MidSouth Rugby
 
 
Welcome

MidSouth Rugby Union is a
local area union within USA Rugby South, a territory of
USA Rugby. The MidSouth
is composed of men's and women's collegiate and club teams from in the Tennessee River Valley, Arkansas and Western Kentucky. http://www.usarugbysouth.com/http://www.usarugby.org/shapeimage_2_link_0shapeimage_2_link_1
 
Senior Clubs
Bowling Green Men New Club
Chattanooga Men
Ft Cambell Men restarting
Huntsville Men
Johnson City Men X
Knoxville Men
Little Rock Men
Maryville Highlanders Men New Club
Memphis Blues Men
Memphis Women
Nashville/Knoxville Women
Nashville Grizzlies Men
Nashville Outlaws Men
Collegiate Clubs
Division I Men
Arkansas State University
University of Tennessee
Division II Men
University of Memphis Men
Middle Tennessee State
Vanderbilt University 
Western Kentucky University
Division III Men 
Bryan College Rugby
Freed-Hardeman New Club
Harding University
Lee University Rugby
Murray State University
Sewanee (Univ of the South)
Tennessee Tech University
UT Martin Rugby New Club
Division II Women
Arkansas State University
Lee University New Club
Middle Tennessee State
Sewanee (Univ of the South)
University of Tennessee 
Western Kentucky University 
X - not in good standing - 
not eligible to play MidSouth Clubs
Good standing includes: 
MidSouth/South 2008 dues paid
Club and at least 15 players must be
CIPP'd with USA Rugby
Club Contacts | HTML | PDFhttp://www.chattanoogarugby.com/http://www.huntsvillerugby.com/http://www.jcrugby.com/http://www.knoxvillerugby.com/http://littlerockrfc.iamrugby.orghttp://www.memphisbluesrugbyclub.com/http://www.memphiswomensrugby.com/http://www.grizzliesrugby.orghttp://www.nashvillerugby.com/http://mensrugby.astate.edu/http://www.tennesseerugby.org/http://www.memphistigersrugby.com/index.phphttp://www.mtsurugby.com/http://www.vanderbilt.edu/rugby/http://www.wku.edu/~joshua.ferriell1071/index.htmhttp://www.leerugby.com/http://www.sewaneerugby.com/http://www.orgs.tntech.edu/Rugby/http://www.mtsurugby.com/http://www.hometeamsonline.com/teams/?u=SEWANEEWOMENSRUGBY&t=c&s=htosports&p=homehttp://www.tnrugby.com/http://www.martybradley.com/midsouth/contacts.htmhttp://www.martybradley.com/midsouth/contacts.pdfshapeimage_3_link_0shapeimage_3_link_1shapeimage_3_link_2shapeimage_3_link_3shapeimage_3_link_4shapeimage_3_link_5shapeimage_3_link_6shapeimage_3_link_7shapeimage_3_link_8shapeimage_3_link_9shapeimage_3_link_10shapeimage_3_link_11shapeimage_3_link_12shapeimage_3_link_13shapeimage_3_link_14shapeimage_3_link_15shapeimage_3_link_16shapeimage_3_link_17shapeimage_3_link_18shapeimage_3_link_19shapeimage_3_link_20shapeimage_3_link_21shapeimage_3_link_22
All Stars Collegiate Men & U23 Women | Referee Society | Match Rosters 2009 Collegiate & Senior Club AllStars.htmlReferees.htmlHome_files/2009%20College%20Game%20Roster%20Form%2097_03.pdfhttp://www.usarugbysouth.com/forms/Senior%20Game%20Roster.pdfshapeimage_4_link_0shapeimage_4_link_1shapeimage_4_link_2shapeimage_4_link_3
News Officers
Peter Steyn (423) 802-0684
Executive Officer - presides over meetings of the Board of Delegates 
and supervise officers, appoint committees, encourage membership, and 
to supervise Union functions and responsibilities.
David Glasgow (615) 844-3367
Administrative Officer - maintains the following: Minutes of Meetings, Current Financial Records, Official Contact List of the Union.
Chris Claude (901) 568-8338
Senior Club Coordinator - Representative to USA Rugby South for all issues related to senior club, both men and women, including playoffs and eligibility.
Christina Miller (615) 289-8471 
Women's Rugby Coordinator - Representative to USA Rugby South for all issues related to women's rugby, both collegiate and senior, including all-stars, team compliance, etc.
Brian Stringer (931) 598-5352
Collegiate Rugby Coordinator - Representative to USA Rugby South 
for all issues related to collegiate rugby, both men and women, including playoffs, player and team eligibility, etc.
Curt Huckaby
All-Star Coordinator Collegiate Men
Sheri Hunt (901) 857-5369
All-Star Coordinator U23 Womenmailto:petersteyn@msn.com?subject=MidSouth%20Rugby%20Questionmailto:dlglasgow@bellsouth.net?subject=MidSouth%20Rugby%20Questionmailto:crclaude@yahoo.com?subject=MidSouth%20Rugby%20Questionmailto:christina.miller@nmm.nissan-usa.com?subject=Question%20from%20the%20MidSouth%20Web%20Sitemailto:brianstringer@msn.com?subject=MidSouth%20Rugby%20Questionmailto:curthuck@hotmail.com?subject=MidSouth%20Web%20Site%20Questionmailto:shunt5@midsouth.rr.com?subject=MidSouth%20Web%20Site%20Questionshapeimage_7_link_0shapeimage_7_link_1shapeimage_7_link_2shapeimage_7_link_3shapeimage_7_link_4shapeimage_7_link_5shapeimage_7_link_6
Dave Haines
Referee Coordinator
(865) 675-5371
Policies & Procedures
Referee Contactsmailto:dhaines@msn.com?subject=MidSouth%20Rugby%20Questionhttp://www.martybradley.com/midsouth/referees/policies.htmhttp://www.martybradley.com/midsouth/referees/contacts.htmshapeimage_8_link_0shapeimage_8_link_1shapeimage_8_link_2
 
USA Rugby South Men's and Women's
7's Super Qualifying Championship
July 18, 2009 Hosted by Columbus / Ft. Benning.
Both the winner and runner up will advance to the USA Rugby championship in San Francisco on August 15 - 16.
Men's winner as the #5 seed will play these teams in the pool round: West #2, Midwest #2, Northeast #2 Men's runner up as the #16 seed will play these teams in the pool round: West #1, MidAtlantic #2, Pacific #2.
Roster checks with club CIPP registration and ID will be required. For clubs with more than one team there are no restrictions on who can play beyond typical player eligibility rules.
The format will be determined by the number of teams entered for both divisions, see the South handbook for details on 7's playoff structure and eligibility rules www.usarugbysouth.com.
See www.usarugby.org for more details on the men's event.
The Women's national pools will be determined as participants qualify (16 teams total), please see www.wnit7.squarespace.com for more details. At this time, the Women's Championship is not a USA Rugby event but an invitational. The level of interest will determine future endorsement by USAR.
Collegiate Matrix procedures
NOTE - CHANGE in the way Game Rosters are to be completed - Starters and ALL subs must be included on the roster before the start of the match. Check with Brian Stringer for details -
Most of you know what to do, but if this is your first Matrix the procedures start here. To get you started, do the following:
1 - Pay your Union Dues.
2 - Pay the Referee's Society dues:
----Bill Peterson, treasurer - bpeters2@onealsteel.com
----500 Forest Hills Blvd., Knoxville, TN 37919
3 - Make sure all your players are CIPP registered with USA Rugby. ----Don't forget the coach and the club.
4 - Make all the arrangements needed for your games -
----book pitches, vans/transport/referees and contact your
--- opponents EARLY.
U17 Women's National Team
Congratulations to MidSouth players Erin LeGate, Candace Barley, Brooke LeGate, Ima Isang made the U17 National Team. They were the only USAR South ruggers to make the 2008 squad.
Three from South named to All Star Squad
Congratulations - Three USAR-South Collegiate Men's All Stars made it into the USAR A/S squad to travel to New Zealand for a three-game tour. They are Roland Evans (Flanker/No 8) and Jake Grubbs (Tight Head) both of Arkansas State and Seth Strauss (Loose Head) of Life University. The 28-man squad have been selected from 16 universities nationwide and represents a much wider collegiate selection than previous years. The South All-Americans are great news for the South and our Collegiate program.
New Laws - Experimental Law Variations (ELVs)
Information about the ELV's at www.irb.com
Download the IRB ELV overview >RB ELV Guide.pdf<
See the IRB YouTube video
explanation > IRB ELVs video <
Spring 2008 Collegiate Championships
Top of the list of best games at USAR Collegiate Championship Play-Offs in Albuquerque was undoubtedly Tennessee’s remarkable victory over Army in a D1 seeding match. Down with minutes to go in regular time, UT tied to send the game into overtime. They did the same again in overtime, delivering the final blow in the first period of sudden death. UT won 49 – 45.
Arkansas State, in their first D1 season, played convincingly in their seeding match with Dartmouth, demolishing the Ivy-Leaguers 44 – 17. Florida Women showed well against reining champs Penn State and in their seeding game against Indiana.
In D2, the East Carolina women put on great show in their first National tournament, narrowly losing their play-off match to Claremont and winning their seeding game against Western Washington.
The East Carolina men, also in their first National, lost narrowly to Utah Valley State 13 – 11 in their play-off, and Northern Colorado in the seeding game. However, much must be said for the guts and determination displayed by our D2 Champions. Both ECU men and women are stronger for the experience.
 
 
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