Is it too early to start discussing the Fall 2009 season? Well, with the spring XV's season wrapping up just last weekend, the Wisconsin High School Girls Rugby teams held their semi-annual meeting last week. The schedule is now set for the Division 1 clubs and the clubs agreed to establish a Division 2 for developing teams and B-side teams from larger clubs.
As in the past, the Division 1 clubs will be organized into 2 pools. Pool A: DSHA, Brookfield Bruisers, Kettle Moraine, and Muskego. Pool B: Catholic Memorial, Vernon, Northshore-Highlanders, and Oak Creek. Division 2 will consist of Pius, Fond du Lac, Oak Creek/Cudahy and the newly formed Minomonee Falls RFC, along with B-side teams from the Division 1 pool teams.
It may seem a long way off, but the Girls High School Finals will be played at Nagawaukee Park on October 25, 2009! As in the past, the final matches for all Division 1 teams will be played at the same location.
Other interesting agenda items of note, the Girls High School teams voted unanimously to affiliate with the Wisconsin Rugby Football Union (WRFU). In the past, high school girls teams were members in good standing of the Midwest Territorial Union and USA Rugby. We anticipate that this new affiliation will bring greater coordination of activities between the girls league, the referee society and the WRFU. This past season, the referee society coordinated all match officials for the matches. Continuation of this benefit alone makes joining the WRFU a good bargain!
