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”.