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January 12th
Magpies @ Phoenix
January 19th
Red Mountain @ Magpies
January 26th
Old Pueblo @ Magpies
February 2nd
Magpies @ Northern Arizona
February 9th
IRB 7’s – Las Vegas Camelback @ Thunderbird (friendly)
February 16th
Camelback @ Magpies
February 23th
Tempe @ Magpies
March 2nd
Magpies @ Scottsdale
March 9th
No Game
March 16th
Magpies @ Old Pueblo
March 23rd
No Game
March 30th (Easter Weekend)
Northern Arizona @ Magpies League match make up weekend
April 6th
Magpies @ Camelback
2003 – Sweet 16 Appearance
2011 – Sweet 16 Appearance. Finished 12th in the Nation
2012 – Sweet 16 win. Won both games and advanced to Final Four.
Final Four appearance. Finished 4th in the Nation
2013 – Slated to take the Sweet 16 and finish 1st in the Nation! Help the Magpies sweet the nation and create a memory that will last a lifetime. GO PIES!
First Practice – Tuesday, Oct. 23 7-9 p.m.
Location – Crossroads at Silverbell District Park (Adult Baseball Field #1) 7548 N. Silverbell Rd
First Match – Saturday, November 3rd, hosting Phoenix Storm (Rookie match)
Second Match – November 17th at U of A (tentative)
Third Match – December 15th at Las Vegas Blackjacks
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Magpies and Fans,
Our game on Saturday will not be broadcast or recorded at all by USA rugby. We will need to do video ourselves.
The D3 Championship will be streamed live online at 10:00am (Tucson Time) on the following website:
http://www.ustream.tv/usarugby
I plan on winning on Saturday and it will be awesome for all of our fans to watch the championship game from anywhere in the country.
The game is set at 11:00am Colorado time, but will air at 10:00am Tucson time.
Please spread the word!
Thank you to all of the “Old Boys” that have contributed to the Magpies over the 31 years as being the best Rugby in Tucson. Through all of our dedication and hard work we have excelled into dimensions unbeknownst to most. We have the fighting chance to be NUMBER 1 IN THE UNITED STATES DIV. III RUGBY. No easy feat to say the least.
To the Magpies Team of 2011/12, COME HOME WITH THE GOLD!
To any potential sponsors, we would greatly appreciate any DONATIONS or Team Sponsorships to help cover the travel expenses to Colorado. Please click on the donations link or call (520) 780 0288 for Team Sponsorships for the 2011/12 or 2013/14 Season.
You may also send donations snail mail to:
Tucson Magpies
ATTN: John Rouff
12596 N. Nep Lane
Marana, AZ 85653
donations will be processed by Adam D Technology, current player in good standing. ALL proceeds from the donation link will be giving directly to the team. In the comments section, please add “Payment Taken By: DONATION TO MAGPIES”
Yet another year that the Tucson Cup is up for grabs… or is it?? The Tucson Magpies have won it the past two years in a row. As this is a major game between the two Tucson teams, the fate of the Tucson Cup has yet to be decided.
Game is scheduled at Estevan park at 3:00pm and B-Side following after. The U-19s play at 1:00pm, so come and join us for a great day of rugby and see if Old Pueblo has what it takes to call themselves, TUCSON RUGBY.
Rugby is a sport founded on brotherhood, camaraderie and a strong sense of family and we feel that there should be no reason to confine these bonds to the rugby field. So, for the 2011 Holiday Season the Tucson Magpies have partnered with Wings for Women to adopt a family in need. We view the Magpies rugby team as a large family who take care of each other on the field because we all work hard to protect and provide for our own families off the field. For this reason, we are all happy to contribute to the community and add another family to our team for the Holiday Season.
Only 2 short weeks after competing in the 2011 National Sweet 16, the Tucson Magpies began training for the 2012 season. A feeling of “unfinished business” has led the Magpies to forging an alliance with CrossFit Works in hopes of bringing home a National Championship in 2012. Throughout the summer, CrossFit Works has pushed the Magpies with a combination of power lifting, plyometrics, sprinting, and non-traditional fitness exercises. The coaches at CrossFit Works have specifically tailored these hour long sessions to consistently increase the strength, stamina, endurance, speed, power, agility, balance and coordination of a rugby player. As Cody Dieffenbach has stated: “The crossfit workouts are perfect for a sport like rugby where you need to be explosive even when you’re tired”.
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