• Fall 2008 Deep South Rugby Schedule w Referee
• NORFC - First US Side to Ever Tour South America
• Wayne Fontenelle - Passed Away August 20, 2008
• DeepSouthRugby.net, Honduras, and the 2011 World Cup
• The Experimental Law Variations
• All Time Deep South Team

.***   UPCOMING TOURNAMENTS, EVENTS, & TOURS ***

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Oct. 11, 2008   Always Unofficial Florida Old Boys Championships

Tavares, Florida

Info: Dan Santoro

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Oct. 11, 2008     IRB Level 1 Touch Judge Course

All Florida Day

Info and Register ($10) at Gerry Fitzgerald at rugbyreffl@aol.com

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Oct. 18     Deep South Collegiate Round Robin Tournament

New Orleans

Info: ?

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Oct. 19th   15th Annual Blind Pig Golf Tournie

Bishop, Georgia

Info: Mark Risse at mrisse@engr.uga.edu

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Nov. 1     Deep South Men's Senior Select Touring Side One Day Selection Camp

New Orleans

Info: www.deepsouthrugbyunion.com or contact Trip McCormick at tmccormick@kingkrebs.com

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Oct. 31-Nov. 2, 2008  14th Bangkok International 7s: Bangkok, Thailand

Info: www.bangkoksevens.com

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Nov. 1-9th Pan Pacific Masters Games in Queensland. http://www.mastersgames.com.au/

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Nov. 8-9, 2008     30th Annual Battleship RFC Tournament

Mobile, Alabama

Info: Lars Granade at lars_granade@mobile-da.org

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Nov. 7     Deep South Rugby Union Annual General Meeting

Mobile, Alabama

Info: www.deepsouthrugbyunion.com

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Feb. 21-22, 2009   "30th Annual Throw me Something Rugger" Mardi Gras Tournament

Womens' clubs and collegiate divisions

Info: www.halfmoonsrugby.org

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April 10-14, 2009      1st Rugby Legends Cup

Argeles Sur Mer, France

Info: www.europeangoldenoldiesrugby.com and then click on Rugby Legends Cup

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April 17th & 18th, 2009, 2nd Annual French Quarter Festival Masters Rugby Tournament

New Orleans, Louisiana

For information contact Tim Falcon at 1-800-556-3131 or tim@falconlaw.com

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Sept. 18-25, 2010    Over 35's Tournie

Cairns, Far North Queensland, Australia

Info: Gail Russell at tournament@cairnsoldcrocs.com.au

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Sept. 26-Oct 3, 2010      Golden Oldies Sydney, Australia

Info: rugbydan@bellsouth.net

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If you have tournament dates and info you would like listed send it to deepsouthrugby@hotmail.com

We've had some good ones. Loiusiana boys Big Red Causey and Gary Lambert were capped, and Shelby Smith, Boyd Morrison and Joey Husband were others with LSU ties that were that good. Pensacola's Mark Pitcock played a game with the Eagles. I played with Mark, a character to boot, and am not so sure he was better than English Gary and Dominique, Pensacola's other top number 9's circa 84-87. My point is that this list is subjective and open to debate. I'll take the five mentioned plus Charlie Fontenelle from Baton Rouge, John Friend from Battleship, Peabody from Jackson, Bear Conroy, David Van Winkle and Tom Miller from Okaloosa, Rick Gary and Lewis Bumgardner from Tulane, Andy from Gulfport, Ducky and T.A. Carey from Pensacola, Tim Falcone, Eddie Murray, J.R., Tom Crosby and Pat McDavid from New Orleans and Sammy Morrow from Lafayette. But check back next month after I've seen some current DSR sides play.

Send in your comments and picks to deepsouthrugby@hotmail.com.

I was a B-side fullback/center/wing during the early years of LSU rugby.  I can testify that Boyd Morrison was a beast.  When he broke through in practice I would just about crap my pants.  Great combination of speed and power.  Always played hard and had a great time doing it. 
He was older than dirt when he played for LSU, but Rob Haswell was always one of the best players on the team.  He definitely played smarter than the rest of us.  In big games, he always came up big!
George Turner
LSU rugby-1971 through 1974