Blacksburg Rugby

The first official training sessionfor the Blacksburg Rugby Club will be held Tuesday, 10 August, at 6:00 p.m. at Blacksburg's home "Rose Garden" match ground on Country Club Drive near the Kroger supermarket on South Main Street. Sessions will be held each Tuesday and Thursday after that through the month of October, with occasional Saturday afternoon sessions included. Players are encouraged to plan ahead in order to attend sessions as oftenas possible. New players are welcome at all training sessions, regardless of background or experience level.

After the second training session on Thursday, 12 August, a brief meeting will be held at the London Underground on South Main Street to determine club leadership and address related administrative business.

In the meantime, all players and interested new players are encouraged to attend summertime offseason training and touch rugby sessions held every Tuesday and Thursday at 6:00 p.m. at the Virginia Tech Drillfield.

The August start should allow Blacksburg a chance to get new and returning players match-ready and up to speed before the Fall 2010 fixtures commence. The first match in Blacksburg's competitive Virginia Rugby Union Senior Men's Division III season will be at home Saturday, 18 September, but there will be some warm-up matches and a likely intrasquad scrimmage match in the weeks leading up to the competition opener. Keep an eye on Blacksburgrugby.com for the full match schedule, which will be finalized by August.