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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