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Registration for Spring 2012 boys/girls Fort Hunt High School rugby is closed.

Registration for Summer 2012 is open!

Click here for registration with Fort Hunt Youth Athletic Association.

All players must register with USA Rugby.  This is a separate online registration.  Click here to register with USA Rugby (middle school and HS players already registered do not need to do so again).  Click here for a set of instructions on registering with USA Rugby.  Make sure you sign up for the right Fort Hunt Rugby group:

• "Fort Hunt Youth Coed" for players playing touch rugby (U-9 and U-11)
• "Fort Hunt Youth Boys" for boys playing contact (tackle) (U-13, U-15 and U-17)
• "Fort Hunt Youth Girls" for girls playing contact (tackle) (12-17)

Other requirements for all Fort Hunt rugby players:

• Parent-initialed and -signed USA Rugby waiver (click here for form)
• Parent-signed Rugby Virginia waiver (click here for form).  DO NOT register with Rugby Virginia; your online registration with USA Rugby covers this.

Season Info:

•      First, see all of the links on the left, which provide all the details, in detail
•      Training: every Tu/Wed/Th, 6:00-8:00pm; we’ll be at Area A at Fort Hunt Park to begin, until we get Collingwood Park on 29 May
•      Matches: first one on 16 June; schedule should be out by 15 June or so
•      End of season tournament 28-29 July
•      Equipment: shorts, studded shoes, sturdy shirt, lots of water, and a mouthpiece for all tackle players

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We are a youth rugby club established in 2006, offering a summer (May-August) recreational/instructional season of touch and tackle rugby for boy and girl players age 7-17, and a Spring (February-May) program of U-19/ high school tackle rugby for boys and girls 14-18.

Fort Hunt Eagles Rugby Football Club, Summer 2011

Our purpose is to introduce kids--and parents--to the lifetime sport of Rugby Union Football, an oustanding and immensely fun sport to play and to watch that offers improved fitness and teaches decision-making, teamwork, comraderie, controlled and focused touch and tackle contact, in an environment of competition, tradition, sportsmanship and respect for teammates, opponents, and officials.

Date:  Tuesday, 15 May

Status: GO

Training is at Fort Hunt Park, and in the event of dangerous weather, we will take shelter in the main pavilion.  Conditions will be wet, so dress appropriately.

We will make a weather call for training every day no later than 3:00pm for high school and 5:00pm for summer players.  Always assume training is on; we will send out a notice only if practice is canceled.  Notices will be sent via email, posted immediately above, and will be on the club Facebook page.

Bring water! A single-serving water bottle is not sufficient--you should bring at least 24 ounces.

Weather Note: Parents, if you see lightning/hear thunder at home, we’re seeing and hearing the same thing at practice, so we will call off practice on weather/safety grounds, and it’s time to come and pick up your player. Rest assured, we coaches will never leave a player behind--we always will wait with all players until everyone is picked up and accounted for.

Always assume practice is on. Yes, we practice and play in the rain (depending on field status); this is rugby, after all.

Check out the current and forecasted meteorological situation at WJLA weather.

Fairfax County Parks Authority Field Status, phone 703-324-5264.

You can get full info on all aspects of our programs, and on rugby in general, by clicking on the links below:

Fort Hunt Rugby team blog
Fort Hunt Rugby on Facebook
Fort Hunt Rugby photos on Picasa
Rugby training and tactics videos
Cool miscellaneous rugby videos
Fort Hunt Rugby Gear and Gifts
Fort Hunt Rugby Apparel

High School/U-19 Rugby

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Videos of the week:

Razor Robertson on "pop touch"

Razor Robertson and the "egg ball touch"

IRB Rugby Ready Videos

Players, parents, and coaches, check out these IRB videos from their Rugby Ready series: http://www.irbrugbyready.com/index.php?section=3

You can also get yourself a profile, sign in, and take the Rugby Ready course.  It’s easy, fun, has videos to watch, and is a great way to become familiar with the game and start down the path as a coaching volunteer.

Here is some feedback our program received last summer, from another Rugby Virgina youth coach:

     "After getting caught up in the waiver 'controversy' that left me a bit unsettled as well as the 'competitive nature' of the tournament, it is refreshing to know that a club like Fort Hunt exists.   Fort Hunt instills the true spirit of rugby for these young players.   As [your program has] said before, it’s about having fun, playing hard on the pitch, and getting together afterward in a show of respect to each team.   I wish the tournament became a day of rugby matches, at least at the U-13 level.   Each team gets some matches, we enjoy the rugby camaraderie, and we all go home on a positive note.  Seeing the boys play the game as it should be played is all I need as a coach.

     "I wanted to drop you this note to let you know that after being involved with youth rugby for a few years, Fort Hunt continues to do youth rugby right.   I look forward to seeing Fort Hunt on the schedule because I know the players are great kids, the coaches are admirable, and the parents are respectful to the game and the opponents.

     "Good luck keeping a great program going..."

Thank you!  This is Fort Hunt Rugby, and we're proud to be a part of it.

Click here to visit our Sponsorship page.

Fort Hunt Rugby got its first sponsor for the Summer 2008 season, from Primo Family Restaurant, and they supported us for the 2011 summer season--thank you.

Thank you, Fort Hunt Sportsmen, for sponsoring us for 2011.  

Big thanks to the Hollin Hall Pastry Shop for joining the Fort Hunt Rugby sponsorhip team in 2010.

Veteran Fort Hunt Rugby Coach and dad Dave Poulin passed away unexpectedly on 25 August 2009, and we still miss his enthusiasm and dedication; he was a crucial part of our program in its early years.

Contributions can be made in support of the Poulin children’s college education to: The USAA College Savings Plan, c/o 8610 Conover Place, Alexandria, VA 22308.

Click here to view a Picasa album featuring Coach Dave. If you have any photos for this album, please send to Coach Dacey at rugby007@aol.com.

For more information, please contact the FHYAA Youth Rugby Commissioner, Andrew Vonada at alvonada@hotmail.com, 703-360-1534, or head coach John Dacey at rugby007@aol.com, 703-780-5859.

Click here for a full roster of Fort Hunt Rugby leadership.