Wisconsin Girls Rugby released its Division II schedule today.
Featuring three teams entering conference competition for the first time, it is hoped that the competition fosters even more of Wisconsin's impressive growth in girls rugby. The competition involves an annual promotion and relegation battle, with Fall playoff brackets. The top two regular season finishers compete in the Division I playoffs, affording them the opportunity to challenge for a midwest regional seed. The remaining teams playoff for the Division II Championship.
Noteably, Cudahy (est. 2010) and Menomonee Falls (est 2009) both played a season of non-conference matches to jumpstart their development, while Wauwatosa (est. 2010) bravely enters conference play in its inaugural season. Returning powers Muskego, Fond Du Lac, and Northshore will be keen to advance deep into the playoffs. How it turns out should be exciting to watch.
Wisconsin Division II Fall 2010
Northshore, Muskego, Fond Du Lac, Menomonee Falls, Cudahy, Wauwatosa
Cudahy:
09/05 Sunday Highland Games Waukesha Expo
09/12 Sunday Wauwatosa General Mitchell 1:00 pm
09/19 Sunday Menomonee Falls @ Falls? 1:00 pm
09/26 Sunday NSH General Mitchell Noon
10/03 Sunday Muskego Bluhm 10:00 am
10/10 Sunday Fond du Lac @ FDL 1:00 pm
Fond du Lac:
09/05 Sunday Highland Games Waukesha Expo
09/12 Sunday Menomonee Falls TBD TBD
09/19 Sunday Muskego Bluhm Park Noon
09/26 Sunday Wauwatosa TBD TBD
10/03 Sunday NSH TBD Noon
10/10 Sunday Cudahy @ FDL 1:00 pm
Menomonee Falls:
09/05 Sunday Highland Games Waukesha Expo
09/12 Sunday Fond du Lac TBD TBD
09/19 Sunday Cudahy @ Falls 1:00 pm
09/23 Thursday Muskego Bluhm Park 5:00 pm
10/03 Sunday Wauwatosa @ Falls 1:00 pm
10/10 Sunday NSH @ NSH 1:00 pm
Muskego:
09/05 Sunday Highland Games Waukesha Expo
09/12 Sunday NSH @ NSH Noon
09/19 Sunday Fond du Lac Bluhm Park Noon
09/23 Thursday Menomonee Falls Bluhm Park 5:00 pm
10/03 Sunday Cudahy Bluhm Park 10:00 am
10/10 Sunday Wauwatosa @ Wauwatosa 1:00 pm
North Shore Highlanders:
09/05 Sunday Highland Games Waukesha Expo
09/12 Sunday Muskego @ NSH Noon
09/19 Sunday Wauwatosa @ Wauwatosa 1:00 pm
09/26 Sunday Cudahy General Mitchell Noon
10/03 Sunday Fond du Lac TBD Noon
10/10 Sunday Menomonee Falls @ NSH Noon
Wauwatosa:
09/05 Sunday Highland Games Waukesha Expo
09/12 Sunday Cudahy General Mitchell 1:00 pm
09/19 Sunday NSH @ Wauwatosa 1:00 pm
09/26 Sunday Fond du Lac TBD TBD
10/03 Sunday Menomonee Falls @ Falls 1:00 pm
10/10 Sunday Muskego @ Wauwatosa 1:00 pm
DI and DII Championships:
Oct 31st, 9am-4pm, Naga-waukee Park, Delafield
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
USA Camp in Milwaukee
There is one week left for players to register!
One of WI’s own, Brittany Houston, will be helping at the camp and will speak to her experiences in trying out and finally making the national squad. Danielle Miller, current forwards coach, will talk about her path from a college player, through the select sides and ultimately onto the 2006 World Cup team. It should be fun and interesting with the work on skills, in addition to the stories of how others found success through various levels in rugby. It will be a smaller camp, so the opportunity for a player to have one on one time with the staff will be readily available.
U20 WNT FLIGHT CAMP DETAILS:
Who: Female athletes age 13-19
What: The USA Rugby U20 WNT player development open camp.
Why: This is an open camp designed to give young players of all skill levels an opportunity to
receive coaching from the USA U20 Women’s National Team Coaching Staff.
When: July 29-Aug 1, 2010 (Athletes should arrive by 4 PM July 29 and may depart after 1 PM on the 1st.)
Where: Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
Contact: Jeff Noe: Jeff.Noe@constellation.com
One of WI’s own, Brittany Houston, will be helping at the camp and will speak to her experiences in trying out and finally making the national squad. Danielle Miller, current forwards coach, will talk about her path from a college player, through the select sides and ultimately onto the 2006 World Cup team. It should be fun and interesting with the work on skills, in addition to the stories of how others found success through various levels in rugby. It will be a smaller camp, so the opportunity for a player to have one on one time with the staff will be readily available.
U20 WNT FLIGHT CAMP DETAILS:
Who: Female athletes age 13-19
What: The USA Rugby U20 WNT player development open camp.
Why: This is an open camp designed to give young players of all skill levels an opportunity to
receive coaching from the USA U20 Women’s National Team Coaching Staff.
When: July 29-Aug 1, 2010 (Athletes should arrive by 4 PM July 29 and may depart after 1 PM on the 1st.)
Where: Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
Contact: Jeff Noe: Jeff.Noe@constellation.com
Monday, June 28, 2010
On Player Pathways ...
With all the World Cup Soccer in the news lately, plus word of rugby’s inclusion in future Olympic games, representing one’s country seems to be a dream often contemplated and seldom achieved. But, how does one actually get there?
Rugby, much like USA Soccer’s Olympic Development Program (ODP), has a system of select teams to offer young players development opportunities. While their merits are often debated, these pathways lead upwards from State age-level select teams, to a regional level, and finally the US National team. The rugby calendar is filled with camps around the country for all these levels. Using age groupings also results in a mixing of high school and young college players.
At the u19 level, a great athlete could conceivably go from the Wisconsin u19 Girls selects to the Midwest Regional u19 Team, and then the USA u20 Women’s Team, commonly referred to as the “Eagles” in rugby circles.
It doesn’t always work out that way. Some outstanding athletes burst onto the scene quickly and jump right to the Eagles. Before these pathways were solidified, some WGR players jumped right to the u19 (now u20) Eagles. DSHA’s Joanna Hoffman earned four caps beginning in 2004 and Kettle Moraine’s Kati McCormick earned six caps beginning in 2005. They went on to great careers at Ohio St and UW-Milwaukee. McCormick made it all the way to the USA Women’s National Team; the first and only WGR alumni to earn such an honor, although hopefully not the last.
These pathways offer players diverse coaching, unique camaraderie with similarly driven young women, and the experience of travelling to unique places.
The editorial offices of WGR would like to encourage those of you who’ve participated in these programs to add a comment or two about your experiences. Dream on!
J.
Rugby, much like USA Soccer’s Olympic Development Program (ODP), has a system of select teams to offer young players development opportunities. While their merits are often debated, these pathways lead upwards from State age-level select teams, to a regional level, and finally the US National team. The rugby calendar is filled with camps around the country for all these levels. Using age groupings also results in a mixing of high school and young college players.
At the u19 level, a great athlete could conceivably go from the Wisconsin u19 Girls selects to the Midwest Regional u19 Team, and then the USA u20 Women’s Team, commonly referred to as the “Eagles” in rugby circles.
It doesn’t always work out that way. Some outstanding athletes burst onto the scene quickly and jump right to the Eagles. Before these pathways were solidified, some WGR players jumped right to the u19 (now u20) Eagles. DSHA’s Joanna Hoffman earned four caps beginning in 2004 and Kettle Moraine’s Kati McCormick earned six caps beginning in 2005. They went on to great careers at Ohio St and UW-Milwaukee. McCormick made it all the way to the USA Women’s National Team; the first and only WGR alumni to earn such an honor, although hopefully not the last.
These pathways offer players diverse coaching, unique camaraderie with similarly driven young women, and the experience of travelling to unique places.
The editorial offices of WGR would like to encourage those of you who’ve participated in these programs to add a comment or two about your experiences. Dream on!
J.
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Wisconsin All-Stars Continue Competition
The Wisconsin u19 All-Stars competed this weekend.
Wisconsin places 5th:
Saturday
Wisc. 17 Illinois 17
Wisc. 0 Indiana 36
Sunday
Wisc. 15 Minn 12 (5th Place Match)
Ind 15 Ohio 5 (Championship)
Hopefully, more details will follow soon ....
Wisconsin places 5th:
Saturday
Wisc. 17 Illinois 17
Wisc. 0 Indiana 36
Sunday
Wisc. 15 Minn 12 (5th Place Match)
Ind 15 Ohio 5 (Championship)
Hopefully, more details will follow soon ....
Saturday, June 5, 2010
New Look Fall Season and Expanded Teams!
The official scheduling meeting occurred last week and the league has now expanded to 12 teams. In order to ensure parity in competition, the twelve A-side teams have been sorted into two Divisions.
Division I (by ranking):
1. DSHA
2. Brookfield
3. Vernon
4. Catholic Memorial
5. Kettle Moraine
6. Oak Creek
Division II (by ranking):
1. Muskego
2. Northshore Highlanders
3. Fond du Lac
4. Cudahy
5. Menomonee Falls
6. Wauwatosa
Division I B-side teams will also compete in a Division III competition. As in the past, the top 8 teams will play for the state championship (the Wisconsin Cup), with the top 2 DII teams being invited to the Div. I play-off. Division II teams will compete for the Bowl Championship. At the end of the play-off season, the 7th and 8th Ranked team will be relegated to Division II for the coming Fall.
Our newest team, Wauwatosa RFC is adopting the model of organization from Menomonee Falls and Cudahy -- i.e. working in conjunction with a Recreation Department within a public school district to create a team.
As the season progresses, and our new blog co-author comes on-line, we hope to be providing in-depth team profiles, more timely score reporting, and (hopefully) more pictures.
Division I (by ranking):
1. DSHA
2. Brookfield
3. Vernon
4. Catholic Memorial
5. Kettle Moraine
6. Oak Creek
Division II (by ranking):
1. Muskego
2. Northshore Highlanders
3. Fond du Lac
4. Cudahy
5. Menomonee Falls
6. Wauwatosa
Division I B-side teams will also compete in a Division III competition. As in the past, the top 8 teams will play for the state championship (the Wisconsin Cup), with the top 2 DII teams being invited to the Div. I play-off. Division II teams will compete for the Bowl Championship. At the end of the play-off season, the 7th and 8th Ranked team will be relegated to Division II for the coming Fall.
Our newest team, Wauwatosa RFC is adopting the model of organization from Menomonee Falls and Cudahy -- i.e. working in conjunction with a Recreation Department within a public school district to create a team.
As the season progresses, and our new blog co-author comes on-line, we hope to be providing in-depth team profiles, more timely score reporting, and (hopefully) more pictures.
Friday, May 28, 2010
Help Wanted!
Due to the drop off in the quality (and quantity) of posts, the Wisconsin U19 Girls Rugby blog is looking for a blog Co-Editor in Chief to help expand the amount and depth of coverage of our site.
Position Title: Co-Editor In Chief
Position Duties: Expand in-depth reporting on Wisconsin High School Girls Rugby
Compensation: It's a really rewarding experience
Minimum Qualifications:
Position Title: Co-Editor In Chief
Position Duties: Expand in-depth reporting on Wisconsin High School Girls Rugby
Compensation: It's a really rewarding experience
Minimum Qualifications:
- minimum 10 years experience coaching Wisconsin Girls Rugby
- Wisconsin teaching license (English license preferred)
- Advanced degree (Juris Doctor preferred)
DSHA and Brookfield
Just for the record, DSHA finished #3 in the Nation this year, after defeating Brookfield (now #4).
Congratulations to Brookfield for thier first run at the National Tournament! While I know that there are many rival clubs in Wisconsin who were plotting and planning for DSHA's first defeat since the Fall of 2002, but I think I speak for Wisconsin when I say we all wish that first defeat had been from a Wisconsin club!
Congratulations to the new National champions, the Sacremento Amazons. I know that each team from Wisconsin that has had to face the Amazons, both Brookfield this year, and KM in the past, recognize that they are a fierce and deserving team.
Now-- it's time to start thinking about the Fall 2010 -- and the run up to next year's National title run by a Wisconsin team (or two)!
Congratulations to Brookfield for thier first run at the National Tournament! While I know that there are many rival clubs in Wisconsin who were plotting and planning for DSHA's first defeat since the Fall of 2002, but I think I speak for Wisconsin when I say we all wish that first defeat had been from a Wisconsin club!
Congratulations to the new National champions, the Sacremento Amazons. I know that each team from Wisconsin that has had to face the Amazons, both Brookfield this year, and KM in the past, recognize that they are a fierce and deserving team.
Now-- it's time to start thinking about the Fall 2010 -- and the run up to next year's National title run by a Wisconsin team (or two)!
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