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

Click here to register for Fort Hunt high school rugby.

Other requirements for all Fort Hunt high school rugby players:

• USA Rugby registration (click here to go to USA Rugby membership/registration)
•          Click here for a set of instructions on registering with USA Rugby
• Parent-initialed and -signed USA rugby waiver (click here for form)
• Parent-signed Rugby Virginia waiver (click here for form)
• Player-signed Fort Hunt Rugby player code of conduct (click here)
• Current VHSL physical (click here for form)

See our high school rugby section for full details on the program.

Registration for the Rugby Virginia U-13 and U-15 boys Spring 2012 season is also open.

This is NOT an FHYAA program, but is a program fully recommended and supported by Fort Hunt Rugby.  This is the only boys youth tackle rugby program available in the spring, and we will form a combined team with Alexandria for the boys U-15 competition.

Click here to get to the information and registration site for Rugby Virginia.

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We are a youth rugby club 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 fitness and teaches decision making, teamwork, comraderie, controlled and focused touch and tackle contact, in an environment of tradition, sportsmanship and respect for teammates, opponents, and officials.

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We will make a weather call for training every day no later than 5:00pm.  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

Contact Us

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 this 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 U13 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!

Click here to visit our Sponsorship page.

Fort Hunt Rugby got its first sponsor for the Summer 2008 season, from Primo Family Restaurant, and we are very happy that they are continuning to support us in 2011.

Thank you very much, Primo, for supporting us so generously.

Click here to go to the Primo website.

Located in the Belle View shopping center in Belle Haven, Primo is a great family restaurant, featuring Italian, Greek and other family dishes at great prices, for dine-in or takeout.  And frozen custard!

They’ve got a great meeting room in the back for any kind of function, large or small.

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.

The club is working on a memorial effort for Coach Dave: we are trying to get the Field 4 area, our training and home field ground for five years, renamed as "Dave Poulin Field."  This is how we refer to it in our club communications, even as we work to make it official with Fairfax County.  If you are interested in helping out, please contact John Dacey or Andy Vonada.

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.