UVU Rugby Announces Serevi Rugby Training Camp
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UVU Men’s Rugby is pleased to announce the 2011 Serevi Rugby Training Camp at Utah Valley University this October. The camp will feature world renowned seven’s guru Waisale Serevi sharing his years of knowledge and experience with all camp attendees. For more information, check out the links below the poster.
To get more information about the camp, head over to Serevi Rugby. To register for the camp at UVU, head over to the Training Camp Registration page and click on Utah Valley University on the right hand side of the page.
UVU Rugby Now Accepting Applications for Head Coach Position
The Utah Valley University Mens Rugby team is pleased to begin accepting applications for the Head Coaching Position at Utah Valley University.
As the team looks to build on it’s Utah Championship win from a season ago, the team wanted to take the steps necessary to advance to the next level and creating a paid position through the university is a big step in doing that.
“Our progress has become stagnant over the past few years and we wanted to make some changes to get the program headed back in the direction that we desired.” said team manager Bill Ungricht. “This position with the school gives us the opportunity to create a solid platform at the top of our program and create the stability to mold the incredibly talented athletes that we have joining the program for the upcoming season.”
For more information about the position and to apply, check out the posting on the Utah Valley University Job Board.
Utah Valley Wins Utah Division II Championship
The Utah Valley University Men’s Rugby team beat Idaho State University 29-22 to win the 2011 Utah Rugby Union Division II Championship on Saturday afternoon in Boise, Idaho.
In a back and forth game, both teams were able to score 4 tries, but Utah Valley were able to kick their way to victory and secure their third title in the last four years. Though not as convincing as the previous days effort, the UV team were still thrilled with the victory and the opportunity to host the Pacific Coast Playoffs in the next round of the National Collegiate Playoffs.
Utah Valley Through To Union Final In Emphatic Fashion
Utah Valley University opened the Utah Rugby Union Division II Championships with an emphatic 70-0 victory over Boise State University in the first semi-final in Boise on Friday afternoon.
The 12 try to none victory was the Wolverines biggest win of the season, eclipsing the 50 point mark for the second time in 5 days. Outside center Johnny Schumacher led the way with a personal tally of four tries and a hand in setting up two others in what was a busy day for the Utah Valley backs, crossing for all but two of the 12 tries.
Utah Valley Men’s Rugby Starts Playoffs Strong
The Utah Valley Men’s Rugby team started their quest for a national title Tuesday with a comprehensive 60-5 victory over Dixie State College in a Utah rugby union playoff qualifier.
UVU showed they were well prepared for the elimination game, coming out strongly from the kickoff and scored their opening try in the 4th minute. The Wolverines had another 3 tries in the first 15 minutes of the match, fly half Molo Tuakimoana and flanker Robert “RJ” Jenny featuring prominently in all of the first quarter tries. read more
Utah Valley Shows Its Intentions With Strong Spring Schedule
The Utah Valley Men’s Rugby team has shown their intentions for the upcoming spring semester of collegiate rugby by announcing a very strong schedule that currently features no less than 5 match ups with College Premier League teams.
The schedule is about 80% completed so far, with the scheduling of the Utah Rugby Union Division II playoffs still to be announced, but Utah Valley’s schedule so far would rival many Division I programs for intensity, let alone those in Division II. The team begins their season in just under two weeks when they compete in the RedRock Tournament, which is moving to Mesquite, Nevada this year after spending several years in St. George, Utah. read more
Utah Valley Men’s Rugby Commercial
The Utah Valley Men’s Rugby team are looking like superstars thanks to a new commercial created by one of the teams alumni. Former player, Dan Herbas and his company PrimeKreative completed the video after getting a few of the boys together for a brainstorming session and then organized the filming session.
USA Rugby Announces 2011 Championship Locations
USA rugby today announced the locations for all of its 2011 National Championship venues and by doing so gave the Utah Valley team an idea of what will be needed to achieve their goal of becoming 2011 Division II National Champions.
The announcement brings changes for the Division II competition this year as the spread of teams across the country has been taken into account. The rounds of 16 & 8 will be held on the 16th and 17th of April and will be split for the first time this year, with teams from the western unions completing their playoff games at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, San Diego. The qualifying teams from the eastern unions will meet for their playoff rounds in the same location as last year at the Seminole Soccer Complex in Sanford, Florida.
Utah Valley Ends Season Strong
It’s been an interesting season for the Utah Valley Men’s Rugby team, especially in the final weeks of the current fall semester. After a promising start to the season with good wins over some key local rivals, the Utah Valley team looked as if it might falter.
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Utah Valley Makes Statement with Victory
The rugby world is starting to take notice after Utah Valleys impressive victory over College Premier League team Colorado State at the weekend, so much so that RugbyMag.com’s Alex Goff called to talk to Head Coach Josh Cooper about what the victory meant to the team and what was ahead for the rest of the season.
Coach Cooper had his concern’s with the extra publicity from the win though, in his time at Utah Valley he’s seen first hand what Mr Goff’s Collegiate Rankings can do to a program.