UCLA RUGBY ANNUAL TAILGATE PARTY

October, 2008 News

Welcome to UCLA Rugby and our 2008-09 rugby season! There has been a lot of exciting news regarding UCLA Rugby in the last several months both on and off of the field with much more on the horizon as our events schedule has been set for the upcoming year.

UCLA Rugby Endowment Established

We are pleased to announce the establishment of an endowment within the UCLA Foundation that will remain in perpetuity in order to grow and to fund UCLA Rugby Forever. This is a huge step forward in the development of our program and we are extremely grateful to Larry Layne and Sheelagh Boyd for helping us with their initial pledge. This is a critical time to get behind this aspect of our fundraising as we would like to at least match our initial gift by year’s end. Thank you Larry and Sheelagh!

Ralphs Community Contribution Program

Another simple and FREE way to support UCLA Rugby is through the Ralphs E-Script program. For every dollar you spend at Ralphs a portion will be donated to UCLA Rugby on a quarterly basis. Simply register your card as follows:

Step 1: Visit http://www.ralphs.com/ccprogram.htm

Step 2: Click on "Participant Sign Up"

Step 3: Click on "I agree" to the disclaimer."

Step 4: Enter all information and our NPO Number 
               which is "90820" or use the help function.

Step 5: Click on "Submit" and print off your confirmation!

Please take the time to register and forward the details of this 
opportunity onto your circle of friends to help grow our support base!

Northern California Golf and Tailgate Party

Join us in the Bay Area for the UCLA vs. Cal football weekend which is 
packed with exciting events including a golf outing on Friday Oct 24 at 
Presidio Golf Club. Our first ever Pre-Game BBQ party at the Bear’s Lair 
on Oct 25 and of course the Football game to close out the weekend. 
Please contact Coach Scott Stewart regarding all arrangements or 
check out the information on our web site at www.bruinrugby.com.

Back on the Field

We have just completed our first week of trials and have fielded well over 
90 players in what has been an encouraging week as more returning 
players are currently overseas. With Top recruits Tanner Heaphy 
and Paul Martinez coming in as Freshmen and Junior back Blaine 
Scully earning a spot on the USA Eagle squad over the summer the 
prospects of running rugby are back in Westwood.

The Southern California coaches have spent many hours determining 
that a 5 team Premier League was the best way to lead to better
overall competition. UCLA will be sharing Home and Away matches with 
Cal Poly, UC Santa Barbara, San Diego State and Arizona. This set-up 
will be tough and demand that the students are the fittest and best 
prepared as possible both on the field and in the classroom.

We are also looking to host some other quality programs including 
UC Davis, currently with former Bruin Andrew Acosta ’91 on their staff, 
and possibly Dartmouth over Spring Break. Plans to tour again are in 
the works as the last tour will be etched in the players’ 
memories for some time to come! Please watch the website 
at www.bruinrugby.com for future updates and details.

Dennis Storer Pac-10 Tournament

This classic College tournament will be held over the weekend of 
Jan 17 & 18 at UCLA and has the distinct possibility of being run 
by Pac-10 properties with sponsorship and funding available to each 
program. This is an historic movement as it would be the only major 
NCAA conference that is backing rugby in the country. No small feat 
and one all of our players, administrators and Alumni should be proud 
of. Come out and watch the action and help us to continue to make it 
the best!

Hall of Fame Dinner

Please save the dates of May 15 and May 16, 2009 for our annual 
Hall of Fame Weekend. We will be hosting a BBQ at the Palisades 
Beach Club on the Friday evening before the formal dinner to be 
held at Covel Commons at UCLA. We will induct 5 new members to 
the UCLA Rugby Hall of Fame of who will be announced shortly. 
This is a major fundraising event for the year and a special 
occasion to honor our past and recognize the achievements of 
our current program.

On behalf of all of our players and the Friends of Bruin Rugby, we wish 
to thank all of our supporters for their continued support. 
We look forward to seeing you on the sidelines!

Regards,

Scott Stewart

Director of Rugby & Head Coach

UCLA Bruins