Support Washington DC's new professional rugby team!
Old Glory is a professional rugby club based in Washington DC. The Club officially joined the Major League Rugby in November 2018 and will begin league play in MLR's 2020 season. The Club will play a series of exhibition games throughout the first half of 2019. As a recent addition to the fabric of the Nation's Capital and the entire Mid-Atlantic community, Old Glory DC's vision is to grow the sport of rugby in our region by 50% by 2023.
The Club is owned by Paul Sheehy and Chris Dunlavey. For more info please visit www.oldglorydc.com
WE THINK AHEAD, SO YOU STAY AHEAD
INDIGO IT is a certified women-owned small business (wosb) and a disadvantaged minority business enterprise (dmbe). In 2014, indigo it was named the small business administration’s prime contractor of the year.Shane van Wyngaardt, co-founder of INDIGO IT, has been a generous supporter of our Club since the beginning, we appreciate you sticking with us all these years!
For more info please visit www.indigoit.com/
Cuisine Solutions sponsors Great Falls/McLean rugby!
We are very lucky to have Stan Vilgrain, CEO of Cuisine Solutions, an avid rugby player and enthusiast, as a major sponsor of our club. We appreciate your generosity!
Recognized by the world’s top chefs, Cuisine Solutions is the authority on sous vide—the innovative slow-cooking technique that we pioneered, perfected and popularized.
For more info about Cuisine Solutions and sous-vide, please visit them here.
We need coaching and refereeing help!
We always need help on the coaching and refereeing front! Parents and anyone else who are interested can jump in. This includes kids who want to expand their rugby horizons. New to rugby? That is fine, you will learn on the field and during coach/ref courses.
On this page you will find coaching information and guidelines, and more importantly, how to get certified. To coach TAG (u7, u9, u11) you will need to pass the on-line Level 100 certification. For Tackle (u13 and above) you will need to complete the Level 200 certification. There are various ref courses as well.
First please read the Coaching Plan page.
For Youth TAG rugby coaching:
Please take a look at the resources below.
- Read the Touch Full Laws (Modified Rugby Virginia)
- Register yourself with USA Rugby HERE, selecting Great Falls Youth Coed as your club.
- Take the Level 100 on-line module HERE, follow on-line instructions, and let us help you through the process!
For Youth TACKLE rugby coaching:
Please take a look at the resources below.- Newbies and to catch up: please read Basic rugby for beginners
- Review the Tackle Full Laws modified for youth rugby.
- Register yourself with USA Rugby HERE, selecting Great Falls Youth Boys or High School as your club.
- The Level 100 course above is a prerequisite, complete that before you go to the L200 course.
- The L200 course is usually a full day attendance at a USA Rugby approved location, with certified instructors. Course listings are posted as they become available. Send us an email HERE.
- Similarly, L300 courses become available and are posted. Let us know if interested.
Further resources to further your rugby education:
- World Rugby Beginners Guide and Laws (for 15's game)
- World Rugby Full Laws page (extensive Laws for 15's game)
- World Rugby Playing and Developing the game of rugby
