, which of course means knock-ons were aplenty on the night, resulting in lots of scrums.

Heart of Dixie Tournament: Possums go 1-0-1

Posted by Ingle on October 1, 2009 – 11:00 am
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Heartofdixie09 (1)bThe Possums won 1 and tied the second match at the Heart of Dixie this past Saturday.  Match reports and party recap posted in the Forum.