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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0><script type="text/javascript" src="http://hb.lycos.com/hb.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://ratings.lycos.com/ratings/lycosRating.js.php"></script> <script type="text/javascript"><![CDATA[//><!]]></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://scripts.lycos.com/catman/init.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://members.tripod.com/adm/ad/code-start.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://members.tripod.com/adm/ad/code-middle.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://members.tripod.com/adm/ad/code-end.js"></script> <noscript> <img src="http://members.tripod.com/adm/img/common/ot_noscript.gif?rand=357459" alt="" width="1" height="1" />  <iframe frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" width="728" height="90" src="http://ad.yieldmanager.com/st?ad_type=iframe&ad_size=728x90&section=209094"></iframe>  </noscript> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=140 BGCOLOR="#CC9966" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="06ae5e32dkesoe.gif"> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Last updated 11/16/2009</b></div> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFCC99" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#663300" FACE="Arial" ><B> <A NAME="bulletins"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></b></FONT><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" "><U><B> </b></U></A><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" "><U><B>home</b></U></A></div> <div> | <A HREF="id38.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Announcements"><U>Announcements</U></A> | <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Match Schedule"><U>Match Schedule</U></A> |<A HREF="id35.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" Match Reports"><U> Match Reports</U></A> | <A HREF="id31.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Maps"><U>Maps</U></A> |<A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Registration"><U> Registration</U></A> |<A HREF="id42.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" Accessories"><U>Accessories</U></A>|<A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Program Overview"><U> Program Overview</U></A> | <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Code of Conduct"><U>Code of Conduct</U></A> | <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" Club History Background"><U>Club History</U></A> |<A HREF="id29.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" Beginners Rugby Primer "><U> Beginners Primer</U></A> | <A HREF="id37.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Rugby Tradition"><U>Rugby Tradition</U></A> | <A HREF="id28.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Coaches Corner"><U>Coaches Corner </U></A>|<A HREF="id36.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Parents Corner"><U>Parents Corner</U></A> | <A HREF="id47.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Alumni Corner"><U>Alumni Corner</U></A> | <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Related Links"><U>Related Links </U></A>| <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U>Contact Us</U></A> <A HREF="id55.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Match Photos"><U>| Match Photos</U></A>| <A HREF="id44.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tournaments"><U>Tournaments</U></A> | <A HREF="id53.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="_"><U>Video Clips</U></A> | <A HREF="id51.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" Emails"><U>Emails</U></A> | <A HREF="id54.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" home"><U>Hall of Fame</U></A>|</div> <div> <B>Announcements</b></div> <div> <B>Fall rugby</b></div> <div> <B>Pre-season Rugby Practice</b></div> <div> <B>Sunday practices for  Plano Rugby 9th- 12th graders, are at 3:30 pm unitl 5:00 pm at Schimelpfenig school in Plano.  New recruits are welcome.</b></div> <div> <B>Rugby players or new recruits  not playing football or other fall sports, may practice </b><B>on Tuesdays and Thursdays </b><B>with the Dallas Athletic Rugby Club (D.A.R.C.)  at 7:00 pm at </b><B>Heights</b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#663300" FACE="Arial" ><B> </b></FONT><B>Park in Richardson, intersection of W. Arapaho and Floyd.  Contact </b><B>President@DARC-rugby.com</b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#663300" FACE="Arial" ><B> </b></FONT><B>for more information</b>.</div> <div> <B>Spring Rugby Pre-Season</b></div> <div> <B>Tuesday and Thursday Plano Rugby practices for Grades 9 through 12th will start in December.  Time and place to be announced.</b></div> <div> <B>Younger age groups (Grades 3 - 8) "free"  non contact  sessions  will take place on Sundays, 3:30 pm starting January .   Season starts in February.</b></div> <div> <B>Rookie Rugby non-contact.</b></div> <div> <B>Plano Youth Rugby club will also be offering Rookie Rugby in the spring for younger partcipants, including girls  not wishing to play contact rugby.</b></div> <div> <B>Rookie Rugby, a non contact version,  is being introduced into the local ISDs as a PE activity. Over 100 Richardson ISD PE teachers have been trained.  Plano ISD is targeted for February.   Rookie Rugby will also be intriduced at TAHPERD annual conference in Arlington Decemebr 2-5.</b></div> <div> <B>The Woodlands Varsity Seven-a-Side Tournament - 6/27/09</b></div> <div> <B>Plano Varsity team Texas state champions!</b></div> <div> <B>Plano Seven-a-Side Tournament 6/20/09</b></div> <div> <B>Plano Varsity team unbeaten champions against all North Texas teams !</b></div> <div> <B>Action Photos</b></div> <div> <B>Click </b><A HREF="id55_anchor.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Match Photos"><U><B>here</b></U></A><B> for action pictures from the Plano sevens tournament and other matches.</b></div> <div> ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________</div> <div> <B>Rugby on TV.</b></div> <div> Subscription to <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" >DirecTVs Setanta channel (621)</FONT> provides most of the international and professional  rugby matches. </div> <div> Other options are to subscribe to <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" >www.mediazone.com</FONT> or <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" >www.therugbychannel.com</FONT> for video streaming live and on demand of most of international and professional league rugby matches.</div> <div> Occasional live international matches are shown by video streaming on Justin.tv  (note - quality not so good but it is FREE!)</div> <div> Versus channels <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" >608</FONT> on DirectTV and <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" >151</FONT> on DishNetwork occasional show rugby featuring the USA national team</div> <div> ESPNU shows USA College matches occasionally..</div> <div> <B>Here are some YouTube rugby clips</b></div> <div> (see <A HREF="id53_videos.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="_"><U>videos</U></A> for many more rugby clips)</div> <div> Basic rugby explained:</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEQyCcageGg" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEQyCcage"><U><U>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEQyCcageGg</U></U></A></div> <div> USA Youth Rugby Promotional video</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzW8n0UqwsM" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzW8n0Uqw"><U>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzW8n0UqwsM</U></A></div> <div> More youth rugby</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDxESDAOfY4" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDxESDAOf"><U><U>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDxESDAOfY4</U></U></A></div> <div> Action clips from professional rugby</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bCaSVvqHG8" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bCaSVvqH"><U>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bCaSVvqHG8</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTqV6cuhtd0&mode=related&search=" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTqV6cuht"><U>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTqV6cuhtd0&mode=related&search=</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpknEQw4N_0&mode=related&search=" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpknEQw4N"><U>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpknEQw4N_0&mode=related&search=</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUHj9mTy0AE&mode=related&search=" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUHj9mTy0"><U>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUHj9mTy0AE&mode=related&search=</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ju6JmCKVG9I&NR" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ju6JmCKVG"><U>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ju6JmCKVG9I&NR</U></A></div> <div> The New Zealand All Blacks "Haka"  - famous pre-match Maori challenge!</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ba02LE4A45I&mode=related&search=" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ba02LE4A4"><U><U>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ba02LE4A45I&mode=related&search=</U></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>***************************************************************************************************************************************************</b></div> </td> </tr></table></body>