WOMEN'S UNDER 23 SCHEDULE
All Women rugby players who are 23 years of age, or younger as of December 31, 2003 are invited to tryout for the Under 23 all star team. Even if you are not selected, it is a valuable education tool for your rugby career. The costs are subsidized so as to reduce the expense to the individual player.
USA Rugby is divided into 7 Territories. Each Territory consists of Local Area Unions (LAU). Our LAU is the New England Rugby Football Union (NERFU). We are part of the Northeast Territory (NRU) which includes Metropolitan New York (METNY) and the Upstate NY Conference (Upstate).
All players selected for their LAU are invited to the NRU camp at U Mass/Amherst. This camp is also open to all other players and you do not have to be on the LAU side to be selected for the NRU.
The National Championships at Blaine, MN. will include all the territorial teams and selections for the National team will be made predominately through that venue. It is optional for players to attend any of these functions and you will not be penalized if you choose not to participate in any of these.
NERFU Camp will be held on Sunday, May 4, 2003 from 11:00a.m. until 3:00 p.m. at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, Massachusetts, in order to select sides to compete against the MetNY and Upstate New York Under 23 Sides on Sunday, May 18, 2003, in Albany, NY.
There will also be a camp held on Saturday and Sunday, May31st and June 1st, to select the Northeast Under 23 Side which will be competing at the ITT’s in Blaine, MN on June 25, 2003, through June 29, 2003.
The schedule is as follows:
May 4 New England (NERFU) Tryouts ( U Mass )
May 18 Games at Albany NERFU v. METNY &Upstate
May 31-June 1 Northeast (NRU) Tryouts ( U Mass )
June 25-29 National Championships ( Blaine, MN )
July 13 (Tentative) NRU v. Ottawa U 19
August 2-3 Can Am Tournament in Lake Placid ( NRU & NERFU teams)
It is important that players contact the coaches immediately to let us know about availability. The contacts are as follows:
Frank Caruso or call at W 413-732-3320 H 413-786-1902.
Darlene "Bubba Connors
Directions to U MASS
From the North
Take Interstate 91South to Exit 24 South Deerfield/Sunderland. The signs should say
Sunderland/Amherst. Take the off ramp at the exit. At the end of
the off ramp, take a left onto Rte 5 North. Follow Route 9
approximately 100 yards to the intersection with Rte 116 South. Take Rt.116 to the U Mass exit and turn left off the exit. Take the first left on to Mullin Way. Field is on the right.
From the West and East
Take the Massachusetts Turnpike (Interstate 90). Exit the Turnpike at Exit 4 West Springfield
Exit. Follow the directions given below.
From the South
Take Interstate 91 North to West
Springfield. Follow Directions given below.
Directions from West Springfield
Go north from West Springfield on Interstate 91 to the second
Northampton exit , Exit 19. The signs say Northampton/Amherst. Take
the off ramp at the exit. At the light at the end of the off ramp,
take a right onto Rte 9 East. Follow Route 9 east towards Amherst.
Travel for approximately 4 miles. Take a left at a traffic light onto Route 116 North There are signs for U Mass. Take the first exit and turn right off the exit. Take the first left on to Mullin Way. Field is on the right.