Goal: Advance to National Championship with sportsmanship and skills
NMHU RFC VATOS FAll 2010 Schedule:
Most games start at 1300-please stay advised. Home games are in Perkins Stadium. Please register with USA Rugby.
- 24 Aug- Training begins Tuesday- Thursday at 1700-1900 in Perkins
- 11 Sept- Intra squad game in Perkins
- 18-19 Sept- @ Western State College Tournament (WSC RFC, ASC RFC, MSC RFC, FLC RFC, CSM RFC, UNM RFC,NMT RFC)
- 25 Sept- @Colorado College RFC
- 02 Oct - Western State College RFC
- 09 Oct- @Adams State College RFC
- 16-17 Oct @ High Desert Classic in Albuquerque
- 23 Oct- @ Albuquerque RFC
- 30 Oct- NMSU RFC
- 06 Nov-@ Mountainair Madness Tournament (El Paso RFC, Las Cruces RFC, NM Tech RFC, Clovis RFC)
Contacts:
Head Coach: Armando Herrera 505.469.7964
Faculty Advisor: Dick Greene 505.263.7812
e-mail:
greene_d@nmhu.edu
e-mail:
vatosrugby@hotmail.com
Overview:
We are looking for hard and capable gentlemen. Join the NMHU VATOS ! Rugby, the second most popular game in the world, demands good sportsmanship and both mental and physical fitness. NMHU Rugby is open to everyone, not only NMHU students. Players must be willing to commit, act maturely and unselfishly, enjoy the rugby, and have fun. No experience is necessary. The time commitment is 4-8 hours/week during both Fall and Spring ~10 week seasons. The club is self sufficient and independent, thus members share responsibilities and expenses, host visiting teams, travel strong, and do fund raising with community service. Costs are relatively minimal - usually less than $100/season and do not rely on the taxpayer. We are very pround that our student athletes have a greater than 75% graduation rate, and they become respected and productive alumni. Our alumni "Vato Viejos" old boy team forms periodically and are very competitive.
Seasons: Sept. - Oct. and Mar. - May (depending on playoffs).
Training: Tuesdays and Thursdays; starts by first Tuesday in September and February; 1700-1900 in Perkins Stadium. Bring shorts, strong jersey, cleats, and warm sweats. A mouth guard is useful. Ask what you can to for the club and game, not what they can do for you!
Games: Generally Saturdays during seasons; half are away games, generally 8-10 total games/season. Vatos generally travel to one or two major tournaments/season. We pay our way and enjoy the earned independence.
Requirements: Unselfishness, lifelong fitness, courage, humor, sportsmanship, character.
History
Formed 1992
Rio Grande Rugby Union Champions: 12 years (various divisions)
USA Western Rugby Union Champion: 1 year
USA Western Rugby Union Finalist: 1 year
USA Rugby Highest Ranking: 8th
Overall Winning Percentage: ~75%
Western All Stars and Super League Players: 15
Alumni: >200 solid rugby men
Currently Rio Grande Union MD3 Champion and ranked 4th in Mens Division 3 in Western Rugby Union (~40 MD3 clubs).
20 August 2010 Update;
Gentlemen: Welcome to the Fall 2010 Vato Season. Please get fit and set your schedule to enjoy your rugby with the well respected NMHUVatos. The Vato Fall 2010 schedule is shown above. The 2009-2010 season was a difficult learning time that lacked solid commitment and time management from many under performing players. Nevertheless, we finished very well with a fine performance at the Regional Western Playoffs beating the heavily favored and solid Texas Champion, Austin RFC, and losing 2 very physical and competitive games to the Texas Runnerup, Dallas RFC, and the Missouri Champion and National Finalist, St Louis RFC. In the end, we were simply outmanned by more committed and experienced rugby men. Nevertheless, I was pleased how we represented NMHU RFC and our Rio Grande RFU. I expect nothing less in the future..
As Hemingway states:
"Man is not made for defeat.
Man can be destroyed, but not defeated".
In the 2010- 2011 season, we can, and will, be much better.
Please advise us of your availablilty ASAP. Everyone will have a run.
Our goal is simple: to again advance to the Regional and National MD3 Championships with everyone contributing. The better the game- the more the fun and satifaction.
GET FIT and HARD and learn more about this game of contact and space. Tackle clean and hard. You want the ball going forward- period. Never pass or kick the ball to a static player. Stay on your feet. Be smart, disciplined, and courageous. Take the hit ad set your teammate off with the ball and angles to run. Go support him. We simply want the ball in space on the way to score. It is a simple, very physical game.
Starting positions will be competitive. Coming to training is imperative. Please focus and learn your position. It will take commitment to wear the famous Vato black and white rugby jersey.
See you at training. Recruit good men to join us. Finish your educational training and degree at NMHU. Be a good citizen. Make your parents and peers proud of you. Be humble in victory and gracious in defeat.
With you in rugby and your viaduct of life,
Coaches Mando, Dick, and Tom