Wake Forest to Host USA Rugby Coaching Clinic

The North Carolina Rugby Union and Wake Forest men's rugby team will be hosting a USA Rugby Coaching Clinic on the weekend of August 1-2 on the campus of Wake Forest in Winston-Salem, NC. Both USA Rugby coaching courses, Introducing Rugby and Developing Rugby Skills, will be offered if enough participants sign up for each. The clinic will run from approximately 9am-5pm both days. Lunch will be provided. Discounts apply for early registration, so go to http://www.usarugby.org/ and register as soon as possible. More information regarding the clinics can also be found on the USA Rugby website.

A block of rooms has been reserved at the Sundance Plaza Hotel, less than a mile from the Wake Forest campus. Rooms are $84.99/night. Reference Wake Forest Rugby when reserving your room. Rooms must be reserved by July 17.

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If you have any questions, please contact Mollie McCarthy at mmccarthy@usarugby.org or Patrick Kane at pat.kane@smithmoorelaw.com.

Wake Forest Players to Participate in Summer Rugby Program

A number of Wake Forest rugby players will be participating this summer in the Middlesex Savages Summer Rugby Program. The program, offered by the Middlesex Barbarians, a Boston-area men's club that will be playing for the Division 3 national championship next weekend in Glendale, CO, is designed to give college rugby players a structured summer training opportunity. The Savages will practice weekly under the watchful eyes of Middlesex coaches Josh Smith and Chip Auscavitch, and will play in various 7s and 10s tournaments throughout New England on the weekends. The Wake players taking part in the Savages program include rising seniors Mike Duffy and Christian Jewett.

For more information on the Middlesex Savages Summer Rugby Program, visit www.middlesexrfc.com.

Former Wake Rugger Leads U-19 Team to Championship

Justin Edwards, who played rugby for Wake Forest from 2004-2006, is now finding success in coaching. Edwards, a native of Massachusetts, is back home and is a forwards coach for the Middlesex Highlanders, the U-19 team where he learned his rugby while in high school. Recently the Highlanders won the New England U-19 Division 2C tournament championship, defeating Needham, Worcester, and Seacoast en route to the title. Middlesex fielded a very young squad this spring and entered the tournament not only winless on the season, but tryless as well. The team finally began to gel heading into the tournament, however, and ended a frustrating season on a spectacular note. Notably, Middlesex was presented their championship trophy by current New England RFU President Fred Roedel. Roedel was formerly the head men's rugby coach at Wake Forest.

Wake Announces Fall Schedule

9/12: Intrasquad Scrimmage
9/19: Davidson (H)
9/26: Furman (H)
10/3: Myrtle Beach Men's Club (Conway, SC)
10/10: Alumni Match; Belmont Men's Club (H)
10/17: Fall Break
10/24: Georgia Tech (Atlanta, GA)
10/31-11/1: North Carolina Rugby Union Tournament (Danville, VA)