RaleighRugby

The Raleigh Rattlesnakes U19 Rugby Club fell behind quickly in the first half of play against the defending four time state of North Carolina State Champion Chapel Hill Highlanders U19 with a score of 22-0.

Fans watching would not believe that score in that Raleigh looked fairly dominating at times. Coach Frank Milchuck made adjustments at the half and the Snakes came out and played a great second half and held the Highlanders scoreless for the remainder of the match, while Raleigh put up a try to bring the final score 22-5.

While we never enjoy coming out on the low end of the score, the Rattlesnakes have continued to improve over the last couple of years. At this point last year the Snakes were coming up on a 4-0 record but this year’s team is just as good if not better and making progress with each match. It just so happens that the state champions live right in our back yard and we give them a great matchup every time we play. With the coaching staff presently in place, support from the Raleigh Rugby Club and the growth of the parent’s organization, it is just a matter of time before Raleigh brings home a championship.

The young Raleigh U15 Rugby Club mixed sides with the visiting Chapel Hill U15 Club to run a regulation 12 on 12 match on the upper pitch while the Venom took on Norfolk on the lower pitch. Lots of fun to see two matches going on at the same time on a sunny afternoon.

The Raleigh U15 players picked up some valuable playing time and experience and actually did well. Very proud of these young men, some as young as 11 putting it out on the line.

The Raleigh U15 players will travel to Charlotte with the U19 club and will most likely join forces with the Triad Club for the Charlotte Rugby Fest on March 13th and 14th.

Saturday, in a see-saw match the Raleigh Rattlesnakes U19 Club battled an experienced Triad Youth Rugby U19 Club to a 17-17 tie. The Carolina Youth Rugby league does not play overtime during regular season matches. Both teams will accrue 2 points each towards the league standings.

For anyone that attended, it was a great day of youth rugby for both sides and fun to watch. Raleigh again fielded a young team with 3 new players seeing time in their very first match.

This young Rattlesnake team will continue to improve as the season progresses and yesterday's match was another notch in the experience belt for Raleigh youth rugby. There was plenty to take away from the match with regards to our aspects of play needing improvement as well as areas where we show a lot of promise

Thanks to those fans from both sides who showed up to support their respective teams. The numbers are starting to grow, of course, still not the numbers we would like to see so keep checking the schedule and we expect to see more faces out at the pitch on match days for the Rattlesnakes, Venom and Vipers.

Thanks also go to the match referee and Raleigh's own Carl Brienzi for taking the time to explain to the young players of both sides the reason for the call as well as ensuring safe play techniques, namely in the scrum and tackling. Carl had his hands full with matches yesterday in Raleigh and at NCSU and we really appreciated having him out. With a shortage of referees to go around, it is not always easy finding a reliable, thorough referee who is also certified at the youth level. That might be why Carl is requested by name by many of our league teams. Our referees are as much a part of our game as our players. It is not an easy task, and we certainly salute all who "step up" in this endeavor and make our play possible. I speak for all of our Rattlesnake coaches and players in saying that your three cheers was well deserved.

The Rattlesnakes will be practicing this week and readying their play for the visiting and defending state champion Chapel Hill Highlanders this coming Saturday on March the 6th with a U19 kickoff time of 11:00am. There will be a U15 match afterwards with a scheduled kickoff time of 1:00pm.

Respectfully,
Rattlesnake Coaches

Saturday Feb 27 11am Tobacco Rd O35 Vs Boston.
Saturday Feb 27 5pm Tobacco Rd O35 Vs Life/Palmer.

Sunshine Saturday Touch Rugby!

Saturday January 16th Touch Rugby at the Raleigh Pitch 11:00am to 1:00pm

This is a chance to play touch rugby matches and have a lot of fun. That is why we play the game right? We're playing to win and we will pick teams from the players that show up. Bring a friend(s), new players welcome. Parents invited to watch.

Please RSVP via email at moc.rr.cn|ttaymt#moc.rr.cn|ttaymt and or the Raleigh Rattlesnakes Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=54779987400

Sat May 22 2010 – Annual Awards Picnic

Sat June 12 2010 – Charity Sevens

Fri Dec 3 2010 – Christmas Party

Rattlesnake Parent’s Meet, Greet and Eat

When: 10:00am to 12 noon on Saturday 12/12/09
Where: The Raleigh Rugby Football Club Pitch(field) under the Picnic Shelter at 7417
Poole Road in Raleigh, NC
Who: All current, new and prospective Raleigh Rattlesnake Youth Rugby Parents and Players.
What: This event will take place during our normal scheduled practice and is an opportunity for all parents to meet and greet, obtain registration forms, ask questions, learn how rugby helps to shape young lives in a positive way and best of all to enjoy piping hot coffee,donuts and Danishes. It is also an opportunity for new players looking to learn and have fun with a great game to attend.
Why?: We advocate and encourage parent involvement with our youth rugby club and players. Parent participation in youth rugby is part of the game and successful teams all practice this.

Bring a folding chair if you like to sit under the shelter and relax. We'll supply the heat.

http://raleighrugby.org/info-u-19

Your Rattlesnake Coaches

Friday night December 4th 7 PM to 11 PM

Elks Lodge on Leadmine Rd.

Food, games, music, Beverages, and the Raleigh RFC’s Own Snake Wheel

Look for your very own E-Vite soon and reply to it to hold your place at the Wheel

Raleigh RFC’s Scrumbot store at www.raleighrugby.org

Tis the season (or soon to be) folks. You can use our very improved Scrumbot Raleigh RFC e-merchandise store get a lot of your X-mas shopping done this year. Every purchase you make from the store at www.raleighrugby.org brings some very good returns to the Raleigh RFC thanks to Jay Wisse and his company. Please patronize this very convenient way to shop for Club products. You can buy one and up, and get a wide selection of logos on a very very wide selection of products. You can even use this store to put your company or personal logo on products.

Hey folks we have less than 3 weeks to the X-mas tree sales Cut-off date of Monday November, 23rd. Please use the attached flyer to get orders from friends, family, school mates, neighbors, and co-workers. Remember to say these items are cut and prepared 1 to 2 days before the pick up date of Nov 29, they are guaranteed to satisfy, we know the grower from Ashe County, NC. Make sure you know whether the buy is going to come out and pick the items up or if you have to deliver them. Try to get the money up front. Sales goals are $120 for each playing member and coach with a $12,000 minimum over all Club Goal.

Sales Staff are:

Overall Club Sales - Jim Kellenberger
Venom – Tracie Sauers
Vipers – Theo Burkhead
Rattlers – Tommy Myatt

Thanks, Berger

Hello to all you past Raleigh Rugby Football Club Vipers and Venom. Saturday October 3rd, 2009 beginning at 11 AM the Raleigh RFC welcomes all of you back for some food, beverages, rugby featuring the current Viper and Venom teams and some laughs of course.

Please RSVP to <ljberger (at) mindspring (dot) com> or call 919-621-0362 by Thursday October 2nd so Berger will know how much food to have on hand.

The Schedule Looks like this.

11AM- Arrive

Around Noon - Meal to be served

Beef Tenderloin
Shrimp
Pasta Salad
Vegetables
Desert
Non-Malted Beverage provided, Malted for sale

Noon - Venom vs James River in DII Womens league Match

2PM - Vipers vs Media in DI Mens league Match

3:30 PM – Vipers vs Media Second VX Match

Costs – Donations accepted with suggested amounts beginning at $20

And yes we do need some funds to improve our security at the North end of the property with a fence along with other capital expenditures in the ’09-’10 fiscal year so any amount above $20 will be greatly appreciated. No donation is TOO large.

Bring your own chair if you want a soft seat in which to enjoy the festivities.

Hi everyone,

This Saturday, March 21st, we'll be having our pub crawl down Glenwood Ave. The plan is similar to the one we've done the last couple of seasons.

- 8 Meet at the pub, leave by 8:30
- Head down Glenwood towards Peace St, stopping at each bar on the way.
- At Mellow Mushroom, cross to the other side of Glenwood and hit all the bars on the way back up towards the Pub.

To give you an idea, here are some of the bars on that loop:
the Pub
the Pourch
Armadillo Grill
Lucky B's/Around the Corner
Mellow Mushroom
Mojoe's
Red Room
Stool Pigeon's
The Rockford
Tobacco Road

Reminder to wear RRFC gear or generally be presentable and more importantly, we are all very capable of enjoying ourselves without causing trouble. We can promote playing rugby without living up to some people's stereotypes of rowdy rugby players.

Hope to see you out Saturday. Any questions or concerns, let me know.

Puma
PR Committee