The Montana Rugby Union is an independent union consisting of Men's and Collegiate teams located throughout Montana and Washington. If you will be moving to our area, or if your rugby club is planning to tour the northwestern United States, be sure to contact clubs in our union for some excellent rugby!!

 

  

 

 

Congratulations to the 200 MRU Champions Bozeman Cutthroats!!

Men’s Premier Grade - Cup: Bozeman Cutthroats
Men’s Premier Grade – Consolation Plate: Butte CRABS
Men's Reserve Grade - Cup: Missoula All-Maggots

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MRU Officers

 

MRU Men's Clubs:

Billing Bulls RFC

1826 Ave B, Billings, MT. 59102 http://www.bullsrugby.org/

 

President: Leo Teske, (406) 322-8493 mailto:tesk@imt.net

 

Match Sec: Luke Baker (406) 598-4890 mailto:tntsprings@bresnan.net

 

Coach: Gavin Frost, (406) 254-0947 mailto:vinnie06@aol.com

       

                                                                                                                            

Bozeman Cutthroats RFC

437 E Main, Bozeman, MT 59715 http://www.cutthroatrugby.org/

           Coach: Dennis Williams, (406) 582-4419, mailto:heavyd@avicom.net

Vice President: Larry Lamunyan, (406) 581-1954, mailto:llumunyan@netzero.com

President: Page Auble, (406) 582-9298 mailto:pogee67@hotmail.com

 

Butte Crabs RFC

200 S. Excelsior St., Butte, MT 59701 www.Crabsrugby.com 

President: Joe Prete  (406) 490-3994 mailto:joeprete3@aol.com

VP and Paddy's Day Chair: Seth "Carroll" Delong 406-461-1773 Recon_58@Hotmail.com 

Treasurer: Jon "Chewie" Pasque 406-291-0223 Jpasque@yahoo.com 

Contact: Chris Graves – (406) 360-5768 chrismgraves@hotmail.com

Contact: Matt Lewis mclewis@mtech.edu

Helena All-Blues RFC

Official web site: http://www.helenarugby.org/

530 Tejon, E Helena, MT 59635,

President: Howard Reed, (406) 227-3539 mailto:rugbyreed@yahoo.com

Vice President: Brian Johnson, (406) 227-3539

Flathead Moose RFC

Captain: Dave Kenkel, 206 Lupfer Ave, Whitefish, MT 59937, (406) 862-1265, mailto:david.kenkel@opco.com

            Coach: Bob Foley -

 

Missoula All-Maggots RFC

PO Box 8584, Missoula, MT, 59807

Web site: http://www.maggots.org/

President: John Oetinger, (406) 549-4621 mailto:johno@ctgmt.com

Match Secretary: Tom France, (406) 721-6558 mailto:france@nwf.org

Head Coach: Scot Brown

 

Spokane Razorbacks RFC

Website: http://www.spokanerugby.com/

3824 N. Normandie, Spokane, WA 99205

Contact: Rich Nay, (509) 324-0853, email: mailto:richardnay@aol.com

Contact: Ryan Walston (206) 790-2518 mailto:blahrhino6507@hotmail.com

University of Montana Jesters RFC

ASUM, University Center, Missoula, MT, 59802

Web site: http://www.umt.edu/asum/jesters/

President: Arik Brum: arik.brum@gmail.com    (406) 861-8042

Coach: Skip Hegman, 1845 34th St, Missoula, MT, 59801 (406) 549-6456, email: mailto:shegman@fs.fed.us

 

Additional Contact: T. Lance Oass: tloaas@hotmail.com

 

 

 

MRU Women's Clubs:

Bozeman Valkyries WRFC

President: Deb Hyman, email: mailto:ruggerdeb@netscape.net

Missoula Betterside WRFC

Web site: http://www.maggots.org/Betterside/Betterside.htm

644 W. 3rd St. Missoula, MT 59801

Contact: Angie Concepcion (406) 240-7381 mailto:ajadecw@hotmail.com

Coach: Sheri Becken,  (406) 721-5258 email: mailto:sheri@sunmountain.com

 

 

MRU Master's Clubs:

Glacier Old Goats RFC

President: Dave Himsl, 1020 2 Mile Dr, Kalispell, MT, 59901 (406)752-7793; email: mailto:himslfam@digisys.net

Missoula Far side WRFC

Web site: http://www.maggots.org/Betterside/Farside.html

Contact: Sheri Becken, email: mailto:sheri@sunmountain.com

Missoula Flies RFC

PO Box 8584, Missoula, MT, 59807

Web site: http://www.maggots.org/

President: John Oetinger, (406) 549-4621, email: mailto:johno@ctgmt.com

Old Men of Montana RFC

President: Jay Erickson, 804 N. Ewing, Helena, MT. 59601 (406) 449-8823

 

 

Scheduled Union Fixtures, Results, and News!

Updated 4/20/3

 

 

Seeds are set for now.  Cheers to the Moose who will make it to State.  The Secretary will be getting brackets and times out to you later today or Tues.

 

2009 Montana Rugby Union Tournament Bracket

4/25&26, Butte, MT

 

Cup Bracket                 Seed

Field A

Sat. 11:40                    

Jesters 12pts    #5

                                                ____________________Billings

Billings 10pts   #4

 

                                                                                                                       Semi-Final Field A Sat. 4:30 _____________Maggots

Field B

Sat. 11:40                    

Maggots 24pts #1

                                    ____________________Maggots

Bye (social v Blue Mtn?)#8

 

                                                                                                                                                                                   Cup Final, Sunday-1:00____________Bozeman wins 34-33

Field A                                                                        

Sat. 10:30

Spokane 17pts #3

                                                _______________Spokane

 

Butte 5pt  #6

                       

                                                                                                                       Semi-Final Field A Sat. 3:00 ________Bozeman

Field B                                    

Sat. 10:30                    

Bozeman 21pts #2

                                                ____________________Bozeman

            Kalispell 0pts   #7

 

 

 

 

B-Cup. Field A

 

#1 vs. #2                                               Sunday, 11:30 a.m.                                         

 

Plate Bracket

 

Field B. Semifinals for the Montana Plate Cup bracket

loser of 1v8 vs loser of 4v5 1:30 Sat Field A (will not happen as there is no #8 seed)

loser of 2v7 vs loser of 3v6 1:30 Sat Field B

 

 

Field A. Final for the Montana Plate Cup bracket (winner of semifinal v winner of semifinal).

Sun. 10:00 a.m.

 

 

 

 

 

 

4/13

http://www.rugbyrugby.com/news/by_country/usa/story_14409191838.php

 

 

Spring Schedule 2009

Fall Union

Fixture

Maggots 29

@

Spokane 12*

Jesters 24

@

Butte – 12*

 

 

3/21

Helena (forfeit)

@

Bozeman – 3*

Maggots – 69

@

CWU - 19

Jesters – 62

@

Kalispell – 0*

 

3/28

Billings – 3

@

Maggots – 27*

Bozeman - 3

@

Kalispell – forfeit*

Spokane -3

@

Helena - Forfeit *

 
3/29

Sunday

Billings - 12

@

Butte Crabs* - 0

 

 

 

4/4

 

Fools Fest

Maggots win the whole thing 4-0

(5 years in a row!)

Kalispell – 3

@

Spokane – 57*

 

4/11

Billings - 3

@

Helena All-Blues* - Forfeit

Butte -17

@

Bozeman - 31*

Maggots - 65

@

43rd Lions - 5

(Pocatello, ID)

Jesters?

 

Spokane - idle
4/16

Thurs.

Maggots - 69

Vs.

Jesters – 0*

 

 

 
4/18

Bozeman - 16

@

Billings Bulls - 5*

Maggots  -64

@

Kalispell - 18*

Helena - Forfeit

@

Butte - 3*

Spokane - 29

@

Jesters - 17*

4/25

MRU Cup

(Butte)

 

 

 

4/30

Thurs.

Maggots

 Vs.

Wellington (NZ) Dead Ants

Flies

Vs.

Seattle Old Boys

 

 
5/2-3

FEST!!!

 

 

 

 

*Indicates match for league standings

 

MRU news Archive.htm

 

MRU League Standings 2009

 

 

EAST

Won

Lost

Pts.

Bonus Pts.

Total

Overall

Seeding for CUP
Bozeman

4

0

20

1

21

#2

 

  Billings

2

2

10

0

10

#5

Butte

1

3

5

0

5

#6
Helena

0

4

0

0

0

Forfeit season*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WEST

Won

Lost

Pts.

Bonus Pts.

Total

 
Maggots

4

 

0

20

4

24

#1

Spokane

3

1

15

2

17

#3

Jesters

2

2

 

10

2

12

#4

Moose

0

4

0

0

0

#7

  Five Points for a win, Bonus point for 4 or more Trys in a game, and a bonus point for losing by 7 points or less.

 

  

The Montana Rugby Union

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