March 2011 – Deep South Rugby

Alabama – 28th State Based Rugby Organization
By mulletwrapper@gulftel.com on March 30, 2011
By Kurt Oeler/ Gainline http://www.gainline.us/ Statewide rugby has emerged as one of America’s leading means of promoting growth, with Alabama last week becoming the country’s 28th...
Nathan Carse, National Hero – Local Rugger
By mulletwrapper@gulftel.com on March 20, 2011
By Hunter “Coon” Guidry Spc. Nathan “Chuck Norris” Carse On Saturday, Feb. 19th, 2011, Spc. Nathan Carse was honored in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, with the...
Robert Markel, A Grandfather of Deep South Rugby
By mulletwrapper@gulftel.com on March 15, 2011
What makes someone a grandfather of an entity as large and with so many roots as Deep South Rugby? In the most common usage...
DeepSouthRugby.Net Starts Its Fourth Year
By mulletwrapper@gulftel.com on March 15, 2011
By Tom Crosby Four years ago Fran and I leaned across a table, a half-full pitcher of beer between us, and conjured up the idea...
2009-10 Deep South Season Report
By mulletwrapper@gulftel.com on March 15, 2011
Deep South Rugby 2009-2010 Season Report The following is an attempt to capture the highlights of rugby in the Deep South during the 2009-2010 season....
2008-2009 Deep South Rugby Report
By mulletwrapper@gulftel.com on March 15, 2011
Below are major events this year in the Deep South and reports on the Deep South teams who were the champions in their respective divisions...
Louisiana High School Rugby Schedule 2010
By mulletwrapper@gulftel.com on March 15, 2011
Below is the first draft of the 2010 La High School Rugby Schedule. If you have conflicts please contact the coach of the other team...
Michele Yarbrough: Appointed Assistant Collegiate Director for USA Rugby South
By mulletwrapper@gulftel.com on March 15, 2011
On Feb. 17th, 2010, USA Rugby South President Kevin Kitto approved and announced the appointment of Michele Yarbrough as Assistant Collegiate Director for USA Rugby...
Baton Rouge Redfish 7s Tournie 2010
By mulletwrapper@gulftel.com on March 15, 2011
By Cara De Carlo Saturday was a rugby day. What the hell does that mean? Kids, I used to play rugby. Yes, rugby: the game...
Dugan and the Black Crowes
By mulletwrapper@gulftel.com on March 15, 2011
By Fran Thompson About 15 years ago some teammates of mine from my days of playing rugby for Battleship went to a rugby tournament in...
DeepSouthRugby.net & the Approaching 2011 World Cup
By mulletwrapper@gulftel.com on March 15, 2011
By Tom Crosby DeepSouthRugby.Net attended the qualifying match between the USA and Canada in Charleston on July 4th. I’m sure readers have heard the USA...
Vomit Sliding & Rugby with Manners
By mulletwrapper@gulftel.com on March 15, 2011
Dear Fran, Tom, and the rest of the Pack, I was reading the website DeepSouthRugbyUnion.com when I stumbled onto the slogan poll. I voted for...
Billy Goodell – The Early Years
By mulletwrapper@gulftel.com on March 15, 2011
At the New Orleans Fest Master’s Tournie in 2008 I saw Billy Goodell again after probably close to 25 years. The first thought that...
Steve Parrill – Chairman of Southern Referee Association
By mulletwrapper@gulftel.com on March 15, 2011
Deep South Rugby’s very own Steve Parrill was recently chosen Chairman of the Southern Referee Association. Steve began playing rugby at Southeastern Louisiana University in...
Pensacola Rugby Road Trips
By mulletwrapper@gulftel.com on March 15, 2011
By Fran Thompson Smoke, Jack & Bobby, I’m going to start posting Pensacola rugby stories on my deepsouthrugby.net website. I’m ccing you guys because Bobby...
2009 Deep South Spring Schedule
By mulletwrapper@gulftel.com on March 15, 2011
Deep South Spring Schedule Jan 12 (Tuesday Night) UNT @ UWF Jan 16th Jan 23 Ole Miss @ Miss St. Oka @ Panama City Tallahassee...
2008-2009 Deep South Rugby Report
By mulletwrapper@gulftel.com on March 15, 2011
By Tom Crosby 2008-2009 Deep South Rugby Report Below are major events this year in the Deep South and reports on the Deep South teams...
Fond Memories of Wayne and Other Thoughts from Anita Beer
By mulletwrapper@gulftel.com on March 15, 2011
By Anita Beer Fond Memories of Wayne and Other Thoughts from Anita Beer” The other day I received the email below from an old friend...
3/11/11 – New Orleans v. Crescent City Reunion: Update No. 4
By mulletwrapper@gulftel.com on March 11, 2011
3/11/11 – New Orleans v. Crescent City Reunion: Update No. 4 By Fran Thompson Please continue to help spread the word about this historic event...
French Quarter Festival Masters Rugby Tournament
By mulletwrapper@gulftel.com on March 11, 2011
FRENCH QUARTER FESTIVAL MASTERS RUGBY TOURNAMENT NEW ORLEANS I’m sitting here with my hamstring screaming, reflecting on the 2008 First Annual French Quarter Festival Masters...
40th Anniversary of SLU Rugby
By mulletwrapper@gulftel.com on March 11, 2011
By Brandon Vicknair 40th Anniversary of SLU Rugby The Lion’s Rugby Football Club celebrated its 40th anniversary on in Hammond. Established in 1967 by the...
John Howe & Tulane’s (Early Days) Ultimate 15
By mulletwrapper@gulftel.com on March 11, 2011
By Tom Crosby John Howe & Tulane’s (Early Days) Ultimate 15 One of the most colorful rugby characters to ever come out of the Deep...
Apartheid, Bob “Big Red” Causey, & the Springbok’s 1981 Tour
By mulletwrapper@gulftel.com on March 11, 2011
By Tom Crosby Apartheid, Bob “Big Red” Causey, & the Springbok’s 1981 Tour On January 9th, 2008, South Africa named the Springbok’s new coach, Peter...
2008 New Orleans Half-Moons Mardi Gras Rugby Tournament
By mulletwrapper@gulftel.com on March 11, 2011
By Tom Crosby 2008 New Orleans Half-Moons Mardi Gras Rugby Tournament On a sunny Saturday morning in early February right across the river from the...
The Rugby Pride of the Deep South, Louisiana’s U-19 Select Side
By mulletwrapper@gulftel.com on March 11, 2011
By Tom Crosby The Rugby Pride of the Deep South, Louisiana’s U-19 Select Side As Deep South club rugby struggles to gain national competitive strength,...
The 2008 Episcopal School of Acadiana High School Ruggerfest
By mulletwrapper@gulftel.com on March 11, 2011
By Tom Crosby The 2008 Episcopal School of Acadiana High School Ruggerfest On March 1st and 2nd In the little town of Cade, Louisiana, (just...
Deep South 2008 Division Champions
By mulletwrapper@gulftel.com on March 11, 2011
By Tom Crosby Deep South 2008 Division Champions Boys High School: Co-Louisiana State Champs and South Regional Champs – Jesuit (multi-school) and Rummel (single school)...
Congratulations to University of Louisiana Lafayette Men’s Rugby and Coach LeJeune
By mulletwrapper@gulftel.com on March 11, 2011
By Tom Crosby Congratulations to University of Louisiana Lafayette Men’s Rugby and Coach LeJeune for making it to the USA Rugby South Collegiate Championship Finals...
The 2007 World Cup
By mulletwrapper@gulftel.com on March 11, 2011
By Tom Crosby The 2007 World Cup One week before I took off for France my early prediction was of a French world cup victory. ...