Due to many schedule conflicts of players the AGM meeting May 23rd has been canceled. We will be holding the meeting Sunday June 13th at 1pm in the Magnolia room. The location is still the same which is the Downtown Library. Please make every attempt to be at the meeting. If you have not paid your dues in full please notify your team manger or Natasha. For your vote to count in the elections you must be in good standing with the club, which means dues paid in full. There are a number of position that need to be filled during the election.
President
Vice President
Web master
Recruiting: Men/Women
Team Mangers
Match Sectary
Club Sectary
Social Chairman
Thank you for your time. Look forward to seeing everyone at the social June 4th. Please remember to work on securing sponsors and players for the golf tournament June 5th.
Webmaster Men, Old Boys, Women
Congratulations to Becky Urion and Lori Light on their selection the South Select side. We’re all behind you and sure that you will represent your club and Union well! Best of Luck!
Webmaster Women
The Orlando Women traveled to Jacksonville this weekend to play against the Jacksonville Sinners. The field was inhabited with West Indians playing cricket but at 11:30 they left the field for the game.
Rookie Leigh Souter scored one try while Sara Burhans scored a total of two tries. Sally Lanigan played a defensive and aggressive game providing assistance for at least three of the tries. Danielle Brown paid us a visit scoring 3 tries throughout the game. Kelly Bober received almost every single kick throughout the game and got into every rock imaginable. The games injuries were several but minimal.
The Orlando Women beat the Jacksonville sinners 58 – 0.
The women will be traveling to Savannah this weekend to defend their title for the St. Patrick’s Day Tournament
Webmaster Women
This weekend the Orlando Women traveled to the 33rdAnnual Ft. Lauderdale Ruggerfest Tournament. The team competed in the women’s division against the Miami, Cayman Islands, and DC Furies teams for a prize of $750 and the title of Tournament Champion.
During the first game of the tournament, the women dominated the Cayman Islands winning 17 – 0 and at noon they beat Miami 45 – 0. On Sunday, the final match was played with the challenge of 15 MPH winds and Orlando Women scored 3 tries during the first half of the game 36 – 5.
Highlights of this tournament included Katy Miller scoring a try with only one boot and Ashley Mitchell running more than 50 meters to try. The team also welcomed back two veteran players Veronica McDonald and Emily Hurt for the tournament.
The Orlando Women came out of the tournament undefeated winning the $750 prize. The money will help fees associated with traveling to the DC Ruggerfest Tournament in Washington DC during April.
The women’s next match is scheduled for 11:30AM, Saturday, March 7th against the Jacksonville Sinners in Jacksonville, FL.
The highlight of Ruggerfest was a match between collegiate champion Cal-Berkley Bears and Super League champions NYAC. Prior to that Florida High School All Stars took the field as Florida North played Florida South. In total 9 Orlando area high School players were selected for the 22 man squad (3 Winter Park Warriors and 6 East Side All Blacks: Nick Bijeau, Justin Rodrigues, Kieron Lamorrisiere, Kelly McConnell, Ricky Walton and Zach Vaughn). The North won on the final play of the match scoring a try in the left corner. East Side All Black Zach Vaughn was selected Man of the Match by his coaches and peers. To sum it up, at one time Orlando U-19 players made up 65 % of the team on the field and truly showed the quality of youth rugby in the Orlando area. Congratulations to both Orlando Women for their championship and to the local U-19 players for their win, representing Orlando area rugby and its talent at Ruggerfest.
Webmaster Women, Youth
The turnout was great for the Orlando AGM this past Saturday. We had nearly 40 active men and women, social and old boy members attend. The major topic included securing a permanent place for ORFC to call home. Bob Goddard and the Orlando Griffins Rugby Foundation are focusing primarily on acquiring a more permanent location for the team to practice and play. ORFC voted to add a new EXCOM position, club secretary. The results of the elections are as follows:
President: Mike Fuller
VP: Matt Wise
Treasurer: Marshall Hood and Natasha
Secretary: Jessica
Match Secretary: Peter Craig
Social Chairmen: Darren Chapman and Meg
Webmaster: Frazier Kerrigan
Marketing Recruitment: James Wilson
Team Manager (mens): Ben Jones
Team Manager (womens): Jessica
A special thanks to Brendan O’ Mahoney who through his four years of service as ORFC’s president has been a constant leader whether times are good or bad. Brendan efforts will be lasting on the club and we are lucky to have had his services as President for the last four years. Cheers Brendan!
Webmaster Men, Old Boys, Women
