Founded in 1978 in Piedmont, California, PITS has been playing rugby, “a hooligan’s game played by gentlemen” (and now “ladies”) on the West Coast and internationally for more than 30 years.
From a high school of 800 students over the years, PITS has produced USA Rugby Eagles, Collegiate All-Americans, High School All-Americans, Collegiate National Champions, and hundreds of collegiate players.
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A great afternoon of rugby ahead!
PITS Women vs. Berkeley, 3:30pm
Click Here for directions from Piedmont to Merritt College. At Merritt, turn left into the main entrance, then left again into the parking lots. Fields are up the hill to the east of the last parking lot.
GO PITS Women!!
The PITS men’s match against McClatchy High School of Sacramento, previously scheduled for Saturday, April 21, has been cancelled.
Team & Parents,
PARENTS – PLAYERS MUST HAVE WAIVERS SIGNED IN ORDER TO PLAY! PLEASE USE LINK BELOW FOR THE WAIVER
We are headed to Chico this weekend for our league match versus the Chico Wild Oaks. We will be playing the opener for the Chico State/Stanford Women’s collegiate Division I Rugby match on the Chico State campus. This is an amazing opportunity for our girls, and I’m excited to have them be a part of this weekend!
We are renting a van to drive the players up to Chico after school on Friday – if you are a parent and would like to volunteer to drive, please let us know ASAP. Otherwise the coaching staff will be taking care of the driving. We will be meeting at 3:30pm from the PHS sign/flagpost on campus. Players will be returned to PHS around 5:30pm on Saturday afternoon.
Players need to bring cleats, mouthguards, water bottles, socks, clothes to sleep in/toiletries, comfy clothes for after the game, and snacks. Please bring money for pizza on Friday night. Host families will be providing breakfast Saturday and then we’ll eat lunch at the social after the game (they’ll be BBQing for us). Please let me know about any dietary restrictions in advance. In addition, as we’re playing at Chico State, parents will need to sign the standard waiver used by the CSU campuses. Click Here to download the waiver. Please print, sign, and bring Friday afternoon if you didn’t turn it in at practice.
Our weekend schedule is as follows:
Friday
3:30pm – Pickup for carpool at PHS. Please have all of your gear for the weekend.
7:00pm – Arrive in Chico. We will be meeting the Chico team at a local pizza restaurant (location TBD), where the girls will meet their host players and families. After dinner players will head home with their hosts.
Saturday
10:30am – Arrive at the field (http://g.co/maps/pmhwe)
11:30am – PITS Girls Rugby vs. Chico Wild Oaks
1:00pm – watch Chico State Women vs. Stanford Women
2:30pm – team van leaves Chico
5:30pm – team drop-off at PHS
Please let me know if you have any questions. Looking forward to the weekend!
Lindsay Coble
Coach, PITS Girls Rugby
510-701-7225
This Saturday 2/11, the PITS men will scrimmage with the Oakland Warthogs from
10am-12pm at Merritt College.
Latest info: Our match schedule Sunday is:
10am vs. Berkeley
1:20pm vs. Lancers
2:40pm vs. Dixon
All matches are on Field 7. Check back here for Carpool info.
GO PITS Women!
We are headed to the Kick Off Tournament in Sacramento this Sunday, 1/29 (http://www.svrf.org/kot.html). This will be a great day to get some playing time and learn more about the game, for new players and veterans alike. There will be spare players at the tourney to fill in if we’re short on numbers. I’m excited!
We will be playing at the same venue as the PITS Men’s team – at Cordova High School in Sacramento. (Directions).
TIMING: Stayed tuned for more info about carpool from PHS and timing. If you will be driving, please shoot me an email so that I can make sure we have enough seats. If we don’t have enough cars our other option is to carpool with the boys, who will be leaving around 6am.
PEOPLE: I need to know who’s coming so we don’t accidentally leave you behind 
Email or text me (510-701-7225) if you haven’t already told me your status for the games. Better yet, go on TeamSnap’s Availability page and check off your Availability.
BRING: Cleats, socks, sturdy/rugby shorts, mouthguard (MANDATORY), lots of water, sunscreen, money for tournament t-shirts or food trucks.
FOOD: Bring your own snacks and lunch. Feel free to bring extras to share.
Please email or call me with questions – I’m looking forward to seeing you all soon!
Lindsay Coble
Coach, PITS Girls Rugby
This Sunday, Jan 29 PITS Men will be playing in the Kick Off tournament in Sacramento. Here is a link KOT to the website. First match is at 8:40am vs. Christian Brothers in the Stadium (Field 1). We should be playing three 40 minute games throughout the day.
The Captains will get carpool info together and send it out.
KOT T-shirts can be ordered. The info is below in case someone would like to step up and take control of that, if so I will send you the email info to place the order.
Marcy Garrett
T-Shirts. T-shirts, in black or other dark color, with a multi-color print front and one color on the back with team names of all clubs participating will be available. T-shirts are $15 each for 12 or more shirts. Must have orders by 5pm, Friday the 27t h – absolute, drop-dead cutoff. Send your order specifying quantities and sizes (S, M, L, XL &, XXL) along with a check to SVRF for the full amount, or by email, along with a completed and signed credit card payment form as attached. Your order will be delivered at the KOT.
Food Vendors. About half a dozen food vendors will be at the Vendor Village on both days. They will provide a variety of early morning fare, as well as options for lunch and snacks.
Men’s Match at Berkeley Saturday morning Jan 21 at 9:45am.
At Gilman Fields in East Shore State Park, Berkeley. (From Piedmont take 580 West to Bayshore Fwy 80 East. Exit at Gilman Ave. Left towards the Bay and Fields.)
Go PITS!
The Kick Off Festival has been postponed due to field conditions from the storm. Possibly will be rescheduled to February.
MEET IN FRONT OF PHS AT 8AM FOR CARPOOL. First Match at 10:30am vs. Chico. 2nd match tbd at 2:00 or 2:45. 3rd match tbd between 3:15 and 5:15pm. All matches at Margaret Azevedo Park in Rocklin, NE of Sacramento.
Click Here for location information.
Carpool:
time: 8 am (check email just before leaving, just in case there is any
changes)
where: in front of high school at sign
who: Coach Lindsey, and Bob Gray (?) will be able to take the team (May
need one more volunteer)
Drop off: TBD
Food Assignments:
Fruit- Baldwin and Lutgen
Pasta Salad- Soghikian and Niemuth
Sandwich meat (salami, ham, etc) and cheese- Gougoumis and Di Bartolo
Water/gatoreade- Milne and Blemker
Bread- Gray and Mopress
What to Bring:
MOUTH GUARD, everyone is expected to bring one. (you can find one at any
local drug store or at the sport store in Montclair, I suggest getting more
than one because the girls tend to loose them)
Water Bottles
Cleats, shorts, etc.
Change of warm cloths
Money for merchandise if desired (they tournament sweatshirts, t-shirts,
etc)
Go PITS Women!!
First contact outside practice this year!
1:30pm – All players arrive at Bishop O’Dowd.
2:30pm – Women’s Scrimmage
3:30pm – Men’s Scrimmage
Winter Ball notwithstanding, upperclassmen are expected to stay the full duration of the scrimmage.
Go PITS!
Thank you, Parents, for attending the PITS meeting Wedmesdau night! Apologies to some parents who did not get the notice about the meeting.
A PITS Logo Rugby ball is the perfect gift for your favorite rugger as he or she kicks off the 2012 campaign! Only $35 each, it will be a gift that is used and valued for years to come.
Contact Co-Captain Sean Cooper at Sean4298@gmail.com or PITS Treasurer Edna Cooper at embcooper@gmail.com to arrange for purchasing the balls. Checks should be made out to PITS Rugby and sent to Edna Cooper/PITS Treasurer at 223 Estates Drive, Piedmont, 94611.
PITS on their recent tour to Washington and Canada. Thanks much to the Liberty Rugby Club of greater Renton, Washington and the Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary School Rugby Team of Surrey, British Columbia.
Basic itinerary:
1) Friday, February 18: Depart San Francisco Friday 9am – arrive Seattle 12noon – Transfer to vans and drive to Vancouver – meet billets
2) Saturday, February 19: Play game 1at South Delta Secondary in White Rock, B.C. – stay with billets
3) Sunday, February 20: Meet at school and travel via van/ferry to Vancouver island – Strathcona Hotel
4) Monday, February 21: Travel via van/ferry back to mainland and visit Stanley Park and Campalono suspension bridge – afternoon play game 2 at Girabaldi Secondary – Billet
5) Tuesday, February 22: Meet at school – drive back to Seattle – afternoon flight back to San Francisco – arrive early evening.
Costs
Costs are $550/player and eligible players are sophomores who have played at least one year, all juniors and all seniors. Cost includes air/ground transportation ferry/park admissions, hotel accommodation, tour polo shirt/sweater and 2 t-shirts for trading with other team. Cost also includes funds to defer costs for chaperones. Cost does not include meals for players that are not provided by hosts. Expect those costs to be $100-200, depending on your sons’ eating habits, of course!
Next Steps::
1) Each player will need to bring his passport. If your son does not have one, you will need to get on this right away as it takes time and effort. As a starter, you can go to this site: http://travel.state.gov/passport/get/first/first_830.html
2) We will need your son’s full name (as listed on his passport) and his date of birth. Please write this down and give it to us with payment.
3) The airline requires that we make one payment so PITS will pay the airfare. Payment to them is due on Monday, January 10. So, if your son is eligible and wants to participate, you must write a check to PITS Rugby for $550/player and send or give it to Edna Cooper by Sunday, January 9. She will be at the game Saturday night which would be an ideal time to take care of this. Remember, there’s only room for 21 players so the sooner you pay, the better chance you will be among the 21.
Mandatory PITS Rugby Meeting
Wednesday, January 5, 2011, 7:30 pm
Piedmont Recreation Dept.
More info to follow but in general we will:
* Give overview of PITS organization and Rugby to new families – answer questions
* Collect Club Fees
* Make sure all Players are registered with the Northern California Youth Rugby Association (more will follow in another email prior to the meeting)
* Go over the schedule for the season (practices and games)
* Discuss the upcoming Tournament in Sacramento in January
* Cover what is expected of players
* Cover what is expected of parents
* Distribute uniforms/kits (only to those who have paid)
Thank you! We look forward to meeting everyone and kicking off a fabulous PITS season!!