SOUTH MECK HS RUGBY WILL BE HOLDING TWO FREE RUGBY CLINICS: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12 (9-12:00 at Practice Field by bus lot) AND November 19 (time/location TBD). THIS CLINIC IS FOR NEW AND RETURNING PLAYERS AND WILL TEACH YOU THE BASICS OF RUGBY. IF YOU ARE STILL UNDECIDED ABOUT JOINING THE FASTEST GROWING SPORT IN AMERICA, YOU DON’T NEED TO WORRY! THIS IS A COMMITMENT FREE EVENT. IF YOU DO NOT LIKE RUGBY THEN YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE ANY FURTHER.
HERE ARE JUST A FEW FACTS ABOUT RUGBY
- RUGBY IS NOW AN OLYMPIC SPORT
- THERE ARE 10 HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE CHARLOTTE REGION WITH A VARISTY RUGBY TEAM
- SOUTH MECK’S RECORD FROM THE 2016 SEASON WAS 7-2
- RUGBY IS THE 2ND MOST ATTENDED SPORT IN THE WORLD
- ON AVERAGE 0.5 PLAYERS ARE REMOVED FROM THE GAME DUE TO A INJURY, IN AMERICAN FOOTBALL AN AVERAGE OF 1.34 PLAYERS ARE INJURED MAKING RUGBY ALMOST 3X SAFER THAN AMERICAN FOOTBALL!
HOW DO I ATTEND THE EVENT?
TO ATTEND ONE OR BOTH OF THE SOUTH MECK RUGBY CLINICS YOU JUST NEED 3 THINGS! A MOUTH GUARD IF YOU WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN CONTACT DRILLS, A PAIR OF CLEATS IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, AND YOU HAVE TO COMPLETE STEP 1 FROM THE FOLLOWING LINK: HTTP://WWW.SOUTHMECKRUGBY.COM/REGISTRATION/ THAT’S ALL YOU HAVE TO DO! IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, CONTACT COACH BEYER IN O BUILDING IN ROOM 1310, THE HEAD COACH, COACH HAYES AT 919-280-8809 OR JUSTIN HARRIS THE PRESIDENT OF THE RUGBY CLUB AT 704-307-0097. WE HOPE TO SEE YOU OUT THERE! – Justin Harris, Club President