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4-10-09

 

The Spring 2009 season is in full swing! The women opened their season with a tough game on the D.C. mall against George Washington College. A well fought game, the ladies lost. Over the weekend of March 13th, the Women's Rugby team traveled to Savannah, Georgia to battle it out in a two-day tournament against teams from all over the East Coast and into the Mid-West. Losing the first match on Saturday morning against Florida State didn't bring the ladies down. They held their heads high after their second game, defeating Mary Washington College. Their last game on Sunday against Virginia Tech was one of hard-work and determination, an unfortunate loss. Last weekend, the ladies traveled to Lancaster, PA to play in Franklin & Marshall's Buggy Bash tournament. They started strong, defeating F&M, the host team, 10 to 5. A latter loss to Salisbury eliminated the ladies from the runnings for placement, though. Come support the women this weekend as they battle Towson University at 1 pm in Towson.

 

1-24-09

 

The Spring 2009 season is quickly approaching. The first practice will be held on Tuesday, January 27th from 6-8pm. The location as of now is Walker Field, but in the event of poor weather practice will be held at the RAC. Come prepared to work hard! Also, new recruits are welcome at any time!

 

10-19-08 Season update

 

We're approaching the middle of the fall season, but there are several important matrix matches that still have to be played. Currently the girls stand 1-1 in the matrix season, with a loss to George Washington University and a win over Salisbury University. The matches for the remainder of the season are as follows:

Saturday, 10/25: Towson University (A)

Sunday, 10/26: Georgetown University (H)

Saturday, 11/1: St. Marys University (H)

Saturday, 11/8: Catholic University (A)

 

Come out and support your ruggers!

 

9-14-08 Fall Season Update!

 

UMBC Women's Rugby will be hosting a Bake Sale on Wednesday, September 17th outside the Commons. Come out and support the team at the first home game of the season next Saturday (9/20) vs. George Washington University!

 

7-20-08 Summer Update!

UMBC Women's Rugby team had a successful Spring Semester and now anticipate to hit the ground running in the fall. We are always looking for new recruits, so for anyone interested, our first practice of the fall semester will be Tuesday, September 2nd at Walker Field. Looking forward to seeing old faces and new! For directions see above! No experience necessary (but will to work hard required)!

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UMBC Women's Rugby is ALWAYS looking for new players

NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY!!!!

PRACTICE INFO:

Monday 6-8 pm

Tuesday 6-8 pm

Thursday 6-8 pm

We're looking for women of all backgrounds and athletic abilities willing to donate their time and effort to learning to play rugby.

For practice, we ask you to bring:

- comfortable clothes
- sturdy sneakers AND cleats, if you have them
- water bottle
- a mouthguard (about $2 at Walmart)
- a positive attitude and willingness to learn! :)


To find out more about the game, check out the following links:

Rugby FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

Laws of Rugby

Rookie Primer

 

If you want to join and see if rugby is for you, e-mail us.

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Directions

To UMBC:

From From I-95:
Take exit 47B, Route 166, toward Catonsville Take the first exit to the UMBC campus At the second stop sign, turn left on to Hilltop Circle At the first traffic light, turn left on to Hilltop Road Make first right into the parking lot, the field is directly in front of you

From I-695:
Take Exit 12C, Wilkens Avenue West, toward Catonsville At traffic circle, go 270 degrees (the equivalent of making a left turn) and merge right on to Hilltop Road Make the first left into a parking lot, the field is directly in front of you

To the Game Pitch:

Go around Hilltop Circle and turn at Hilltop Road. Park in the Parking lot to your right. The game field can be seen directly in front of the parking lot (next to the Walker Avenue Apartment complex).

To the Practice Pitch:

Go around Hilltop Circle (either direction) and turn onto Poplar Ave (it is one-way). At the first stop sign, turn right onto Shelbourne Ave. The practice pitch will be down a ways on your right (directly across from Arbutus Middle School). You can park in the gravel lot next to the pitch.

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Fundraising & Donations

Fundraisers: Coming soon!

Donations:

If you would like to donate and help us out, checks can be made out to UMBC Women's Rugby and sent to the following address:

UMBC Women's Rugby
1000 Hilltop Circle
RAC 321
Baltimore, MD 21250

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Fitness

To train for rugby, one must understand the principles of fitness training and the specific demands of a rugby game. A rugby game lasts 80 minutes. On average a player will cover some 4-7 miles in a high level game. Approximately 80% of that distance will be covered at around 70-80% of maximum speed with the remaining 20% split between full speed and substantially less than full speed. The length of time spent working before the next stoppage in play varies between 5 to 30 seconds for the majority of the game. Coupled with these aerobic and anaerobic demands are strength demands that occur at the tackle, in the loose, and at line outs and scrums. Players must be fit enough and durable enough to handle these demands in order to play well and to fully enjoy the game. Data has been generated to give us a more precise understanding of the physical demands of competitive Rugby.

In a typical game:

  • The ball is in play about 30 minutes
  • Recovery time between activities averages less than 40 seconds
  • 15-20 scrums and 20-30 lineouts, each of 15-20 seconds
  • Forwards spend 50% of their activity in scrums and lineouts, and 50% in support
  • Forwards cover 4-6 miles during a game
  • Backs cover 4-5 miles in a game, 30% (primarily on attack) sprinting

    (Paragraph and statistics taken from George Mason Rugby)

Fitness Testing:

A good way to measure base fitness, as well as keep track of your progress while you work out, is to undergo a Beep Test. A beep test involves continuous running between two lines 20 meters apart in time to recorded beeps. The time between recorded beeps decrease each minute (level).

Your results can then be recorded and converted to your VO2max, or the highest volume of oxygen a person can consume during exercise. This number gives you a good idea about the shape you are in (you can see how you stack up within your age group here.). According to Sports Coach, the ideal VO2max for rugby is 55 ml/kg/min.


Miscellaneous Fitness Links

The UMBC Women's Lifting Program- a lifting program designed by our coach!

NOVA Fitness Page- a set of workout programs compiled by the NOVA women's team

USA National Women's Workout Program- a badass workout program, if you're feeling ambitious

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Contact Us

Officers 2007-2008

President
Ashley Turner

Vice-President
Susanna Kitchen

Secretary
Priyanka Bushana

Treasurer
Rebecca Arbuthnot

Match Secretary
Krista Walls

UMBC Women's Rugby Roster

Name
Alias
 Year
Position
Mike Anderson
Moose [crazy]
 Coach
Rebecca Arbuthnot Bonk Sophomore
lock/scrumhalf
Katie Bentz   Sophomore
hook/8
Priyanka Bushana
Freshman
hook/wing
Caitlyn Corey Corey Sophomore
lock
Raizel Davis
Freshman
prop
Brittany Dawson
Junior
center
Poo Ethankotu Grandma Junior
lock
Lina Hargadon
Sophomore
center
Mandy Hebert
Senior
wing/flank
Susanna Kitchen
Junior
flank/prop
Sandy Lamplugh
Sophomore
flyhalf/center
Janice Lewis   Senior
prop
Maria McAllister
Senior
8man!
Jenny Mercer   Freshman
prop
Kaitlyn Sadtler   Sophomore
flank
Lizzie Schneider   Freshman
flank/hook
Savanna Seabolt
Senior
fullback
Nadia Slepushkina
Prancer / Rock-head / Swervey/ Jellybean
 Senior
center
Ashley Turner   Senior
center
Donna Viola
Sophomore
center/wing
YOU?!
 

Spring 2009 Schedule:

Date Opponent Time Location Outcome
February 28 George Washington College 11am away loss
March 14-17 Savannah Shamrocks St. Patty's Day Tournament all day Savannah, Georgia loss to Florida State, win against Mary Washington College, loss to Virginia Tech
March 28 Maryland Exiles 11am away CANCELED
April 4 Buggy Bash Tournament all day Lancaster, PA win of 10-5 against Franklin & Marshall College, loss to Salisbury
April 11 Towson University 1pm away loss
April 25 Gettysburg College TBA away
May 2 York College of PA TBA away
* PRU matrix match
+ Needs to be reported to PSRFR
# Needs to be finalized with opponent

 

Join!

UMBC Women's Rugby is ALWAYS looking for new players

NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY!!!!

PRACTICE INFO:

Monday 6-8 pm

Tuesday 6-8 pm

Thursday 6-8 pm

We're looking for women of all backgrounds and athletic abilities willing to donate their time and effort to learning to play rugby.

For practice, we ask you to bring:

- comfortable clothes
- sturdy sneakers AND cleats, if you have them
- water bottle
- a mouthguard (about $2 at Walmart)
- a positive attitude and willingness to learn! :)


To find out more about the game, check out the following links:

Rugby FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

Laws of Rugby

Rookie Primer

 

If you want to join and see if rugby is for you, e-mail us.