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Summer 7s

This Thursday starts the Summer 7s season in Forest Park at the Lindell and Cricket Fields. There are 12 men’s sides and 6 High School sides and games will be played ever other Thursday starting at 5:45 and the last game starting at 8:25.

The Bombers will have 2 teams entered so everyone will get plenty of playing time and everyone needs to be there.

There are some simply rules for this year and they are as follow:

  1. REFEREES HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED TO STOP GAMES IF THEY CHOOSE, BECAUSE OF THE SIDELINES YELLING AND CUSSING AT THEM….IF THIS HAPPENS, THAT TEAM SIDE WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO PLAY THE REST OF THE SUMMER. SO TEAMS PLEASE CONTROL YOUR COACHES AND SIDELINE PLAYERS. PLUS THERE ARE CHILDREN ON THE SIDELINES AS WELL.
  2. There will be 2 brackets for High School Boys and for Men’s. Same set-up as the last 3 years.
  3. If you forfeit a game this summer, YOU WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO PLAY THE REST OF THE SUMMER. NO EXCEPTIONS.
  4. We will assign the Missouri team’s set-up/ tear down nights for the fields. So if your assigned field duty, please get pads and flags out of Forest Park locker and set-up/ tear down the fields on your nights.
  5. Set- up/ Tear down for the First week will be by the Ramblers.
  6. August 8th will be Playoff weekend. All teams will have 2 games, The winners of each bracket will advance to play for Missouri Summer 7’s title and the winner will receive a trophy at the end of the play-off game in each division. This is the only weekend where you will need a roster. All other nights are open play.

The first game is at 5:45 with the Bombers2 against Ramblers2 followed by Bombers1 vs. Ramblers1 at 6:05.

Lindell Field Criket Field
Times Field 1 Field 2 Times
5:45 DeSmet Parkway Ramblers 2 Bombers 2 5:45
6:05 CBC Priory Ramblers 1 Bombers 1 6:05
6:25 SSR Eureka SMRFC 1 Hornets 6:25
6:45 DeSmet CBC SMRFC 2 Royals 6:45
7:05 Priory Eureka Eureka Kings Rowdies 7:05
7:25 Parkway SSR Kohlfeld Celts 7:25
7:45 Ramblers 2 SMRFC 2 Bombers 2 Hornets 7:45
8:05 Ramblers 1 SMRFC 1 Bomber 1 Eureka Kings 8:05
8:25 Royals Celts Rowdies Kohlfeld 8:25

Come on out to Forest Park, bring the family, friends, kids, and dogs and cheer the Bombers onto Victory!

2013 Bombers Open

Time to get your teams together for the 2013 Bombers Golf Tournament!

TOURNAMENT INFORMATION

The St. Louis Bombers Open will be held on Saturday August 10th at Aberdeen Golf Club in Eureka, Mo. Registration will begin at 12 noon followed by a shotgun start at 1:00 P.M. The price for this year’s event will be $100.00 per golfer. In addition to a great golf outing with your friends, all golfers will receive a gift at registration, lunch prior to the tournament, on-course beverages and dinner at the conclusion of play. A silent auction will be available throughout the day and prizes for 1st and 2nd place, Closest to the Pin, Longest Drive and a 50/50 raffle will be presented at dinner. If golf isn’t your game, you are welcome to come join us for dinner and the auction. Any volunteers are welcome to come help setup and cook lunch and dinner.

Current rugby players are encouraged to sell as many sponsorships as they can. For every hole sponsor sold, that player will receive $50 towards their dues, and $100 for every tournament sponsorship sold.

2013 Golf Tournament Registration Fillable – You can either print and mail in the form or email it as an attachment

Golf Tournament Sponsorships

SPONSORSHIP INFORMATION
$350.00 Tournament Sponsorship Includes:
-3’ x 6’ banner at registration and post-golf dinner
-Recognition at post-golf dinner
-Sponsor page logo and link on the Bomber website

$100.00 Hole Sponsorship Includes:
-2’ x 2” signage on the tee box or the green
-Sponsor page listing on the Bomber website

GOLF COURSE INFORMATION
Aberdeen golf club, opened in 2001, is an 18 hole, par 72, links style golf course. While not situated on actual sea-side linksland, playing characteristics are quite reminiscent of the classic Scottish golfing venues. The unique layout features undulating zoysia and native grass terrain, sod wall bunkering, 2 lakes, and bentgrass greens against a picturesque backdrop of the Meramec River bluffs. For more information and directions visit:

Aberdeen Golf Club
www.aberdeengolf.com
4111 Crescent Road
Eureka, MO 63025
636-938-LINKS

ST. LOUIS BOMBERS RUGBY
The Bombers Rugby Football Club, established in 1962, is the premier rugby organization in St. Louis. With 60 active players and well over 750 alumni, the Club currently fields teams in the Western Rugby Union’s Division 2 competition and the Missouri Rugby Union’s Division 3 competition. The Bombers Rugby Football Club is a registered 501 (c) (3) not-for-profit organization. All donations and sponsorships are tax deductible to the extent the law allows.

 

Crawfish Boil – 7s

It’s that time again for the Famous Bob Jones Crawfish boil.

The boil is this Saturday, June 1st, at the Jones household in Dogtwon starting at 4pm. Bring the family, a side dish, and some drinks and enjoy the company of the Bombers family.

There is also the Bellevegas 7s tournament this Saturday hosted by the Rowdies.

The weather may be an issue so please check our Facebook page for updates on the events.

Bitter Sweet but One Hell of a Season

The St. Louis Bombers recently traveled down to Irving, TX to take part in the DII Sweet 16s playoffs for a chance to move onto the Final 4 and National Championship.

Big Scrum vs. Santa Rosa
Big Scrum vs. Santa Rosa

The Bombers first match was against Santa Rosa from California. The Bombers opened up strong and lead at half, but would struggle in the second half. The heat made for an exhausting game and USA Rugby would mandate breaks at the 20 and 60 minute marks for water. Santa Rosa would capitalize on miss plays by the Bombers and scored back to back tries within 5 minutes. The Bombers would have strong play sets but were unable to get more than one try in the second half. The Bombers would fall to Santa Rosa 47-21 in the Sweet 16s and face the Frisco Griffins in Sundays match.

Despite both teams losing their chance to continue onto the Elite 8 and Final 4, the Bombers and the Griffins were playing for something a little more; Pride.

Jim Morrison pass
Jim Morrison pass

Sunday match was a little cooler with overcast, which felt great, but it was warming up quick. The Bombers came out hitting hard and holding the line. Rucking was some of the best it has been all season with Josh Rainey just plowing through the defensive player. The Bombers again lead at half 13-12, and were determined not to give it up. The scrums were pretty well matched in the first half, but when Jay Gorenstein and Chris Wroughton entered the scrum, it was complete annihilation. All but 10 minutes of the second half was played in Frisco’s half and the Bombers were able to score a try near the end of the game by Jay Gorenstein. Bombers would beat Frisco 18-12 in our final game of the 2013 season.

Photos – Santa Rosa

Photos – Frisco Griffins

The Bombers DII finished 8-3 in League and Playoff games and 10-6 overall for the 2012-2013 season. Bombers also took 1st place in both the Little Rock and Ruggerfest Tournaments.

Big thanks to all the players for a great season as well for the Old Boys. The club would like to thank Robbie for having the team over to his house down in Texas for BBQ and Vinny for his commitment to the club through all of the appeals. Thanks to Ben Meyer and Aaron Spencer for stepping up and coaching this year.

Crawfish boil is this upcoming Saturday, June 1st, at Bob Jones’ house starting around 4:00pm. All are welcome and please bring a side dish and some drinks as well. Also the Bomber’s Golf Open will be August 10th so mark your calendar and more info will be coming soon!

Bombers 7s is starting this week and if you’re interested in playing or just staying in shape come on out to Steger around 6:30pm on Tuesday and Thursday. 7s in Forest Park starts June 13th and are every other Thursday. If you know anyone interested in playing rugby, bring them to practice to play some touch and learn the game or email Mike McMillion.

Looking forward to next season!

To the All Mighty Bombers!

To the Sweet 16s!

The Bombers to the Sweet 16s!

If you thought the Bombers weren’t going and are now confused, it will all be explained in due time.

Back  on April 27th was the West Tournament up in Omaha and the Bombers would fell to Glendale in the opening match which meant that the Bombers season had come to an end. It was a hard blow to everyone that put so much time and effort into the season to see it just end.

Prior to any of the game all players are checked by an official to make sure they are on the roster, have photo ID, CIPP’d, and meet the numbers of games played regulations. If everything clears, you are free to play.

The Bombers challenged the eligibility of a key Glendale player, citing his CIPP registration and number of upper level games played. The basic rules are that if a team has two Division teams all players can play in both Divisions, but once a player has played in 50% or more of their League matches, that player is ineligible to play in the lower Division. And the deadline to have CIPP registration in was March 15th.

  • a) Player must be CIPP registered for the club, either upon initial enrollment or submission of an official waiver request seeking an in-season transfer, by the earlier of:       – Page 7 Section 3.2
                   i) any participation in a League/Qualifying Match, OR
                  ii) no later than 11:59 pm Mountain Standard Time Zone on:
                                         ‣March 15th for Men’s competitions.
  • d) Any player who has played in 50% or more of a club’s League/Qualifying Matches in a higher division is not eligible to play in a lower division of the USA Rugby Championships. – Page 8 Section 3.3

If either rule is violated and an ineligible player takes the field, the match is ruled of forfeit and the win is awarded to the other team.

The challenge went before the Appellate Committee of the West and was ruled that Glendale “did violate the spirit, intent and letter of the governing rules” and that the match “has been over turned and the STL shall advance to the USA R32″.

Glendale would appeal the West’s decision to USA Rugby and was overturned into Glendale’s favor citing  that there were “miscommunications, decisions and possible errors“, but felt that the decision of the West RFU “should not have imposed such a dramatic and impactful ruling“; forfeiting the game to the Bombers.

The Bombers would appeal USA Rugby’s decision and on Tuesday night the Bombers found out they would be going onto the Sweet 16s in Dallas.

The Bombers will face against Santa Rosa (CA) on Saturday at Spring Trail Park, kick off at Noon on field #2. From here on out it’s win or go home, and after 3 weeks from the original appeal the Bombers aren’t planning on going home anytime soon.


Rules cited: http://www.usarugby.org/documentation/membership/Eligibility_Regulations_2012-13.pdf