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// September 30th, 2009 // No Comments » // 15s, Media, News, Schedule
West Championships – Austin vs Black Ice – Sep 26, 2009 from Scrumhalf Connection on Vimeo.
Final Score:
Austin 34 Black Ice 15
West D1 Championships – Austin vs Glendale – Sep 26, 2009 from Scrumhalf Connection on Vimeo.
Final Score:
Austin 15 Glendale 38
// September 29th, 2009 // 1 Comment » // 15s, Fundraising, News, Schedule
Hey ladies,
Some of you already know me, but my name is Carrey Bull, and I am the current fundraiser for the Austin Valkyries.
In case you haven’t heard, the Valkyries are going to Nationals in Boston!!! Whoo-hoo!!!!To help offset costs, we are holding a 50/50 raffle! What does this mean? Well, all the Valkyries are selling raffle tickets, and the collected money goes into a pot. If your ticket is drawn as the winning ticket, you will win 50% of the pot. (Nice, huh?) With over 30 Valks rostered right now, the winning pot should be $500 or more!
Tickets are $5 for 1, or $20 for 5.
Please find your favorite current Valkyrie and buy some raffle tickets!!!
Thank you for your time,
Carrey Bull
Austin Valkyries Fundraiser
// September 29th, 2009 // No Comments » // 15s, News, Schedule
Game 1 Black Ice beat St. Louis 17 to 10. Hard fought match that could have sung either way in the last 10 minutes.
Game 2 Glendale beat Austin 38 to 10. These women move the ball around better than some men’s teams. Seriously, it was a VERY entertaining match. In the end, Glendale was too strong.
Kudos to all the women who made the trip. Mother Nature gave us sunny skies all weekend. The heat did get to quiet a few ladies on Sunday but nothing major to report. They played every game with a lot of heart.
Ted Hill,
West Competitions Committee
Results from Day 1 can be found here.
Video from Day 1 and Day 2 will be posted later this afternoon on my Vimeo Channel!
Photos from Shalay Mefford can be viewed here.
// September 29th, 2009 // No Comments » // 15s, News, Schedule
In Dallas Texas, today we kicked off the West Women’s Championships. The rain and snow curse of Ted Hill has been broken and we welcomed in sunny skies with a high hitting 90 all during game play. The heat and humidity was a little adjustment for the women up north. But game on!
Game 1 paired Glendale with St. Louis. St. Louis came out firing and took a quick lead just 4 minutes after KO. Glendale’s #8 went weak side off a scrum and after a slight handling error popped the ball to St. Louis. Once St. Louis got the ball to number 15 she was gone 50 meters for a try. St. Louis looked good and they keep the game tied for some time until Glendale settled in. That’s when the Glendale machine got to work. Glendale won 37 – 7. Kudos the St. Louis who moved the ball around extremely well and played a hard fought match.
Game 2 had TX locals Austin against Black Ice. West Comp Committees own Traci Schmidtke had numerous hard runs that put Austin into scoring positions (kudos Traci!). Wendy Young glided around the pitch like a skillful number 9 should. Black Ice ran hard and until the last 7 minutes of the game – had themselves in a position to win if they scored. But Austin scored 3 quick try in those 7 minutes off Black Ice handling errors and Austin won 34 -15.
Game 3 was a TX slug out. Houston Athletic Rugby Club Women and the newly formed Dallas Diablos Women hit the field and one another. While Houston prevailed, the Diablos women knocked some heads. Numerous HARC Women left the game with injures and made comments of how hard Dallas hit. In the end, it’s not how hard you hit; its how many points you score. The inexperienced showed with Dallas and HARC won 41 – 0.
Tomorrows “game o the day” will be the 12:30 KO of Austin vs Glendale. With temperatures in the 90’s and rising humidity levels, it will be a game of “who recovers the best tonight” and “who has heart”. These are the top two women’s teams and we will find out tomorrow “who is the Best in the West”.
That is it from Dallas.
Good day!
Ted Hill
D1 Day 2 results can be found here.
Video from Day 1 and Day 2 will be posted later this afternoon on my Vimeo Channel!
Photos from Shalay Mefford can be viewed here.
// September 21st, 2009 // No Comments » // 15s, News, Schedule
The Austin Valkyries are based in Austin, TX are a competitive Division 1 Women’s Rugby Team. Our current coaching staff is retiring and so we are actively seeking knowledgeable rugby individuals who will be committed to building an effective and championship-caliber program beginning in Spring 2010. Candidates are sought for the Head and Assistant Coach positions at this time.
Responsibilities include:
* Developing and instructing drills for all levels of athletes
* Preparing and running team practices
* Developing overall and subunit team strategies
* Offering constructive feedback to players
* Squad selections
* Attending scheduled games and practices
The Valkyries are comprised of a mix of elite, developmental, and beginner athletes. A number of our players represent the US Women’s Developmental sides, as well as territorial select-sides in both XV’s and VII’s. Additionally, the club consistently draws individuals new to rugby.
We are able to compensate on the potential coach’s needs and our resources.
For more background on our team please visit our website at http://austinvalkyries.com. Please direct all inquiries to president@austinvalkyries.com and be sure to include your coaching CV/resume.
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