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Saturday May 30th Game Update

The game will be at Shenantaha Park, on Eastline Road (Ballston Spa). Grove at 1:30 PM

Directions: Take the Northway (87) to exit 12. Take 67 west.
When you get to a light, there will be a Stewarts across the street on the left.
Make that left onto Eastline Road. The pitch is less than a mile on the left.

Potsdam Directions

For those leaving on Saturday the meeting spot is the back of the Walmart parking lot at 5:30am.
If you need to get back by 6pm (Skidmore players) we will have people going back after the last game which will get you back in time.

We will be playing on the Clarkson Field [Bagdad Field]
The fastest way to Potsdam is by taking:

  • I-87 to exit 23
  • then take 28 towards north creek to indian lake
  • then take a right at the end of the road to blue mountain lake
  • go straight to long lake
  • then tupper lake
  • after tupper lake look for the sign and take a right onto 56 at sevey corners.
    *The turn at Sevey Corners can be easy to miss. It is about 10 miles outside of Tupper Lake so be on the look out for it.
  • turn left on RT 59 (Black Hannawa Road) which will eventually turn into Clarkson Ave
    *The turn is in Hannawa Falls if you are on 56 and you see a campus to your right you have gone to far call TREX
  • turn left on Bagdad Road the field will be on the right.
  • If you see the campus on the left you have gone too far turn around.
  • There are signs the whole way there - just follow the lakes: indian lake to blue mountain lake to long lake to tupper lake, then 56 and then 59.

    For Mapquest search for Bagdad Road, Potsdam NY.

    The first kick off will be at 9:30 for Saratoga. Games will be held at both the Potsdam field and clarkson's. The drink up and pig roast will be held at back streets at 4 or as soon as the games are over.
    If you have any questions, give Mike Forcier (Phish) a call at 518-796-4147. Otherwise, TRex (518-928-9676) will be up there early and can serve as a point of organization from within.

    Captains Elected

    For the Spring of 2009, Steve "Aussie" Ristau and Bill "T-Rex" McLain have been elected as captains.

    Saratoga Rugby Football Club Recruiting for Spring Season

                                 

    The Saratoga Stampede Rugby Rugby Football Club will be recruiting players for the upcoming Spring 2009 Season. No Rugby experience is necessary, just a desire to have fun and be a part of a team.

    We will have informational tables at several locations in February and March. Come visit us, ask us questions, and meet some of our players. You can find us from 10 am until 2 pm at the following locations: Wilton Mall in Saratoga Springs on February 7th and 21st; Aviation Mall in Glens Falls on February 28th; and Rotterdam Square Mall in Schenectady on March 7th.

    For more information, please contact our Director of Recruiting, Stephen Ristau. We look forward to seeing you on the pitch!

    Polar Plunge

    On Saturday, participants from the Saratoga Rugby Community will be taking the Polar Plunge Challenge to help raise money for the Special Olympics of New York. Over twenty members of Saratoga Rugby have been raising money for this event and with the help of their supportive friends, relatives, and co-workers, are currently ranked second in terms of total team fund raising.

                

    The event consists of people agreeing to jump into Lake George this Saturday, no matter what the temperature, in hopes that the stunt will help generate amusement and donations from people that they know. Students were lining up at Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake High School to put spare change in a coffee can to get rugby coach and

    German teacher Kelly Canavan deeper and deeper into the water. "It's for a great cause," Canavan said. "I was a diver when I lived in Cleveland, so this should be like a mid summer swim for me. I told kids that I would get deeper in the lake with every $50 that was collected." Many students wanted to see if that was the case and agreed to put their money where her mouth was.

                

    If you have interest, visit the team's Polar Plunge Page and make a donation. Each donation, no matter how small, helps the Special Olympics continue to provide opportunities for the differently-abled athletes their organization serves.

                

    Fall Season Wrap Up

                                 

    The 2008 Saratoga Rugby Season is over! To read about the season and for the most current updates make sure you check the new and improved blog: Saratoga Rugby Blog Spot

    Can Ams Reults

                               Saratoga Rugby takes 4th in the Social Division.

    Can Ams News and Directions

                                 

    We are meeting on the field at 8am our first game is at 9am lets be ready to crack some skulls! Directions to the field from Saratoga:

  • Take exit 30 for US-9 toward Keene Valley/RT-73/Keene 73.9mi
  • Turn left at US-9 2.2 mi
  • Slight left at RT-73 N 25.9 mi
  • Slight left at CR-35/Old Military Rd 3.6 mi
  • Turn left at RT-86 6.1 mi
  • Turn left at River St/RT-86 0.5 mi
  • Continue on George H Lapan Memorial Hwy/RT-3 0.4 mi
  • Turn right at Canaras Ave 125 ft

    Here is the address: 79 Canaras Ave, Saranac Lake, NY 12983

    Practice News

                           Practices will resume Tuesday, July 8th from 6 to 8 PM at Shenantaha Creek Park

    We will have practice every Tuesday and Thursday and the summer games are listed under the Schedule section

    About Saratoga RFC

                                             The Saratoga Stampede Rugby Football Club was established at a pub in Saratoga, NY in November of 2005. With a full 2006 schedule, a General Membership Meeting was held on January 16th, yielding a turn-out of 35 interested ruggers of mixed experience (many years to none). The first spring practice was held on March 21, 2006, in preparation for the April 1st intrasquad Garnet & Gold Game. Saratoga Rugby played its first game on April 8, 2006 @ Rutland RFC, tied its first home game against Albany Law RFC on April 23rd, 2006 and notched its first win vs. Saranac RFC on May 20, 2006. Its first home victory came against Rutland on September 9, 2006.


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