Category: Community

Training Future Michigan Rugby Players

The UMRFC recently spread their rugby knowledge, helping at the MITE camp as well as hosting their first summer rugby clinic. Players helped at the 2012 MITE (Michigan Introduction to Technology and Engineering) camp alongside players from the women’s rugby club. More than 40 students in the 10th and 11th grades participated in small drills …

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Michigan Rugby to Host High School Clinic

Michigan Rugby will be hosting a one day clinic for any high school players looking to advance their skills over the summer. The clinic will be July 14th at Mitchell Field from 10:00am to 4:00pm. All clinics participants will receive lunch and a clinic t-shirt. The clinic will expose players to drills used by Michigan …

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U of M Players Help Michigan Win Select Tournament

Three UMRFC players traveled to Dekalb, IL this past weekend to help the Michigan Collegiate Select team claim the Midwest championship. Captain Mike LaCivita, assistant captain Grady Bridges, and graduating captain Matt Crabtree help the Michigan team beat Wisconsin 97-5 and Minnesota 31-15 en route to the championship. LaCivita, who has been playing #8 for …

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Michigan Rugby Helps Big Heart Big House Race

Before their kits had dried from Saturday’s rainy match against Miami (OH), some Michigan players were up early the next morning to volunteer at the Big House Big Heart Race. The special event, whose finish concluded at the 50 yard line of Michigan Stadium, is held several times during the year. Runners of all levels …

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Michigan Rugby at K-Grams

This afternoon, Michigan rugby players helped with the K-Grams Field Day. Encouraged by the club’s recent Service Work award, 10 players showed up to support the K-Grams program. They were able to teach the youngsters some rugby skills and just have a good time with participants of the program. This is the club’s second involvement …

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Michigan Rugby in the Michigan Daily

Today’s Michigan Daily has a small section on the UMRFC. You can view the article here.

UMRFC Wins Service Work Award

Michigan Rugby received the Club Sports Outstanding Service Work award tonight at the Club Sports Honors Ceremony. The club has devoted a significant amount of time to community service such as working blood drives, the Adopt-a-Family program over the holidays, and even service work at a church in Paris over spring break. The club prides …

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Michigan Rugby Up for a Handful of U of M Awards

Michigan Rugby has been nominated for a handful of awards from the 2011-2012 school year. The team is a finalist for the Outstanding Club Sport Award as part of the 2012 Michigan Difference Student Leadership Awards. These awards cover 24 different categories from across the University of Michigan. The awards are tonight in the Michigan …

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U of M Rugby Helps Dance Marathon

Over the past weekend, one of the largest non-profit organizations on campus, Dance Marathon at the University of Michigan (DMUM), held their annual dance marathon event in the Indoor Track and Field Building. Throughout the year, DMUM holds numerous fundraisers to raise money for the C.S. Mott Children’s hospital in Ann Arbor and Beaumont Children’s …

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Michigan Rugby Helps Muscular Dystrophy Association

The UMRFC has helped player Grady Bridge’s mother, Kathleen Kane, raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. She was “arrested” and has to raise her bail to be released. Kathleen had this to say about the donation, “To the fabulous Michigan Men’s Rugby players, thank you so much for your donation. I knew I could …

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