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Posted: October 09, 2013


Peninsula Green planning for a great 2014 season.   

Congratulations to all on a great 2013 season. The Pen Green Varsity and JV team finished in the finals of the Summer High School season with a Championship for the JV team and a close second place for the Varsity team.

After a Strong 15 season and a Very Strong 7s season the Pen Green Club is starting the 2014 season.

Parents Meeting - Oct 09, 2013

First Practice - Oct 26, 2013


Posted: April 19, 2013


NCYRA / Bay Playoffs Round 1: Pen Green Varsity team win vs EPA - 41 to 12 (Thu Apr 18). 

Congratulations to all on a nice win last night against EPA. The game was great entertainment as there were some exciting runs by the home team and some great defense. It was probably our best game of the season - few penalties, swift and resolute defense, and strong offensive execution.

The Pen Green Varsity will play the Islanders in Sacramento next weekend for the 2nd round for Boys Varsity Gold NCYRA playoffs. The game time has not yet been scheduled.


Boys Varsity Gold Playoff Schedule (Preliminary):

Based on the best available data for Sac Valley standings (Granite Bay #1, Sac Islanders #2 and Sierra Foothills #3), the NCYRA Playoff matches the weekend of the 27th will be;


Danville (NorCal #1) hosts Marin or EPA (NorCal #8)

Granite Bay (NorCal #2) hosts SFGG (NorCal #7)

Hayward (NorCal #3) hosts Sierra Foothils (NorCal #6)

Sac Islanders (NorCal #4) hosts Peninsula Green (NorCal #5)


Posted: April 16, 2013


The Pen Green Varsity team - 6-1 in Conference Play - Entering Playoffs after winning last 2 games.

The Pen Green Varsity team finished the Bay Varsity Gold conference play well with a 6-1 record.  We tied for second place in perhaps the toughest conference in the USA with Hayward (Danville is first with a 7-0 record) after the end of competition.  The Pen Green Varsity team was triumphant over all of the old Skyhawk Conference Competition and added victories over old rivals SFGG and Lamorinda.  The only loss was to the Marin Highlanders.

The first Varsity playoff game will be on Thursday Evening, April 18 against traditional rival EPA.  It will be a home venue at Woodside High School.

The Pen Green Junior Varsity team - 5-2 in Conference Play - Finished with 5 victories and Enters the  Playoffs with momentum.

The Pen Green Varsity team finished the Bay JV Gold conference play well with a 5-2 record.  We finished in a tie for 3rd place.  After a slow start with losses to Danville and SFGG the JV team won the last 5 games.  Again, the Pen Green Varsity team was triumphant over all of the old Skyhawk Conference Competition and added victories over Marin, Pleasanton, Riodan, South Valley, and Los Gatos.

The first JV playoff game will be against Riodan on Tuesday Evening, April 23 at Woodside HS.


Posted: April 08, 2013


The Pen Green Varsity team - 5-1 in Conference Play

The Pen Green Varsity team has started the Bay Varsity Gold conference play well with a 5-1 record.  We are tied for second place in perhaps the toughest conference in the USA with Hayward (Danville is first with a 7-0 record) after 7 weeks of competition.  There is one more game in Conference play - Lamorinda.

The Peninsula Green Rugby Club had one game this weekend after several weeks off – the Pen Green Varsity vs Hayward. Although Hayward is in the Bay Boys Varsity Gold conference, we do not play them in the normal schedule in 2013. This game was a friendly to shake off the cobwebs and rustiness of a couple of weeks off for the Varsity, and it was a tune-up for Lamorinda and the play-offs. The coaches were very impressed with how the boys stepped up their play in the face of a game that could easily have gotten away from us.

 

It was a great game - ferocious tackles and rucks, slicing runs, precise kicks, and come-from-behind courage.  Hayward blasted the Pen Green Beavers with forwards pick and gos, and their backs who were juking and slicing.  We responded with smashing tackles and our own full speed, slashing running.

 

Peninsula Green Varsity vs Hayward – Woodside HS

Pen Green’s varsity side played a tough and very determined match against a big and fast Hayward team Friday night.   Pen Green and Hayward are tied for 2nd place in the Bay Boys Varsity Gold standings with 5-1 records (Hayward lost a close game to Danville and Pen Green lost a “not so close” game to Marin). The end result of 24-24 confirmed that the teams are evenly matched. Coach Blane Warhurst of Hayward complemented the Beavers after the game during the “Man of the Match” ceremony stating that Pen Green was as tough as any team they had faced, and that his opinion was that either team could go “All the way” in the playoffs.

From the opening kickoff, both sides played a physical game characterized by hard running, smashing tackles, and ferocious rucking and counter rucking.  Hayward scored first with roughly 6 minutes into the game on a break through up the middle of the field by Chris Foto (USA HSAA Eagle). They added the conversion to make the score 0 - 07.  With about 20 minutes into the half Pen Green posted its only points of the first half on an angled penalty kick by Steve Bodley from outside the 30 to make it 03 - 07.  Pen Green struggled to establish its game pattern as Hayward maintained possession of the ball most of the first half, but the Beaver defense kept Hayward in the middle of the field and out of scoring position until late in the half when Hayward again broke through for a try and converted the point after.  Hayward opened the second half with another quick try but missed the conversion, and the Beavers found themselves down 3-19.  But the Beaver Varsity players dug deep and stepped up the Beaver game, continuing to tackle hard and win ball in the rucks.  Liam scored 17 minutes into the half on a nice ball that went out to the wing and then back in for a try which Steve converted.   10 minutes later, Mark spotted a big opening on the weak side of the Hayward line and called for the ball off the back of the scrum, took the ball at speed and sliced through Hayward’s backline before they had a chance to respond, taking the ball in for another try under the posts that Steve converted.  Hayward then scored another try, but did not convert. Finally, with the clock winding down and Pen Green down 17-24, the Beavers drove the ball close to the Hayward red zone, smashed up inside with a couple of pick and go’s from the forwards, then got the ball out wide to Tevita TakiTaki on the wing who showed his wheels in scoring a final try that Steve Bodley converted to tie the game with 3 minutes left.  The momentum had swung to the Beavers, and we were close to taking the ball down field to score again when time ran out with the score 24-24.

Pen Green had many standout players on the night: George Fifita answered the call, doing a great job stepping into the number 10 spot with hard tackling, keeping the Hayward defense off balance by making some smashing runs straight at them, and placing some smart kicks deep over their backline.  Maka Lopeti and Juan Cervantes (who was in bed sick all week) were beasts on the tackles and on both sides of the ruck, with both of them very effectively counter rucking to put pressure on the Hayward attack.  John and Yoshi Warnock tackled hard and ran well with the ball close to the rucks and off the pods. John Warnock (USA HSAA Eagle) set the high standard of leadership early in the game by taking down hard running Hau Moala before he reached the gain line and letting the entire Hayward squad know that they were in for a long night if they ran near him (since he was all over the field they were always near him). Jason Beard was fearless as Hayward’s big boys ran straight at him and he stepped in for the tackle time after time.   Sam Veimau was voted forward ‘Man of the Match’ by the Hayward players for his hard charging running and his tackling and rucking.

Liam Cotter was again the standout player on both sides of the ball, taking on the hard running Hayward backs and putting them on the deck, rucking brilliantly, and taking the ball at pace off of our back line moves.  Liam played like he was a “Whirling Dervish” as he was everywhere making tackles and dragging Hayward players to the ground. Mark Qoro (USA HSAA Eagle) was a leader as usual, tackling hard, running even harder, and demonstrating the field awareness that makes him an outstanding player.  Steve Bodley (NorCal U17 All Star) is not only one of the best kickers in the league, going 4 for 4 on kicks for points on the night, he also made several saving tackles at fullback against big Hayward runners who had broken our line and were coming at pace looking to run him over.

Posted: March 11, 2013


The Pen Green Varsity team - 4-0 in Conference Play

The Pen Green Varsity team has started the Bay Varsity Gold conference play well with a 4-0 record.  We are tied for first place in the conference with Danville after 5 weeks of competition.  There are 3 more games in Conference play - Marin, Santa Rosa, Lamorinda

Games scores to date (Varsity):

Pen Green vs SFGG (Win 20 - 19)

The Peninsula Green Rugby Football Club varsity squad traveled to SFGG and won in a come from behind game that was one of the most exciting games played to date.  The team played hard throughout the game.  During the first half SFGG played their pattern but Pen Green was able to take a 10 to 9 lead into the half.  In the 2nd half the hard tackling (particularly Mark Qoro and Liam Cotter) and tenacious rucking of the Pen Green team broke the SFGG pattern.  After giving up points during a yellow card sin bin period of having only 14 players on the field to make it 10 to 19, the boys battled back with 2 trys (the 2nd one coming with 5 min left).  The team kept up the pressure and was in the accendency when the whistle blew.  Captain John Warnock stated correctly, "This is why we play rugby".

Pen Green vs EPA (Win 25 - 14)

EPA traveled the short distance to the Peninsula Green Rugby Football Club home field in Woodside for a game in which the Pen Green varsity came out hard and took the play to EPA the entire game. Although the EPA team out weighed the Pen Green boys, the ferocious tackling and team play of Pen Green did not allow EPA to show any consistent scoring.  Unfortunately the team lost two key players to injury during the game - Alex Everett and Jackson Rapaich. 

Pen Green vs Oakland (Win 30 - 14)
 
The Peninsula Green Rugby Football Club varsity squad traveled to Oakland to play against the Warthogs.  The team got off to an aggressive start and were playing inside the Warthog 22 much of the first 12 minutes of the first half, but committed a couple of costly penalties that lost us possession and field position.  Scoring started with a penalty kick from Steve Bodley 17 minutes into the half, and then fanother penalty kick 30 minutes into the half, followed quickly by a try by John Warnock and Tavita, with Steve Bodley adding the conversion at the halftime whistle, putting us up 18-0.  
 
We started the second half well as Alex Everett dummied his man and kept the ball for a try that Steve converted.  Oakland ran at Alex and Liam all day and must have regretted it as they watched their films on Sunday, as they seldom made any ground and never broke through the center of our line for any long runs.  Tavita made a long run off the wing to score a final Beavers try, while Oakland managed a couple of break through tries for a final score of 30-14. 

Pen Green vs San Mateo (Win 34 - 5)

Posted: February 12, 2013


Peninsula Green Varsity vs Oakland at Oakland 02-09-13 (Full Recap)

Game scores (Varsity):

Pen Green vs Oakland (Win 30 - 14)
 
The Peninsula Green Rugby Football Club varsity squad traveled to Oakland for our match against the Warthogs this past weekend.  The team got off to an aggressive start and were playing inside the Warthog 22 much of the first 12 minutes of the first half, but committed a couple of costly penalties that lost us possession and field position.  We finally got on the board with a nice penalty kick from Steve Bodley 17 minutes into the half, and then fought back and forth with Oakland for 10 minutes.  28 minutes into the half, we were threatening again but again gave up another costly penalty close to the try line.  We got back on track shortly after that, with Steve Bodley hitting another penalty kick 30 minutes into the half, followed quickly by a try by John Warnock and Tavita, with Steve Bodley adding the conversion at the halftime whistle, putting us up 18-0.  
 
We started the second half well as Alex Everett dummied his man and kept the ball for a try that Steve converted.  Oakland ran at Alex and Liam all day and must have regretted it as they watched their films on Sunday, as they seldom made any ground and never broke through the center of our line for any long runs.  Tavita made a long run off the wing to score a final Beavers try, while Oakland managed a couple of break through tries for a final score of 30-14.  While we had some costly penalties in the first half, our overall penalty count was much improved from the past two weeks (only 2 penalties in the second half), so improving on our way to 0 penalties for future matches, hopefully.  Other notable play: Eric Cortinas forced Oakland to cover him closely, breaking several long runs and slipping or breaking numerous tackles.  Our forwards dominated at the scrum, pushing Oakland off of several of their own balls.  We likewise controlled the lineouts well, winning our own ball and stealing a few of theirs.  Strong play from Sam, George, and Lipo in a very physical game at the breakdowns.  Special mention to Yoshi Warnock, who had a brilliant run, scooping up  a loose ball on our sideline, breaking one tackle, then drawing the defense inside before making a beautiful backhanded offload flip to Tavita who broke for a long run down the sideline – this was picture-perfect ball-handling!  

The game got a little bit chippy at one point in the second half, but both sides maintained their composure, and the Warthogs were generous hosts in the after-game party, so a good, tough, and sportsmanlike game by both sides.  

The Pen Green Varsity team has started the Bay Varsity conference play well with a 2-0 record.  We are tied for first place in the conference after 2 weeks of competition.


 

Posted: January 28, 2013

 


 

 

Kick Off Tournament (KOT) in Sacramento (Summary recap) 

 

The Peninsula Green Rugby Football Club traveled as a team to Sacramento for the annual "Kick Off Tournament" (KOT) on Jan 26, 27 (Sat, Sun) to start the competitive HS season for 2013.

 

The team played excellent rugby (both controlled and entertaining), comported themselves as gentlemen and had a great deal of fun.  This trip was fun for everyone, and resulted in a great team building trip. 

 

The teams played in 2 Divisions and went 5 and 1 for the weekend (5 wins and 1 loss).  We played very tough competition in every game, and only lost 1 game against the Lamorinda varsity.

 

Varsity - Gold - Saturday
Junior Varsity - Open Division - Sunday

 

The Varsity team played excellent rugby throughout the day, with tight defense and some exciting offense.

 

Game scores (Varsity):

 

Pen Green vs Crusaders (Win 13 - 5)

 

Pen Green vs San Mateo (Win 19 - 0)

 

Pen Green vs Lamorinda (Loss 12 - 17)

 

 

The Junior Varsity (JV) team came out of the box with high energy, scored early, played tight defense and some exciting offensive action. The competition consisted of teams that are top teams in the Sacramento area.

 

Game scores (JV):

 

Pen Green vs Mother Lode (Win 10 - 0)

 

Pen Green vs Christian Brothers (Win 12 - 0)

 

Pen Green vs C K McClatchy (Win 22 - 5)

 

 

The tournament was at the following site which had 7 fields:

 

Cordova HS, 2239 Chase Drive,
Rancho Cordova, CA 95670

 

Schedule recap

 

Sat: Jan 26, 2013

 

Day - Varsity games

 

Evening - Red Lion Hotel - Rancho Cordova ; Dinner at the Old Spaghetti Factory

 

Sun: Jan 27, 2013

 

Day - Junior Varsity (JV) games

Posted: January 16, 2013


Kick Off Tournament in Sacramento

The Peninsula Green Rugby Football Club is entering 2 teams in the Kick Off Tournament (KOT) on Jan 26, 27 (Sat, Sun).

Varsity - Gold
Junior Varsity - Open Division

There may be a possibility for Middle School play, but we have not entered a team.

We are planning to make this a team travel event and stay overnight in Sacramento (Rancho Cordova area).  We want as many players to attend as we view this trip as fun, and a great team building trip.  The tournament is at the following site which has 6 or 7 fields:

Cordova HS, 2239 Chase Drive,
Rancho Cordova, CA 95670

The cost per player will be $25.  The team will subsidize some of the cost which we expect will be ~$35.  You are welcome to contribute more and to help pay for gas directly to your driver.

Hotel (Red Lion) @ $68/room - 4 players per room = $17 (includes Sun breakfast
Dinner (Sat night) = $13
Other drink, snacks, etc. = ~$5.

Players will be on their own for other food besides the dinner and breakfast mentioned above.

We will leave very, very early on Sat morning and return on Sun afternoon.

We need a commitment for the following by this Sat (Jan 19):

Players - Can you go, and will you be able to pay the $25 fee.
Parents - We need about 10 cars (4 to 5 players per car) to drive up and return.

Please send back your commitment by email or text.

We will send a flyer with all of the information later this week.

 


 

Peninsula Green Rugby Weekend game recap - Jan 12-13, 2013

 


 

The Peninsula Green Rugby Football Club weekend was successful beyond the expectations of the coaches as the young men on all of the Pen Green Beavers comported themselves extremely well both on and off the field.

 

Peninsula Green JV vs Los Gatos – Woodside HS

 

The Peninsula Green JV (Frosh-Soph) team opened with a friendly scrimmage against Los Gatos on Saturday morning at Woodside HS.  With a very strong squad of returning JV players plus a great group of freshmen, middle schoolers, and some new rugby players, we fielded sides balanced between experienced and newer and younger players, to good effect for a first scrimmage.  We had tries from some of our usual suspects – veteran players Erik Cortinas, Chase Wilcox, Ryan Foster, Juan Cervantes, and Sean McWilliams all had at least one.  Jason Beard, a new player with all of one practice under his belt, showed how it’s done with 2 tries on the day.  Sami Makaafi showed his speed with one long try and one other long run that ended just short of the goal line.  Our younger backs, led by Sione Manukainu were aggressive on both attack and defense and showed very well for the day.  Strong play in the forwards from Reese Richardson, Marcus Satale, and Ren Makino who ran all over the pitch and did a solid job of securing ball at the breakdowns.  We have a very strong group of players among our JV squad; as they learn our pattern of play and improve their basic skills, we expect they’ll form into an outstanding team. 

 

Peninsula Green Varsity vs Stanford University JV (Frosh-Soph) – Stanford Rugby Stadium

 

The Pen Green varsity opened with a traditional friendly against the Stanford University Men’s Frosh/Soph team on a cool late winter afternoon at Stanford’s home pitch.   Pen Green struck first with a penalty kick from 35 meters by Steve Bodley 7 minutes into the game, followed quickly with the opening try of the season by Mark Qoro, and the Beavers poured it on from there, outscoring Stanford 58-12.  There were several examples of great Beaver rugby, including two tries of 50+ meters that passed all the way out to the wing and back in to the centers for tries.  Mark Qoro set the bar high for the season, scoring 6 tries including 2 on chip kicks that he dropped behind the Stanford full back and chased down to take on the bounce and going away from Stanford’s defenders.  Liam Cotter was outstanding on both attack and defense, making some hard tackles, getting quickly to the breakdown and blowing Stanford off the ball in the rucks (like a forward).  The wings Eduardo Zenteno and Jesse Gifford both had a strong games as well; Edwardo scoring one try and making several hard tackles, and Gifford hard in the tackle and always in support.  Steve Bodley was 4-9 on conversion kicks, but we made it tough on him, putting most of our tries down in the corners. Alex Everett was solid throughout the game, stopping every attack that came at him, reliably making his connections on attack, and breaking away for several runs. The Beaver forwards smashed ahead relentlessly (as was the plan) and softened the Stanford defense. Notable were John Warnock, Maka Lopeti, Yoshi Warnock and Leepo Satale. We had several players new to rugby get playing time. All of them picked up the game quickly, and they look like they’ll develop into excellent rugby players. 

 

Peninsula Green Middle School (+ Peninsula Seahawks) vs Danville – Palo Alto High School

The Pen Green Middle School team combined with the Peninsula Seahawks as both teams were lacking players for the Open (players can be over 130 lbs) Division teams. The combined team won a hard fought game, as the Beaver players stood out in the rapid and well-contested competition. Malik Hess commanded the team at Scrumhalf, was instrumental in containing the Danville Oaks on defense and scored multiple tries with dashes through the opposition. Ty Wilcox also sliced through the Oaks to score and put down many opposing players. Lei Aholelei added some blistering runs through traffic and Ian Lange-McPherson showed off the Beaver rucking, tackling and running skills as he contributed in all phases. All in all it was an excellent showing for the Middle School Beavers.

 


Spotlight on Peninsula Green Rugby Young Coaches - Dec 19, 2012

 


The Peninsula Green Rugby Football Club has an excellent coaching staff with coaches having many years of playing and coaching experience.  We also have a nice mixture of older / seasoned / veteran coaches as well as younger coaches who  recently played University rugby, are now working in the Bay Area and wish to "give back to the game".  This says a lot about rugby and the passion that players develop for the sport and the comraderie that is inherent in the sport.

Greg Lee -- Greg joined the coaching staff in 2011.  He is a Peninsula Green RFC alumni who grew up locally (Palo Alto and Paly HS), played his high school rugby for Pen Green and enjoyed the sport so much that he wished to become actively involved with the Club as a coach.  He attended the University of Arizona and UCSB where he played rugby.    When he moved back to the Bay Area in 2010, he decided to join up with Peninsula Green to contribute as a coach.  Greg has studied Training and Conditioning.  He conducts the majority of the conditioning sessions for the club and also conducts more personalized fitness sessions outside the practice times, for those interested.

 

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  • Played at Peninsula Green RFC, Arizona State RFC, UCSB RFC.
  • 3 years experience coaching US youth rugby.
  • Training and Conditioning coach

 

 

 

 

 

Brad Richey -- Brad joined the coaching staff this summer (2012).  He attended UC Irvine where he first started playing rugby.  After graduation from UC Irvine he moved to Colorado where he concentrated on the refereeing side of rugby.  He moved to the Bay Area (Palo Alto) last year and decided to join up with Peninsula Green to contribute as a coach.

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  • Player at UC Irvine.
  • 2 years experience coaching US youth rugby.
  • Certified referee - 6 years experience

 

 

 

 

 

Joe Brophy -- Joe joined the coaching staff this fall (2012).  He grew up locally (Redwood City) and went to high school in San Francisco.  After playing a year of high school rugby at SFGG RFC, he matriculated to St Mary's College RFC where he played for 5 yrs.  St Mary's College was in contention for the National Championship in both of his last two years on the team, and Joe contributed significantly to that success.  He was also able to spend a summer (their winter) playing rugby in Christ Church New Zealand.  Rugby is the national sport of New Zealand and the New Zealand All Blacks are the reining world champions. 

 

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  • Played at SFGG RFC (HS) St Mary's College RFC - 5 years.
  • Played in New Zealand (Christ Church) - Senior Club level
  • 1 Year coaching US youth rugby.

 

 

 


 

 

 

These coaches have played at the University level recently and also are slightly closer in age to the young men playing on the team.  They add a dimension to the coaching staff and the rugby experience that is very positive.  Please get to know them.

 


 

Sunday, 09 December 2012 20:00


Peninsula Green Rugby Football Club - Referee Course - Dec 2, 2012


The Peninsula Green Rugby Football Club was well represented at the Referee training course conducted by the Northern California Rugby Referee's Society, USA Rugby and the Northern California Youth Rugby Association.  Club representatives: Coaches Bob Benson, Wade Hess, and Moses Similai; Players Eric Cortinas, Malik Hess, Mark Qoro, John Warnock (back briefly from his Mexico family sailing); and Pen Green Alum Alex Avendano all attended the course at Bellarmine College Preparatory High School on a rainy Sunday (Dec 02, 2012).

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The course qualifies those who attended and who subsequently complete all of the requirements (see below) to be "Certified Referees" for Rugby football.  They are certified to referee rugby games for all USA Rugby affiliated competition (particularly HS and Youth Rugby).  The course consisted of the following requirements:

  • Classroom and Practical Instruction - 8 hrs on Sunday Dec 2, 2012 at Bellarmine College Preparatory High School. Classroom coursework and practical work conducted in the Gym and on the Pitch.
  • Rugby Ready On-Line Course - www.irbpassport.com
  • Rugby Laws On-Line Coursewww.irbpassport.com

Those who attended the course all noted that they learned a great deal about the laws of Rugby and how to become an effective referee.  It was also a lot of fun, as we interacted with other rugby players and coaches from throughout Northern California.

As a Coach of the Peninsula Green Rugby Football Club I recommend that all players take the course as the knowledge gained will improve your rugby knowledge and skills.  When you actually referee a game, you learn a lot about how referees see the game.

The referees that become fully certified are eligible to earn money for refereeing HS and Youth rugby games - HS Varsity = $50/game, HS JV = $40/game and MS/Youth = $30/game.  The Club also receives recognition for the certified referees and must have 1 certified referee per team that the Club fields.

 

Saturday, 01 December 2012 22:04


Spotlight on the Peninsula Green Middle School Team

The Peninsula Green High School Middle School Team completes in the Bay Conference in the Northern California Youth Rugby Association (NCYRA).  The team consists of Middle School players as well as younger players who have shown that they are capable of competing at a higher level.

The NCYRA rules restrict players for League games to be age 14 or under (by NCYRA rules - September 1) or younger and registered with NCYRA.

The 2012 Middle School Team competed successfully in the 2012 Summer Sevens Series.  The team placed well in every one of the tournaments, and won the Morgan Hill Tournament on June 17, 2012.

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Saturday, 17 November 2012 22:04


Joey Stoval - Alumni of the Peninsula Green Rugby Football Club in 2007 -- Died Nov 3, 2012

Joey Stoval played for the Peninsula Green Rugby Club in 2007.  Joey died in a car accident on Nov 3, 2012. We will miss his smile and his everpresent great sense of humor.   Joey played on the Beaver Championship Team in 2007 when the Beavers won the PICT tournament against Lamorinda (one of the best high school rugby games ever).  See pictures on Facebook (Robert Benson). 

Memorial / Celebration of Life Service
Tuesday, Nov 13, 2PM
Congregation Beth Jacob
1550 Alameda de Las Pulgas, Redwood City, CA 94061

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Peninsula Green Rugby Football Club - NEXT PRACTICE - NOV 17 - 11 AM to 2 PM - Woodside HS.  Practices continue from Oct thru Dec 2012 on Saturdays.  The Peninsula Green Rugby Football Club  is actively recruiting 11 to 18 yr old players for the four teams that the club will field for the NCYRA rugby playing season which starts in January 2013. 

Saturday, 27 October 2012 22:04 


Peninsula Green Rugby Football Club - FIRST PRACTICE - OCT 27 - 11 AM to 2 PM - Woodside HS.  Practices continue from Oct thru Dec 2012 on Saturdays.  The Peninsula Green Rugby Football Club  is actively recruiting 11 to 18 yr old players for the four teams that the club will field for the NCYRA rugby playing season which starts in January 2013. 

 


Registration is open for the 2013 season.  See Registration page for details or CLICK HERE TO REGISTER


The Season has started and the Coaches recommend all players consider the following:

-  Fitness.  Run and lift weights.  Fitness is important. You cannot be match fit without working on your own during the week.
-  Recruiting - Talk up rugby and look for other players that you want on your team.
-  Rugby Skills - Touch Rugby at Stanford on Sat (3 PM).  Sand Hill Intramural Fields.

If you would like to see some of the  Pen Green Rugby Club All Star Players in action on the NorCal All Star June 2012 tour to Canada check out the videos on the following URL.  Note the professional quality of the videos thanks to your coaches and Kendra Cortinas who did the filming.

http://rugbyrwbenson.smugmug.com/Rugby-NCYRABayAllStar/Rugby-NorCal-AllStar-Canada/Rugby-NorCal-JV-All-Star-vs-BC/24299046_7PqMWC#!i=2043862320&k=RRHTFrp



Peninsula Green Rugby Football Club Facts
  

  • Rugby Home field:  Woodside HS main football stadium field
  • The  Pen Green Rugby Club is the premium team on the SF Peninsula and draws players from Schools throughout the San Francisco Peninsula
  • Peninsula Green Rugby Teams
    • High School Varsity – Juniors, Seniors (Frosh/Sophs may move up)
    • High School JV (Freshmen, Sophomores)
    • U14 – Under 14 year olds
    • U12 – Under 12 year olds
  • Season and Practice
    • Practice  - Oct to Aug (practices from Oct to Dec before the season starts)
    • Rugby 15s Season – Jan to May
    • Rugby Sevens Season - Jun to Aug

The Peninsula Green Rugby Football Club practice sessions are open to both returning players and players who are new to rugby. The coaches teach and reinforce rugby basics (passing, catching, rucking, tackling, scrummaging, line out play, etc.) and build the practice schedule to include team offense and team defense in order for the team to be able to play as a team when game play commences in January. 

 


2012 Season (Week 12): Practice - Tue and Thu Evenings - Sat - Bellarmine (Non League Game)

Practices 

Tue (Mar 20) - 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM - Woodside HS Football Field 
Thu (Mar 22) - 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM - Woodside HS Football Field 

Bellarmine - Non League- Sat  Mar 24

Game - Sat - At Bellarmine HS
Kickoff at 10:00 AM.  Be there dressed for warmups at 9:00 AM

Bellarmine HS
960 West Hedding Street, San Jose, CA
 
South on 280 
Take exit 5B to merge onto I-880 N toward Oakland 
Take exit 2 to merge onto CA-82 S/​The Alameda 
Turn left onto W Hedding St
Destination will be on the right.  Park and find the football field

Bring mouthguards, shorts, boots, socks



Please make certain all of your friends know about, and attend these two practices and the game



Peninsula Green vs EPA Game (Mar 17) recap – Win 20 to 10 

The Pen Green Beaver Rugby team came together again and played an excellent game, brandishing a disciplined team rugby approach against a much larger EPA team playing individual rugby. The final score was 20 to 10 with Pen Green leading at the half 10 to 5 and outscoring the EPA Razorbacks 10 to 5 in the second half.  We thank Kala for implementing the tactics for this game that really paid off. 

There were a large number of outstanding players in this game as was the case in the 21 to 15 victory over Hayward 2 weeks before.  I will mention a few.  Sam Vaimau did an excellent job with leadership along with aggressive running, tackling and rucking.  Alex Avendano and Leepo Satale were involved in almost all of the loose play and carried the ball in heavy traffic - both scoring trys.  Liam Cotter was tackling everything in site and was a key in the the umbrella defense (along with Ryan Foster, Mark Qoro and Edwardo Zentena) that shut down the EPA attack.  Steve Bodley continued with his excellent kicking and scored the rugby equivalent of a royal flush with a try, a penalty and a conversion.

Overall, it was Beaver rugby at its best, with excellent rucking, tackling, lineouts, scrums, and team play.
 

The game with San Mateo has been shifted to 04-07 and Pen Green will play Bellarmine varsity this weekend (03-24) at Bellarmine.

 

2012 Season (Week 4): Practice - Mon and Thu Evenings - Sat - KOT

Practices -

Mon (Jan 23) - 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM - Woodside HS Football Field
Thu (Jan 26 - 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM - Woodside HS Football Field

KOT Sacramento - Sun Jan 29

Game - Sun - Sacto KOT Tournament. Cordova HS
There will be 3 games during the day. First game at 9:30 AM
 

 

Meet at Woodside HS for carpool - 6:00 AM. Leave at 6:30 AM
 

Directions: Cordova HS is located at 2239 Chase Drive, Rancho Cordova, CA, a suburb of Sacramento roughly 10 miles east of the State Capitol. From the junction of I-5 and I-80/Hwy-50 at the Sacramento River: [a] follow Hwy 50 east about 10 miles to exit #15 for Mather Field Road; [b] take the exit and turn left onto Mather Field Road; [c] take the third right off of Mather Field Road onto Folsom Blvd (.6 mi); [d] from Folsom Blvd take a left onto Coloma Road (.4 mi); [e] then a left off of Coloma onto Chase Dr. (.5 mi); [f] at Cordova HS follow signs and volunteers’ directions

 



2012 Season (Week 2): Practice - Mon and Thu Evenings - Sat - Games

 Practices

Mon (Jan 9) - 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM - Woodside HS Football Field (Good practice - good turn-out and good intensity)
Thu (Jan 12) - 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM - Woodside HS Football Field

Game - vs Los Gatos Lions

Sat (Jan 14) - 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM - Woodside HS Football Field


This will be a controlled (learning) game / scrimmage. Everyone will get to play. Let's make certain we are ready.

 

 



Monday, 12 December 2011 22:04


 Cal Berkeley Rugby Announces Freshman class of 17 and highlights Christian Collins (Pen Green 2011 captain)

 The article from the Cal Bears news releaase can be seen in full at:

http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-rugby/spec-rel/120511aaa.html  

 

The following is an edited portion of the article

BERKELEY - Dec 5, 2011

Seventeen freshmen have joined the Golden Bears for 2011-2012 as California seeks to evolve its roster and replace the loss of 15 graduated players following Cal's second straight undefeated season and national collegiate championship.

"These young men are here for a world-class degree first and foremost," said head coach Jack Clark. "But they also want an authentic student-athlete experience and the opportunity to develop into the very best rugby player they can become."

Coach Clark called the connection between the new student-athletes and the program "in many cases generational - young men who have been parented and/or mentored by individuals with deep ties to us."

These new Rugby Bears will be called upon to help fill the void created by the departure of six All-Americans and more than two thirds of the lineup from Cal's triumph in the final last May over Brigham Young. The group of 17 players includes 15 Americans - one from Southern California and the rest from Northern California - and two Canadians. The Bay Area and Sacramento area are well represented, and 14 of the 17 entered the pipeline through Cal Rugby Summer Camps. "Our annual summer camp for high-school boys continues to be invaluable in identifying athletic potential and character," coach Clark said.

Ten new players join the team as backs, with seven listed as forwards
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"These boys have very similar individual profiles," said Clark. "They are accomplished students, they're multiple-sport high-school athletes and they are recognized as the most valuable contributors to their teams. It is noteworthy how many of them were in leadership positions as captains."  Clark said it will take the newcomers "a while to find their stride as collegiate athletes. Some may break through earlier than others, but they all have the ability to play varsity-level rugby.
 
Christian Collins

From south of the city in San Carlos comes Christian Collins, a 6-1, 190-pound flanker who played four years with the Peninsula Green Rugby Club under coach Robert Benson and captained the team in 2010-2011. A graduate of Carlmont High School, Collins is a former Cal Rugby Summer Camp attendee who may pursue anthropology studies at the University, where both his parents, an uncle and three aunts also attended. His father, Jim, was a Cal rugby player and member of the Old Blues Rugby Club.


 

Peninsula Green Practice in December - Saturdays @ 12:30 at Woodside HS

 

The Peninsula Green High School Rugby Club practice sessions are open to both returning players and players who are new to rugby. The coaches teach and reinforce rugby basics (passing, catching, rucking, tackling, scrummaging, line out play, etc.) and build the practice schedule to include team offense and team defense in order for the team to be able to play as a team when game play commences in January.



Monday, 05 December 2011 22:04

Practice continues in December on Saturdays at 12:30 PM at Woodside High School lower field

Practice

 

The Peninsula Green High School Rugby Club practice sessions are open to both returning players and players who are new to rugby. The coaches teach and reinforce rugby basics (passing, catching, rucking, tackling, scrummaging, line out play, etc.) and build the practice schedule to include team offense and team defense in order for the team to be able to play as a team when game play commences in January.

 

Registration

 

The Peninsula Green High School Rugby Club registration process officially started with the start of practice on Oct 29, and continues through December. There are 2 forms to fill out and return to the Registration coordinators. The registration coordinators will also hand out forms at practice during November and December and will collect filled in forms as well as copies of school registration certification (or school identification), birth evidence (copy of birth certificate. passport, etc.) and club dues.

 

Cost

 

Fees are $200 per player, with scholarships available (work required for scholarship) to players who cannot afford the fee. Registration fees include club uniform (socks and shorts).  

October 25, 2011

Practice Commences October 29!!

Registration

 

Many of you have asked about registration for the Peninsula Green High School Rugby.  Note:  There will not be on-line registrationThe NYCRA requires the member teams/clubs to register players on the NYCRA web site and to pay the fees for the players from club sources.   

 

The Peninsula Green High School Rugby Club registration process officially starts with the start of practice on Oct 29, but you can get a jump on it by filling out the attached forms.  The coaches (or a parent volunteer) will also hand out forms at practice and during November and December we will collect filled in forms as well as copies of school registration certification (or school identification) and club dues.

 

Cost

 

Fees are $200 per player, with scholarships available (work required for scholarship) to players who cannot afford the fee.  Registration fees include club uniform (socks and shorts