Gents,
Due to unforeseen circumstances, practice for Thursday has moved from the City Garden Montessori School to Franz Park. Training will still be at 6:30pm and will last about an hour followed by a social at Columbos. It will be a light training but please dress appropriate for the weather. We need everyone to come out to talk about and get their minds into the upcoming Spring season.
We look forward to seeing everyone.
The 2013 Survival weekend will be the weekend of January 26. The Bombers have been hosting a survival weekend for over 30 years and is always a great time. A few hearty souls will venture into the darkness friday night, but most Bombers will arrive Saturday morning, and depart Sunday mid-day.
Roads pending, it’ll be a throw-back Survival Weekend as we return to Alvin’s Mountain near Fredericktown. Alternate location is Dirt Leg’s cabin near St. Clair. Confirmation and direction will be coming by mid-week next week.
For those new to the survival weekend there are a few things you need to bring:
Make sure you check back for more details as the come available.
DIRECTIONS
Directions (travel time approx 1 hr 20 min):
55 south to HWY 67 south (past Festus). Go Right on HWY 72 West at Fredericktown Exit. Go 5 miles then go left on HWY D.
Proceed on D past Silvermine Campground. Blacktop ends, proceed on gravel past cemetary, two low-water bridges, then a creek bridge. Go left on first road past creek bridge and proceed through gate.
Proceed uphill. Road veers left at mountaintop. Proceed and camp will be in woods on right. Look for signs. If you get lost, call Alvin 314-402-3009. If you do not think your vehicle will make it up the hill, park inside the gate and walk up. We will shuttle you down for your gear.
We hope everyone can attend and start to figure out carpools.
Tomorrow is the first Thursday of the month, so thirsty Thursday is in order. We’ll also make it a Social Practice. Colombos at 6:30 (or earlier if you need to get some pre-practice warmups in). Stop in and grab a bite to eat and something to drink and “socialize”
The fall 2012 season turned into a very good season for the Bombers not as just a team, but as a club as well. All three sides had an amazing Fall season and the Bombers celebrated 50 years of being St. Louis’ Premiere Rugby Club.
The Bombers had a lot of the previous team returning with new additions from MIZZOU, California, and more from the St. Louis area. The DII side finished the season 3-1 in league play and move into first place in the West-Central division with 1 point over Tulsa and Omaha. The DIII side finished an impressive 4-1 in league play, a big improvement over last season. The DIII side saw a lot of the younger guys step up into playing on the men’s side. The Bomber’s Academy faced a tough challenge this season and finished strong. Many of the Academy players will soon be leaving to play on their High School teams in the spring but we look forward to their return to play Bomber ball.
The Little Rock Ozark tournament turned into a great time as the Bomber’s Academy finished third, and both the Bomber’s Old Boys and Bombers side finished 1st in the tournament. You can read more about the tournament here.
This spring will be a tough season as both sides will each be playing up to five league matches to get to the playoffs. The big matches for the DII side will be against Tulsa (in Tulsa), and Omaha (at home), and the Hornets and Ramblers for the DIII side. You can check out the rest of the 2013 Spring schedule here.
“A great foundation has been created with a strong core group of players, and we look forward to the spring season where we can build upon that foundation and continue to increase the level of skill and understanding of all of our members, and strengthen the Bombers Rugby Club as a whole.” said Coach Ben Meyers. The Bombers want to represent St. Louis in both DII and DIII in Westerns and in a National Championship.
This Wednesday you can join John Kyle and all the rest of the Old Boys for a get together at Colomobo’s to toast off the Holiday season. The event starts at 2pm and won’t end until your wallets are empty or your wife/girlfriend calls. Hope to see everyone there.
Enjoy the mid-season break gents! Don’t forget to do some sort of off season training whether it’s running or weight lifting. You can find a workout plan by Will Wilson here. We will still have touch until the end of the November and will try to have basketball after Christmas.
This Saturday, November 17th, we will be having a Players meeting at Spencer’s house and an End of the Season Party at Colombo’s Bar & Tavern. The players meeting will start at 4PM and we will recap the Fall season and lay out the expectations for the Spring season. We will talk through off-season training, discuss recruiting, coaching, etc. This is not intended to be an event in which the Coaches and Board members telling you things, but is expected for you to also tell us your opinions. This will be your chance to give your feedback on how things are going so far. Spencer’s house is just down the street from Franz Park, http://goo.gl/maps/go4ZP. The theme is favorite 80s TV/Movie star, this is compulsory!! This is a team event, if you are not dressed accordingly not only will you be fined but it will cost you $20 instead of $10! Please RSVP as soon as you can by emailing Spencer back.
Immediately following the players meeting, the Kangaroo Court will begin (yet another opportunity for you to express any grievances from the season). In order to better provide for proper decorum, while the court is in session, the following International Drinking Rules will be in effect: 1) As gentlemen, we will address all court attendees by their surnames. You may not address anyone by their first name, nor any nicknames. 2) Since pointing is impolite, you may not point with either fingers, thumbs, or a hand at anyone at court. 3) As a safety concern, no vessel may be placed within two finger widths of the edge of any surface. 4) As gentlemen, you may not use such vulgar words as “drink” or “glass”. 5) In order to promote general cleanliness, no empty vessels may be placed upon any surface. 6) You may only consume beverages with your “off” hand in order to free up your dominate hand for communicative gestures. Failure to point out any rule infractions, is itself a rule infraction. All grievances brought to the courts attention will be heard so, start building your list of accusations.
The End of Season party will begin at 7:00PM (or as the court clears its docket) and is the last event of our First Annual Canned Food Drive. Be sure to tell your friends and family to come on out and get a drink and hang out. And ask them to bring a canned food to donate to the cause as we give back to our community.
Also next Wednesday, the day before Thanksgiving, we’ll met at Columbo’s and toast in the Holiday Season in style. We’ll start around 2pm and go to whenever you run out of money or your wife/girlfriend calls. Hope to see you all there next week!
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