FHYAA is pleased to announce that Youth Rugby will be offered to the Fort Hunt, Mount Vernon, and other nearby communities in 2008. Registration will open May 9th 2008 and remain open through end of June (you can still register to play after that; just talk to the commissioner).  Practice will begin in early June, and the summer competition will begin in late June and continue through early August.

Youth Rugby is a distinct age group and season from high school rugby (spring). Boys and girls ages 6-16 are invited to play this exciting sport, with both touch rugby and tackle rugby available depending on age group and interest.

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• U-9    Players must be under 9 years old on 23 June 2008 for this age group.
• U-11  Players must be under 11 years old on 23 June 2008 for this age group.
• U-13  Players must be under 13 years old on 23 June 2008 for this age group.
• U-15  Players must be under 15 years old on 23 June 2008 for this age group.
• U-17  Players must be under 17 years old on 23 June 2008 for this age group.

Links to more information can be found on the left side of this page. Especially if you can't find answers to your questions on this site, we ask that you contact us by e-mail or telephone. See the contact information in the Contacts link on the left and at the bottom of this page.

Youth Rugby is a fast, exciting, high scoring game for kids of all ages. Boys and girls, ages 6-16. We even have rugby for older kids ages 17-70 (or even older, believe it or not). Youth Rugby emphasizes FUN - running with the ball, running in support, passing, kicking. No matter what position you play, you will get your hands on the ball. You will pass to your teammates, and your teammates will pass to you. You will have FUN! You will make tags (touch rugby) or tackles (older players), and you will get tagged and tackled. You will have more FUN!

You will learn to think quickly about what to do next. Team skills, offense, defense, scrums, lineouts, rucks, mauls - did we say FUN? Rugby is all about FUN!

And scoring? Let's not forget scoring - who doesn't like that? Lots of scoring for everyone on the team! Did we mention FUN? Youth Rugby is a also great way to stay in shape or get in shape for your fall sport. You will be fit and ready to go for the fall. Stay active this summer, two to three times a week, every week from around the time school lets out until school starts. Play RUGBY!

Players under age 11 will play the touch version of the game. Players 11 and older, depending on the team you join, can play the touch or tackle version of the game, or both. You've seen rugby on TV? Well, it's not quite like that, but it's pretty close. All rules of rugby apply with rule modifications in the interest of safety and considering the player's age, size, strength, and skill level. Most coaches have USA rugby coaching certification and safety is number one.

Kids, tell your parents you want to play rugby this summer. Stay active, stay fit, stay busy. Make new friends, learn a new sport.

Youth Rugby has been part of the northern Virginia youth sports scene since 2000 (and several years before that in Maryland), having been sponsored by Southwestern Youth Association (SYA; Centreville), Springfield Youth Club (SYC), with Alexandria and Winchester entering the league in 2003.

In addition to the existing clubs, 2006 sees a large expansion together youth sports organizations (YSO's) in northern Virginia: Chantilly Youth Association (CYA), Vienna Youth, Inc (VYI), Braddock Road Youth Club (BRYC), Fairfax Police Youth Club (FPYC), and Fort Hunt Youth Athletic Association (FHYAA), bringing the number of northern Virginia teams to nine and more than doubling the previous total.

We fully expect that existing clubs will grow over the years, and that new clubs will be added from time to time. The SYA program has grown from 25 to over 70 players, and the SYC program has grown from 40 to nearly 200 players. We expect similar results for all new clubs.

For more information, please e-mail the FHYAA Youth Rugby Commissioner/Head Coach, Andrew Vonada at alvonada@hotmail.com, tel 703-360-1534, or assistant to the commissioner Eric Pittelkau at epittelkau@gmail.com, cell 703-587-7462 (FYI, the latter is the commissioner/head coach of the SYA/Centreville team).