Wisconsin u19 Update

The Wisconsin Rugby Union's u19 girls team finished the Midwest Selectside Tournament at 1-2 two weekends ago.

WI 36 Michigan 0
Tries: Oury, Ortiz, Wiesmueller, Capelle, Mertins
WI 7 Ohio 17
Tries: Wiesmueller
WI 10 Minn 40
Tries: Mertins (2)

Indiana won their 5th consecutive title by defeating Ohio in the final.

According to head coach Will Traber, "All the girls put forth a great effort and am happy with the way Wisconsin performed with finalizing the roster one week earlier. I am looking forward for the future of U-19 and U-17 women's rugby in this state."

Team Roster

Becker, Lauren KM 8-Man/Prop
Bukvich, Sabrina Brookfield Prop/Row
Bukvich, Becca Brookfield Flanker/W/C
Capelle, Shannon KM Hooker
Capelle, Samantha KM Flanker/Back
Carrasquillo,Talia KM Flanker
Dunn, Danielle Vernon
Dunn, Samantha Vernon
Evans, Lelaina Northshore Prop/Hooker
Harvey,Katelyn Vernon Row/8-man
Hoover, Ashley Vernon Prop
Mertins, Andrea KM Flyhalf
Ortiz, Cheyenne Brookfield Fb/Wing
Porter, Marissa Vernon Flanker/P/H
Rodrigues, Beatrice KM Flank
Rozman,Taylor KM Flank/SH
Rozman,Hayley KM 8-Man/Flank/Row
Sokol, Jaimie Brookfield Prop/Row
Stich, Maggie Brookfield W/OC
Wiesmueller,Kaisee Brookfield C/Wing
Oury, Hannah KM

Wisconsin Selects

WI Select Info

Will Traber, the Vernon coach for the last number of years has been named as the WI Girls Selectside Coach.

Here's this summer's info:

Seniors that just graduated can still tryout. If you or any of your players have anyquestions feel free to contact me. Please spread the word to all your players.
Thank you.
Will

Camp 1 - 6/11 - Vernon Town Park, Big Bend, WI
9:15-1:00 -
No Cost

Camp 2 - 6/18 - Dretzka Park, Milwaukee, WI
9:15-1:00 -
No Cost

Tournement - 6/25-6/26 -
Will travel down there on the 24th
St. Charles, Ill
Cost is still being determined but looks like very minimal.

Update 6/13: Former Vernon and UWM players Lyndsey Fickau and Brittany Houston are also on the coaching staff.

The Wisconsin U19 Selectside

The U19 Wisconsin Selectide, which is sponsored by the Wisconsin Rugby Football Union has announced dates for its spring camps. The information, from Scott Prunkle, the newly appointed coach, is as follows:

The initial Open Camp dates are as follows: Sunday, May 4th, 2008 from 3:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.Saturday, May 17th, 2008 from 3:00 p.m. to 5:30
p.m.

Interested parties should contact Scott at u19coach@gmail.com.

Open Camp Plan:The open camps will consist of offensive and defensive sections.

Defensive modules will be based upon an organized defensive model and focus on using guards, tackler, and lane defense, with some work on set-piece defense.

Offensive modules will be based on a forward ball retention offense and center-read attacking patterns for the backline.

The Goals of the Open Camps are both player development and identifying those players that are strong candidates for the U-19 Select Side. Please make sure that all interested players know that these camps are not exclusive - that is, we're looking to involve as many players as possible and build a strong player base for the U-19 Program.

Interested players contact Scott at u19coach@gmail.com with their email addresses, cell phone or home phone numbers and the date of the Open Camp they wish to attend so I can distribute the U-19 skills and playbooks to them and plan the sessions accordingly. I'm very excited about this opportunity, and hope to make the U-19 Program one that the players continue to have a lot of fun with and look forward to participating in!

The Batton has been passed...

for the leadership of the Wisconsin U19 Select-side, the official union select-side for the Wisconsin RFU. Gary Zischke, who has served as the select-side coach since the inception of the program 3-years ago, has passed the reigns over to Scott Prunkle, coach of the UWM women, who will serve for the next two years.

Thanks to Gary for taking the lead in getting the U19 Select side program up and running and a Thanks to Scott -- for taking on this new role.

The following is a list of tentative dates for select-side activities, which Scott has published to the High School Coaches. Interested players should talk to their coaches about these opportunities.

U-19 Select Side for the 2008 Calendar Year:
March 15, 2008 - Open Selection Camp
April 19, 2008 - Open Selection Camp
May 31, 2008 - Possible / Probable Scrimmage
June 14-15, 2008 - Midwest U-19 LAU Tournament
October 5, 2008 - Potential Fall Scrimmage
October 19, 2008 - Midwest U-19 Selection Camp
November 15-16, 2008 - U-19 NASC, Nashville, TN