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7's Practice and Upcoming Events
From Travis on Monday, May 12, at 10:58 AM
7's schedule is up on the web site. First practice is this Tuesday, May 13th. It's a Captain's practice, so it's a players only practice.First real practice is May 15th, Thursday @ 6:30. Aaron Britt will be running the training to see if he'd like to coach this summer. AB has played at Nationals in 7's numerous times and worked under some great 7's coaches. He is a student of the modern game and understands what it takes to play at the top level of the game. Thursday will be a chance for him to see what the club is bringing to the table this summer, and for the club to see if they would like to work under him to head to Nationals again.
A few other upcoming events:
June 12th - TMF Golf tournament - This is the big fundraiser for the TMF. They have lost a number of big corporate donors over the last year, so we need help filling this tournament. If you aren't golfing, call Babs and plan on volunteering (especially if you are female and hot - they always bring in more money from old lecherous golfers).
June 14th - Metropolis pub crawl. Jeremy from Legends is coordinating and still working with pubs and sponsors in the NE to make this a great evening. Put it on your calendar now and plan on attending.
June 21st - Churchill Cup Finals in Chicago at Toyota Park. All 6 teams will play, USA, Canada, England, Ireland, Scotland, and Argentina. Full day of rugby planned. Mark Dalton is coordinating the trip. We will probably car-pool since the whole club isn't going. Travis has a condo booked downtown that can host a few people for the weekend. We have tickets for the Chicago Rush (Arena Football) team on Sunday at 3pm for those that are staying. Contact Dalton if you are interested in going.
July 3rd-6th: Taste of Minnesota. Plan on working at least a few shifts. We have the main stage again and plan on beating our record for beer sales again.
July 26th - Metropolis Cash 7's tournament. Cash prizes for the winner. No qualifier points, just $$. At Columbia Park.
Spring Results Posted
From gorilla on Thursday, May 01, at 07:16 PM
Results from the Spring season have been added to the Schedule Page.Live Scoring on Saturday
From gorilla on Saturday, April 05, at 10:50 AM
Check the Live Scoring to track the progress of the teams this weekend.D1 Playoffs Shaping Out
From Travis on Wednesday, March 19, at 10:04 AM
From ERugby News: So here are how the Competitive Region playoffs are shaping up: CR4 (Northeast and Mid-Atlantic)Teams involved are Maryland, Baltimore-Chesapeake, Schuylkill River and
Media from MARFU, Long Island, Old Blue, White Plains and Mystic River from
the NRU.
Matchups to be decided, but they will play April 12-13. Four teams qualify
for the national playoffs. CR3 (Midwest and South)
Teams involved are Life, Nashville, Miami and Atlanta Old White from the
South, and Metropolis, Palmer, South Side Irish and Pearl City from the
Midwest.
Metropolis at Life
Palmer at Nashville
Miami at SSI
Old White at Pearl City
teams play April 5 with the final seeding April 26-27. Four teams qualify. "We had a good start," said Adam Friend, Pearl City head coach as his team
beat Kansas City 70-3 in a warmup Saturday. "We've been training inside
mostly so we've been working on skills and fitness, and that was pretty
good. I think the guys kept to the pattern and for the first 25 minutes or
so it was a really competitive game." Pearl City got a good game from youngster Mike Bunce CR2 (West)
All still mostly up in the air. Austin is virtually assured of the #1 spot
from Texas, and therefore will play the #1 team from the Northern League for
the #1 and #2 seeds to nationals. Who that team is from the North remains to be seen. Aspen won their second game in a row, a week after crushing Kansas City
98-7 they beat Bulder 28-19, with tries from Spencer Scott, Mike Hurley, Tom
Johnson and Benny Rokobaleni. Coach Freddy Tukaki Waititi says the club is
working hard now to get to the top. "We've straightened out our problems with foreign players," he said. "We
played one game with one less than the five allowed. Our problems are
getting guys to move here because it's so expensive to live here, and the
snow. We're playing our home games 2 1/2 hours about because of the snow
here in Aspen." Two games remain pending due to protests: Glendale v. Aspen from September,
and Glendale v. Denver Highlanders in October. Glendale tied Denver and beat
Aspen but those results are under question due to player eligibility. As it stands now, Boulder has complete their season and will certainly be
passed by Denver, Glendale or Aspen. Glendale, listed at 3-0, actually has
only one game left on its schedule as they await the rulings on the previous
games. CR1 (Pacific Coast, Southern California) Still plenty to decide here as the
leagues are far from over. Las Vegas and Los Angeles look to be the top
teams in Southern California, while Olympic Club, San Mateo, Haggis and
Hayward, in that order, appear to be the teams in Northern California. The eight teams play a series of two games and earn points toward the
seedings. Five teams qualify.
Killer B's Accepted into Minnesota DIII
From Travis on Wednesday, January 30, at 11:50 AM
The Metropolis B side, "The Killer B's" were accepted into the Minnesota DIII competition for the fall of 2008. Thanks to Anne Barry work working with the Mid-west and ensuring the B's will be able to advance and go to post-season competition. The fall schedule won't come out until they determine if the Banshees are going to advance to DII for next year.Start getting fit now and dust off those boots for a competative fall season. Travel is easy since the only team more than 90 minutes away is Canada. Other than that, kitchen passes should be easy to get. Our Killer B's will be coached by Mark Dalton. Roster requirements are easy, but we will need to maintain them online, which means you'll need to committ by Thursday if you can play that weekend. You can only play 1 league match (DI or DIII) each weekend, but there are no limits to playing up, so promotions are possible. To be able to compete is post season, a player must have played two league games for that team.
The current DIII league consists of: The Eastside Banshees (may be promoted), The St. Paul Jazz Pigs, St. Cloud Bottom Feeders, Faribault Boksprings, Rochester Rogues, Minneapolis Mayhem, and the Lakehead Exiles (Canada).
Updated Schedule
From gorilla on Saturday, January 19, at 02:25 PM
The Schedule Page now includes the club calendar. The calendar has updates on winter training dates, times, and locations, the latest set of match fixtures, board meetings, and key social events. Thanks to Travis Karlin for his efforts on this.USA 7s in San Diego February 9-10
From gorilla on Saturday, January 05, at 06:59 PM
Sixteen of the top sevens national teams will be competing at this year’s tournament to be held February 9-10 in San Diego’s Petco Park, home of baseball’s Padres. Full details are available here and on their web site.901 Family Dentistry Sponsorship
From gorilla on Saturday, January 05, at 05:53 PM
Welcome to 901 Family Dentistry as the official warm-up sponsor of Metropolis.ByLaws Posted
From gorilla on Saturday, January 05, at 05:41 PM
The club's bylaws are available for review. They are also available on the FAQ page.Now Hiring - Team Manager!
From ike on Friday, December 21, at 11:11 AM
Metropolis RFC, Minnesota Rugby Union Member and Midwest Division 1 Men’s Rugby Club is seeking applications for TEAM MANAGER. This is a new position at MRFC that was voted on and added at the 2007 MRFC AGM. Metropolis RFC is in search of a qualified person to become Team Manager (does not have to be a MRFC Member).This is a PAID position including salary and travel. Person would be the direct liaison between the club, coaching staff and MRFC Board of Directors. Person(s) applying for this job need to be organized, energetic and prepared to direct and manage.
Please read this document for a brief outline of the responsibilities of this position.
Interested parties need to send a resume, contact info and paragraph telling MRFC why you would be a good fit for this position. Finalists for this job will be interviewed during January and MRFC hopes to hire the appropriate person by February 1, 2008.
Applications are due by Friday - January 11, 2008 And can be emailed to: cbabiash@maapparel.com
Any questions on the job or inquiries: cbabiash@maapparel.com
Thanks you for your interest in Metropolis Rugby
Chris Babiash
President – Metropolis RFC
Playoff Victory
From gorilla on Saturday, November 03, at 04:37 PM
This just in from Babs:Metropolis 40
Cincy 7
Win secures bid back to CR3 USA Rugby Nationals in Spring of 2008
Metropolis will play a 2nd game tomorrow against Palmer v. Buffalo winner for 3rd place and seeding spot for national playoffs. Win or lose tomorrow and MRFC will still move on to national playoffs
Big Win - congrats to the team on knocking off the second seeded Cincy Wolfhounds.
October Scores, Fall Photos
From gorilla on Tuesday, October 30, at 08:26 PM
The Schedule Page has been updated with scores for the past three matches and links to photos for the fall home matches.Pitch and Hotel locations for this weekend
From ike on Thursday, October 25, at 09:19 PM
Click this link for the pitch location for Saturday's game.The field entrance is on the north side of Chicago Avenue to the WEST of Thatcher. You can kind of see it on the satellite image on the link above.
Be there at 11:30.
Here is the address for the hotel on Saturday night:
Hyatt Regency Chicago
151 EAST WACKER DRIVE
Chicago, IL 60601
It's right downtown, so we can walk to any bar we want to and (hopefully) find our way back in the wee hours of the morning.
Rooms for Chicago Trip This Weekend
From ike on Tuesday, October 23, at 09:56 PM
Fellas,If you are going on the Chicago trip this weekend and are going to stay at the hotel on SATURDAY NIGHT, please e-mail me or call me and let me know.
Just a reminder - your room will be covered on Saturday night, but YOU ARE ON YOUR OWN FOR FRIDAY NIGHT if you are heading down at that time.
Also, please let me know your travel plans, as there are some guys flying in on Saturday morning and renting a car. If you coordinate, you could save some money.