Thursday, February 11
Time: 7:30
City Limits Bar
1700 E. Fort Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21230

We are proud to be hosting the first ever Battle of Baltimore on Saturday, February 27, 2010. The key matches of the day will feature 4 college teams and 4 high school/U19 teams. The four High School teams are: Poly HS, Loyola HS, Eleanor Roosevelt HS, and North Bay U19.

The four college teams are from the Potomac Rugby Union's Division 2 Baltimore group: Towson University, UMBC, Loyola University, and John Hopkins University. There will also be a match between Towson University Women and University of Maryland Women.

Balt-Ches will play two matches vs the Maryland Exiles, and there will be an old boys match between BC and North Bay. The games start at 9:00 a.m. and they will be played at Bocek Field, which is located at 3198 E Madison Street, Baltimore, MD 21205.

You can find all of the details here.

The Brumbies are now sponsored by South Baltimore CrossFit, located in Federal Hill. If you are interested in a CrossFit training program in Baltimore or just getting more information about what CrossFit training is please check their website at www.southbaltimorecf.com

We have started a Brumbies Yahoo mail group for team communication. If you would like to be included in future communications, please visit our BC group home page on yahoo. You can also email Dan Randow (d_randow@yahoo.com).

Everyone who plays rugby in the United States must register with USA Rugby. You cannot play in any league matches unless you register. You can register at https://membership.usarugby.org/IndividualDefault.aspx.

To transfer your membership to Baltimore-Chesapeake go to the USA Rugby homepage http://usarugby.org/. Click on eligibility in the left column and then transfer. There should be a form to complete online. For assistance call (303) 539-0300.

To learn more about what your USA Rugby membership includes please visit http://www.usarugby.org/. Then click on Membership in the left menu and then Member benefits.

Check out these pictures taken by Drury's father at www.foresthillsoftware.com

Ngata attended rugby powerhouse Highland High School where he played Lock. He helped lead his high school team to the National Rugby Championship in 2003. Remarkably, he was thrown out of the championship match for unnecessary roughness.