Well the summer is filling up fast with tournaments.
So we have:
June 5th Mini tournament in Sarasota
June 19th Surfin 7's
June 26th Todd Miller
July 10-11 U19's elite 7's in Auburndale
July 10th Peli's 7's in Saint Pete
July 24th Beerfoot in Ft. Meyers
Come on out and run with us on Tuesdays and Thursdays. We had 16 show up last night.
Greg T
Although the skies were threatening, it never really rained and a good-sized crowd saw lots of rugby Saturday at Cocoa's Provost Park. In the noon opener, the Brevard U-19 boys club took on the Daytona Beach U-19's. The Brevard side, comprised of students from several high schools, played much better than they did in their loss last week, but came up a little short, losing 24-19. Many of Coach Ray Campion's squad are in their first year of playing rugby and still have a lot to learn, but are athlethic and eager to learn, so things should start turning around soon.
In a piece of Brevard rugby history, the first Old Red Eye U-19 girl's match was held in between the Men's and U-19's Boys games. Daytona brought down enough girls for the sides to play a short 6 on 6 match. After weeks of practice, the girl's were estatic about actually being exposed to game-type situations and are fired up to recruit new players and get better. Rookie coach Greg Tschanz was very proud of his girls and is excited about the growth of the team.
The Men's side improved their USARFU South record to 4-1 with a 25-14 victory over the Coconuts. The Red Eyes started out strong, taking a big lead into halftime, but lack of depth and some lackluster play made the second half a nailbiter. With time running down, the Red Eyes stopped a long Coconut breakaway about 10 meters from the try zone that would have put the visiting side ahead. On some hard running by Bart Longchamp, the Red Eyes were able to get some breathing room. On an ensuing scrummage, the Red Eye backs moved the ball to wing Dwayne Parks, who broke some tackles and fed forward, Nick Ford, who rumbled 60 meters down the sideline to put the match away. Matt Regan's conversion from near the touch line sailed just wide as time expired. Other scorers for Brevard were Dwayne Parks, Josh Gruner and C. Drysdale.
The U-19 Boys will take on the Daytona U-19 side this Saturday, Jan. 30th, at 12:00PM at Provost Park. Immediately following that match the Brevard Men will face off against the Daytona Men. Kickoff should be around 2:00PM for that match.
It's possible that the fledging U-19 Girl's side will scrimmage Saturday morning prior to the Boy's match.
Addmission is free.
Brevard turned a close match into a big victory Saturday at Provost Park to open the USA South season 2-0. Leading only 10-7 at halftime, the Red Eyes used strategic substitution and superior fitness to wear down Krewe in the second half to claim a 38-7 victory.
Flanker, Jordan Whiting was voted Man of the Match and Bart Longchamp won the coveted Fork with several big hits from his center position.
The next is Dec. 19th at Pasco County on the west coast of Florida, north of Tampa.
All Florida Day in Tavares, Fl
Presented by Lake County
Oct 17 & 18, 2009.
Final schedule is shown at bottom of page.
Location of event: Hickory Point Park 27341 State Road 19 Tavares, Fl
http://www.lakecountyfl.gov/boating/hickory_point.aspx
IMPORTANT! NO ALCOHOL IN THE PLAYING ENLCOSURE! YOU WILL BE KICKED OUT OF THE PARK IF ALOCOHOL IS FOUND!
Referee Costs Each club will pay the referee $25 per game each.
9:00-10:45
Field 1
Ft Lauderdale v Pelicans Div 1 Bowl Semi
Field 2
Orlando v Brevard Div 1 Plate Semi
Field 3
FAU W v UCF W Plate Semi
Field 4
UF W Daytona W Plate Play in
Field 5
UCF v UF
10:50-12:35
Field 1
Jacksonville v Daytona Div 1 Plate Semi
Field 2
Gainesville v Krewe Div 1 Cup Semi
Field 3
Palm Beach v Naples B Div 2 Cup Semi
Field 4
FTL W v FSU W Cup Semi
Field 5
UCF B V UF B
12:40-2:25
Field 1
Naples v Tridents Div 1 Bowl Semi
Field 2
Boca v Miami Div 1 Cup Semi
Field 3
UM W v USF W Plate Semi
Field 4
Eckerd v Lynn
Field 5
USF B v Daytona B
2:50-4:35
Field 1
Krewe B v Tridents B Div 2 Cup Semi
Field 2
UNF v UM
Field 3
Miami W v Jax W Cup Semi
Field 4
Treasure Coast v Pasco Div 2 Plate Final
Field 5
Boca B v USF
4:40-6:20
Field 3
W U23 Practice
Field 4
Eckerd B v FIU
Sunday Oct 17
Florida Cup Finals pres. by Lake County
9:30
Field 4
W U23 Camp
10:00
Field 1
D2 Bowl Final
Field 2
Field 3
Collegiate All stars
12:00
Field 1
D1 Plate Final (M)
Field 2
D2 Cup Final
2:00
Field 1
D1 Cup Final (M)
The Brevard Rugby Club used a dominating second half to overcome a 3-0 Pasco County halftime lead to win 35-10. Red Eye youth, fitness and strategic substitutions to start the second half wore down the Myrmidons in the second half.
Newly elected team captain and scrumhalf David Sugimoto opened the second half scoring by picking up a loose ball and running into the try zone untouched. Chandler Wilson converted the score for a 7-3 Brevard lead. Sugi scored later in the match with Chandler also successfully converting.
Former Brevard Youth and FRU U-19 Select Side player, Dewayne Parks, starting his first senior match at fullback, also scored two trys with Chandler sucessfully converting both of them as well. His first try was on a nice pick up of a loose ball and the second was a 75 meter counter of a Pasco County kick.
Second Row, and Man of the Match, Bill Prendergast, notched his first try to add to the second half outburst. Chandler Wilson was again successful on the conversion to end the match with 10 points.
Pasco County scored late in the second half to make the final score 35-10.
The Brevard Old Red Eye Rugby Club will host the defending FRU Division III Champions, the Pasco County Myrmidons, at 2:00PM on Saturday, Sept. 12th at Provost Park in Cocoa. This season opener for both clubs is a seeding match for the FRU Cup.
The pitch is located on the west side of Varr Avenue, just south of Hwy 520. Admission is free. The regulation sized pitch also features shaded bleacher seating, bathrooms and a club-run concession stand.
The Brevard Old Red Eye Men's 2009 Division 2 Spring Schedule can be found here 2008-09 Division 2 Schedule
What: Scrimmage Match - Brevard Youth vs University High School
When: 12:00 Noon Saturday, Nov. 22
Where: Provost Park, Cocoa
Followed by Brevard Men vs Orlando (approx 2:00PM)
Come out and support rugby in Brevard County. Shaded seating - concession stand and hopefully an operating electronic scoreboard
A-side game is now at 11:30am.
They are having their B-side game at 10am against Pasco County. They said if we have B-side players they can show up and join in as well. Let me know if you can make it at 11:30. Directions below:
The game is held at UVS off of Hull Road. To get there you get off at the Williston
exit (1st of 4 Gainesville exits) and take a left onto 34th
street. It will be the first major intersection and I believe the
first red light too. There will be a Publix shopping center on
your left and you should get things there so not to have to find
another one off the main path. Go down that direction (north) on
34th and on the right you will eventually see Hull Road. It is on
a red light so it's not hard to find. There is a Holiday Inn right
across from it…or some kind of big hotel in any case. Once you
turn down that the field is immediately on your left behind sand
volleyball courts. Take a left onto the road you come to and
you'll see a parking lot to park in.
The Red Eyes will host the Golden Isles Hammerheads from Brunswick, Georgia, this Saturday, September 20 at Provost Park. The kick off is tenatively scheduled for 2:00 pm with a cookout to follow.
If you need directions there is a link on the left side of the website. It is also our practice field.
HAP - EN - STANCE! HAP - EN - STANCE! HAP- EN - STANCE!
I guess one had to be there but that's a round of Guinness I won't soon forget.
More than 50 players and fans traveled to Greenville this weekend, 37 on the bus, to support the Red Eyes in their quest for the Division III South Championships of the USA Rugby Football Union playoffs. That was more support than a couple teams there combined! It was quite a showing and my hat is off to all of those who traveled. I also want to recognize Ant, Bubba, Bev & Leon, Mary Ann, Sharron, My Place Realty, Bill Dog and others for their generous contributions which made the bus trip possible and for all the encouraging email and phone calls from Red Eye fans all over the world. To all of you, a huge thanks and our deepest gratitude.
The game vs Pensacola began fittingly enough—a weak side break at mid-field by our 8-man was worked to the wing who scored in the corner but it was called back because he stepped out of bounds avoiding a tackler 15 meters out. Minutes later, the opponents drew first blood when our other wing lost his footing covering a deep kick which was converted for a try against. Pensacola used this turn in momentum to lift their intensity and pretty much controlled the remaining balance of the first half. The Red Eyes countered with tenacious defense and good kicking but the opponents scored with polished movements from their backline while getting more to the ball in the loose. The Red Eyes fought back to score off the 2nd banger after a penalty and the the half ended with the score approximately 24 – 7 against.
The second half is a testament to the heart and soul at the core of this team. Penascola scored early but the Red Eyes fought back hard, scoring a couple tries and having another called back on a questionable advantage call. The score at the end was 45 – 19 but the Red Eyes played hard the full forty, never conceding the match against the more experienced and very fit, armed services side. To summarize, this was a loss we will build on and everyone was very proud of the effort put forth by our club.
Don't forget about the Bar-B-Que at Tyrone's this Saturday. Everyone is welcome to attend. And the golf tournament on May 10th. Also, Scotty is putting together another Bahamas tour June 13 – 15 so be sure to sign up for that one.
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We're off to Greeville, South Carolina to compete for the USA Rugby South Championship. Results will be posted Monday.
Remember our first game last Summer vs Treasure Coast when we barely snuck out a win. Or that game in October against USF when they ran through us? Or vs UCF a few weeks later when they poured it on in the final 20 minutes. Or vs Daytona at the Florida Cup when the referee took it away?
Now think back over this season. We began by avenging our loss vs Daytona. We beat Iron Horse and Krewe in spite of the referee, coming back in the last 8 minutes to beat Krewe. We beat Palm Beach the first week after we began to adjust our offense and by 14, What was the score against Treasure Coast, 70 - 5? Towards the end of the Sarasota game they were praying for the final whistle because we were scoring pretty much at will. A slight let down vs Ft. Lauderdale but we didn't lose and they didn't beat us either. Against Savannah, once we settled down in the 2nd half, it was a train wreck, to quote Tyrone. We own the last 20 minutes.
Did we pick up a few ringers which made the difference? No. John Hearin and Scotty came back and Bill Walker joined us, and these guys have helped us a ton - I'm not making light of that. But we also lost Silverback, Joel, Aric, Bob and many others too. My point is that by and large, the players who practiced on the field behind Cocoa Expo last Summer are pretty much the same guys who will be in Greenville this weekend. And it took a lot of hard work and running and pain and passing and yelling and rucking and more pain and more yelling and more running to get this far. And I don't think we have played our best game yet. This team has more up side every week.
That said, we also know there are no easy games ahead. Every team at this level has earned the right to be here, every team has won their division, every team has worked hard, every team is nicked up, every team is fired up, every team will play from their bench. And we're gonna get scored on and we're gonna score our share. But in the end, the team that wants it more, that keeps playing hard through the pain, through the adversity, through the fatigue, will rule the day. We will be tested to our limits; it will be a battle, a bruising fight and those who step up under these conditions will know what it really means to have played this game.
Welcome to the dance.
pedro
The Old Red Eyes added to their already stellar season with a 30–13 victory over the Savannah Shamrocks on Saturday, April 12. Brevard advances to the USA Rugby South semifinals in Greenville, South Carolina during the weekend of April 26 and 27.
Brevard opened the scoring early in the match with a kick fullback by Chandler Wilson. Flyhalf Mike Nevin followed shortly after with a try, converted by Chandler, to put Brevard up 10–0. After a Savannah penalty put Chandler in position for another great kick, Savannah answered with an unconverted try to close the half at 13–5.
The Shamrocks seemed to find their game at the beginning of the second half, scoring an unconverted try and a kick to tie the match at 13–13. But their momentum was ended when the Red Eyes hammered back with a converted try by flanker Bill Walker and two tries by eight-man Virgil Russell to close the match at 30–13. Virgil won Man of the Match honors, with a nod going to John Porter as well.
This win marks the farthest Brevard has ever advanced in the championships. Such a momentous occasion, coupled with the outstanding win, demanded an equally outstanding victory party. Tyrone and Peggy Mulreany delivered, and then some, with their great hospitality and fireworks! Our gratitude also goes to our hog, venison, chicken cooks; Tex, Rick, Todd, Turtle and his wife Donna who worked so many long hours in front of the grille and smoker yesterday. But especially to everyone who pitched in to make that party one of the best in recent memory — there had to be well over 100 people. A great time after a great day.
Brevard travels to Greenville, South Carolina on Saturday, April 26 to compete in the USA Rugby South semifinal match, followed by the Championship match the next day.
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