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Page 11 September Edition <strong>Southern</strong> <strong>Pines</strong> <strong>Today</strong><br />
Continued From Front Page<br />
with the fi rst match scheduled for<br />
September 16th against Camp<br />
Lejeune. Both teams practice at<br />
the National Athletic Village, “the<br />
NAV” at 6:00 pm. Women on<br />
Monday and Wednesday and the<br />
men on Tuesday and Thursday<br />
evenings.<br />
Both the women’s and men’s rugby<br />
clubs invite anyone over the<br />
age of 18 to stop by one of the<br />
practices to watch and to possibly<br />
join the club.<br />
They are currently recruiting for<br />
the 2017-2018 season. You don’t<br />
have to have any sports or athletic<br />
background to become a rugby<br />
player.<br />
According to Ms. Anna Brown,<br />
President of the Board of the<br />
<strong>Southern</strong> <strong>Pines</strong> Women’s Rugby<br />
Club, “there are basicaly 2 seasons<br />
whereby one consists of 15<br />
players on the pitch and the other<br />
with only 7. The 15’s start in the<br />
fall and the team takes a break<br />
just after January if they fail to<br />
make the playoffs.<br />
The women’s club started recently<br />
in August of 2016 and<br />
are known as the “Kelts” or “The<br />
Women of Mayhem”.<br />
She added that “their philosophy<br />
ties in with the true spirit of rugby<br />
which is to respect their teammates,<br />
the coaches, the opposition<br />
and be a part of the community<br />
and have fun”.<br />
Anna said “it’s like playing soccer<br />
and football with no pads.<br />
The team members are properly<br />
taught how to tackle the opposing<br />
members since there are no pads<br />
for protection.<br />
The players stay continually in<br />
the match unless they are bleeding<br />
and come out until the bleeding<br />
stops. Then a “blood sub” is<br />
substituted for the player until the<br />
bleeding subsides.”<br />
The rugby game is played in two<br />
40 minute halves usually on a<br />
grass fi eld known as a “pitch”<br />
about 200 feet long by 300 feet<br />
wide. At each end of the fi eld are<br />
the goal posts and an in-goal area.<br />
Each team defends one end and<br />
attempts to score points through<br />
tries and goals.<br />
After a successful kick-off the<br />
ball is in general play and can be<br />
passed, kicked, caught, picked up<br />
or grounded by any player. The ball<br />
can be kicked in any direction, but<br />
must be passed backwards.<br />
A try worth fi ve points is scored<br />
when a team grounds the ball in<br />
the opposition’s in-goal.<br />
A conversion a kick at a goal, is<br />
then attempted by either placing<br />
or drop kicking the ball between<br />
the H-shaped goal posts and<br />
above the crossbar, if successful<br />
this is worth two extra points.<br />
You can go out to watch them<br />
practice to decide if you want to<br />
join. Players don’t have to purchase<br />
a uniform but there is a one<br />
time fee of $100.00.<br />
Upon entering “matrix” the competitive<br />
season leading to the<br />
playoffs, there is a small expense<br />
that is necessary for personal insurance.<br />
To learn more about the<br />
organization you can<br />
go to their website:<br />
www.southernpinesrugby.org<br />
By Rick Levinger<br />
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