Baton Rouge Rugby Club
HOME PLAYERS CLUB HISTORY SCHEDULE SOCIAL CALENDAR DUES RUGBY TALK HOME WELCOME to Baton Rouge Rugby TEAM MISSION. LATEST NEWS. UPCOMING EVENTS. To promote rugby and sportsmanship in the Baton Rouge area in a community-friendly manner. Our goal is to showcase the sport and family of rugby to new and experienced players, young and old. 03.12.11 BR vs NO RugbyBaton Rouge lost this cup match with a score of 8-60 (3-2)03.12.11 BR vs MobileBaton Rouge won this cup match with a score of 57-0 (3-1)02.26.11 BR vs JacksonBaton Rouge won this cup match with a score of 52-12 (2-1)02.19.11 BR vs NO RugbyBaton Rouge lost its first Cup match of the 2011 season by a score 33 - 12 (1-1)02.15.11s CHUCK NORRISIf you have not heard, one of our own rugby brothers, Nathan "Chuck Norris" Carse was killed in action in Afghanistan last Tuesday, February 8, 2011 by a roadside bomb. CLICK CHUCK NORRIS for more info.02.12.11 BR vs Mobile RugbyBaton Rouge won its first Cup match of the 2011 season by a score 38-1011.13.10 Battleship TournamentBaton Rouge participated in the Battleship Tournament in Mobile, AL this past weekend. The club went 2-1 beating Battleship(Mobile) and the Renegades.11.26.10 Gumbo KickoffThe Baton Rouge Rugby Club will be hosting a Gumbo Contest charity fundraiser to benefit the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Baton Rouge. The Contest will be on Friday, November 26, 2010 from 11-5 at the Varsity Theatre in Baton Rouge. 07.09.11 BR Redfish Tournament10:00 am _ Highland Road Park06.11.11 "Get Awesome" Olympics6:30 pm Doors open _ Varisty Theater03.23.11 RUGBY AUCTION7:00 pm _ Varisty Theater03.29.11 BR vs NO Rugby1:00 pm _ NO Rugby Pitch03.12.11 BR RUGBY vs. Mobile 1:00 pm _ Highland Road Park02.26.11 BR RUGBY vs. Jackson 2:00 pm _ Highland Road Park02.19.11 BR Woman vs. Hub CityNoon _ Highland Road Park02.19.11 BR RUGBY vs. NO Rugby1:00 pm _ Highland Road Park11.18.10 Scrimmage BR vs. LSU6:30 pm _ LSU SAC Fields11.26.10 Gumbo CookoffFriday, November 26, 201011:00 am 5:00 pmVarsity Theatre3353 Highland Rd., Baton Rouge, LAwww.varsitytheatre.comSee flyer below for details...12.04.10 BR vs. HARC2 pm _ Highland Road ParkBRRUGBY Yahoo Group BR RUGBY FACEBOOK PLAYERS Introducing...Baton Rouge Rugby Forwards Coaches Backs Head Coach/Backs- Craig "Squirrelly" GothreauxAsst. Coach/Forwards- Jim Brugh Ben FriedmannBretton "Flash" SomersDerrick "Heavy D" JonesGift EgbeluHank "The Humanitarian" Hughes Hunter "Coon" GuidryJacob "Sausage" VerretJason FieldJason MappJoris "Dutch" van der HamJosh KoeppJunior MaiavaMikee LintonMorgan LandryNick BoiesRandy "RanDiesel" BroussardRob MillerSam "Sambini" FrakeStefan MironSyd DobsonThomas "Pinky" Ryan Austin FusselBlake ArbourBrandon LeonBrandon "Pennywell" PennywellCraig "Squirrelly" GothreauxDanny RosenquistDavid "Nips" SolbergDavid "Super Dave" RobertsonGrant MiddletonJason FieldJerome CrawfordJoseph "Rudy" BrunoJosh KoeppJosh "Chewie" OttJR "Podnuh" VendettoKeith ReganKevin KirbyMichael HeierMike "Jackson" DeeafieroPatrick WalkerRay ChastainStephen AndrusTasker HewittThe Ham (Jeryet Bourg)Wayne BeanWells CarvilleCLUB HISTORY OUR TEAM 2000 - NOW OUR TEAM 1970's OUR TEAM 1980's - 90's In the summer of 1977, a group of former LSU rugby players, and couple of imports from elsewhere in the US and beyond, banded together to form the Baton Rouge Rugby Football Club. Rugby had not been introduced in the South until 1962, and whatever rugby that was played was usually contested between university sides, some with more than a few surprisingly mature looking "students". However, by the 1970's rugby clubs were springing up in Southern cities away from the university campuses and there was competition at the men's club level from teams in Texas, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, Florida and closer to home, New Orleans and Shreveport. The Baton Rouge club quickly rose to prominence and by 1979, was a regional power and featured at least one player who played for the US National Team, the Eagles.Much of the founding group was still active for the 1985 season. In that year, Baton Rouge reached the pinnacle of Southern rugby and in the process claimed its first major championship as they defeated the Atlanta Renegades in the Southern US semi-final and Atlanta Old White RFC in the final and thereby earned the honor of representing the region at the Eastern Rugby Union Finals in Philadelphia. By the late 1980's US rugby began to consolidate. Many of the clubs that formed in the 1970's merged into other clubs or folded entirely. Disparities in talent and resources between the big city clubs and everyone else began to become more evident on the field of play. Baton Rouge left the premier US division and moved into Division II. The move paid dividends right away as the club made the US Division II Final Four in Austin in 1994, losing a heartbreaker to the defending national champions, Santa Rosa (California) RFC.In the late 1990's, Baton Rouge moved from the Deep South Union into the Texas Rugby Union to play against higher caliber competition on a more regular basis. The club still competes in the Texas Rugby Union today against Division I and Division II foes from Dallas, Austin, Houston, San Antonio and Shreveport. Baton Rouge's standard of play has been consistently good in the new millennium. In 2007, the Club claimed it's first Texas Rugby Union Division II Championship and advanced to the Western US Championship semi-finals. Baton Rouge has made previous appearances in the Western US Championships after finishing as the Texas Rugby Union runner-up in 2003 and 2004. Last year Baton Rouge made it to the National Round of 16 Tournament.Coach Doug Schooling, formerly of Transvaal, South Africa will return for his fifth season as Head Coach. He is ably assisted by Jim Brugh, who was a founding member of the Club in 1977. Over the past thirty years, hundreds of players have come and gone, but the Baton Rouge Rugby Club is as strong now as it has been at any time in recent memory. Many former players come out to the matches and social functions and still actively support the Club. As we enter our fourth decade, we do so with a great sense of pride, confidence and optimism.SCHEDULE 2010 SCHEDULE Oct 9- BR _ Montgomery- round robin with Nashville
LSU Rugby 40th Year Anniversary
Oct 14- Tentative- Rugby Gumbo Fund Raiser for Gulf Coast Fishermen at Varsity.
Oct 23- ULL A & B _ BR
Nov 13/14- Battleship Tourney
Dec 4- HARC A & B _ BR
Jan 22- GARC _ Galveston
Feb 12- BR _ Battleship (Cup) - Baton Rouge wins 38-10.
Feb 19- NOLA _ BR (C) - 1 pm
Feb 26- Jackson _ BR (C) - 2 pm
- BR Woman vs. Hub City _ Noon
March 5- Mardi gras
Mar 12- Battleship _ BR (C)
Mar 19- BR _ NOLA (C)
Mar 26- BR _ Jackson (C)
April 2- South Playoffs
July 9- RedFish 7's
July 9, 2011 Redfish 7's Tournament SOCIAL CALENDAR COMING SOON DUES CIPP Registration: Club Membership Dues: Active Member $200 Student Member $150 1st Time Player $100 Rounded RUGBY TALK CONTACT US CHUCK NORRIS 37394_408083892190_624647190_5055631_4270403_n 5652_1192526340422_1446317123_30539960_4090091_n Fallen Brother If you have not heard, one of our own rugby brothers Nathan "Chuck Norris" Carse was killed in action in Afghanistan Tuesday, February 8, 2011 by a roadside bomb. Originally from Ohio, he came to Baton Rouge to get his Master's Degree in Engineering at LSU. Nate was an alumni of LSU Rugby. With LSU, he played for two years (2004 and 2005). He also played with Baton Rouge Rugby for three years (2005 to 2008) as a loose head prop and occasional flanker. Nathan got his nickname at LSU for his amazing gift of beard growing and his uncanny resemblance to Chuck Norris. He was a tough rugger known for hard tackling and rucking, and he very rarely passed the ball like any good forward. Nathan was a great friend and teammate with a heart of gold. He will truly be missed. He is a true American hero who gave the ultimate sacrifice.The Nathan Carse Memorial Scholarship will be a yearly award to honor Nathan's sacrifice for our freedom.
Please make any contributions to:
Nathan Carse Memorial Scholarship
...Allen East Local Schools
c/o Rhonda Zimmerly
9105 Harding Hwy
Harrod, OH 45850
All Contributions will be held in trust by the school until the proper paper work is filed with the State of Ohio.
For the Baton Rouge Rugby Club and friends of the club, we will be putting together a memorial party to honor Nathan. At the party, we will be taking donations to send to the memorial fund as well. Details are being worked out at this time. Nathan's family is currently working on the funeral arrangements. Details are forthcoming. Thank you for all your help honoring Nathan, a true American hero. He will always be our rugby brother.
Nathan Carse Memorial Scholarship
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