Rugby

Rugby

PSA partners with Plano Rugby Club for the Spring Season during the months of January through April.

2024 RUGBY SPRING REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!

Register through PSA at the link below:

https://apps.daysmartrecreation.com/dash/index.php?Action=ProgramFinder/index&company=psa&facilityID=1&seasonID=1859

TIPS: After registering, make sure you select "Rugby-Spring 2024" or call the front desk at 972 208 5437 (Monday through Friday noon to 4:00pm) if you run into problems.

Our official season will start in January run through May. We have teams for

Kids from Kindergarten through High School. In elementary school Rugby is

co-ed and starting in Middle School girl's teams are separated from the boy’s

teams and play in their own competitions.

Practices are Tuesday and Thursday evenings with Games on Saturday

Mornings.

Our home field is at Hoblitzelle Park.

For detailed information regarding times by age group please join our Band

Community by clicking this link: band.us/n/acaf94t3V4C0b

New players will be assisted by coaches and players for introduction to the

rules, safe rugby-style tackling techniques, and skill development. New

players are always welcome!

Gym Shorts, T-shirts, rubber studded shoes, and a mouthguard are all you

need to play.

A Liability Waiver will be required to play and can be filled out electronically

here:

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdYIdpedQJjb4r5ygzP_ahB1N4BCe8wo_yu0X-hbq6OZopFdQ/viewform

Please Check Us Out at all our links at here: https://linktr.ee/planorugby

If you have questions regarding the season, please contact Mike Marketos

@youth@planorugby.org or call 214 491 9156. Check out our website at

www.planorugby.com

Teams

Our elementary-aged teams (u8-u12) are broken down by age range depending upon how old the child is on September 1st of the previous year. This changes with u14 which is for all children who are still in 7th or 8th grade. For HS athletes simply sign up for the HS team.

For children under 8. This age group plays two-hand touch rugby and focuses on learning the basics of evasion, pursuit, spacing, and passing.

u10

Our under 10 team is where athletes take their first steps toward tackle rugby. Tackling safety and introduction of rucking is paramount to the success of this age group with a continued focus on the fundamentals picked up at u8.

u12

At under 12 our athletes continue to focus on the basics and are introduced to positional play, line out, scrummaging, and our club’s Varsity playbook.

u14

At Middle School, players are separated into boys and girls teams. Boys will play full 15-a-side rugby and girls start playing 7-a-side rules. Our boys will play a mix of local matches and tournaments. Our girls will primarily play in the state tournaments.

High School

Early in the spring, our boys play a robust calendar of 15-a-side rugby against teams from the metroplex and Oklahoma. This is followed by a shorter season of Summer 7s. Our girls play a variety of 7s tournaments that culminate in the State Championship tournament.

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FUN FACTS

PSA Rugby has been a continuous program since its founding in 2000.

The PSA program currently caters to boys and girls from Kindergarten through 12th grade.

Rugby embodies more elements from other sports than any other sport.

Rugby has a tradition of camaraderie, sportsmanship and respecting opponents and officials.

Youth rugby is one of the fastest growing team sports in the USA.

Most colleges have a rugby program and many now offer rugby scholarships.

Many of our graduating rugby players have gone on to represent their respective colleges with some having been awarded significant rugby scholarships.