National Rugby Center

A tough loss against a strong Japan team.
Final Score: 50-55
IWRC 2023
World Wheelchair Rugby

Starting off IWRC 2023 strong with a 53-51 victory over France! 💪🇺🇸💪

The USA Wheelchair Rugby team starts play tomorrow in the RWC that features the USA!

Thanks to all who have contacted their legislators on behalf of SF 550 (see handout) and HF 587 (same bill for the House). In the home stretch hoping for our bi-partisan supported request to get funding before the legislature adjourns (no later than May 22nd).

A lot of great work so far, including great committee testimonies. Here is one presentation featuring USA Wheelchair Head Coach Joe Delagrave and USA Rugby Hall of Fame Barb Fugate. A link to that presentation is here starting at 15:24 Minnesota House of Representatives, it's worth the watch!

Minnesota House of Representatives
https://www.house.mn.gov/hjvid/93/896640

We had the opportunity to present the National Rugby Center proposal to the MN House Veterans and Military Affairs Finance and Policy Committee. This was an informational hearing as we work towards presenting this proposal to the MN House Capital Investment Committee. Our team included Barb Fugate, USA Rugby Hall of Fame member and legend, and Joe Delagrave, USA Wheelchair Rugby Head Coach. The link to view the presentation is below, starting at 15:08.

Minnesota House of Representatives 01:29 - HF2470 (Hill) Forest Lake; veterans memorial funding provided, and money appropriated. 15:24 - HF587 (Norris) Blaine; National Sports Center capital improvement funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated. Runs 47 minutes.

Our 2023 Legislator outreach campaign has begun! If you did not receive the email, you can get it by emailing us at [email protected] to request to be added to our distribution list.

Here is a link to a cool flyby prepared by our great architects at BKV https://bkvcloud.egnyte.com/dl/wDAUD0qlaJ

Grass roots contact your legislator info coming soon!

We have worked with our legislative champions in the Minnesota House & Senate, the City of Blaine, Anoka County and the National Sports Center over the past 9 months to prepare for our second attempt to get this off the ground. We continue to pursue developing the National Rugby Center to be a globally recognized venue to meet the needs of ALL athletes at ALL levels on the campus of the National Sports Center, the world’s largest amateur athletic facility. The National Rugby Center will be a landmark multi-use athletic facility featuring an exceptional outdoor venue and the world's first adaptive athletic facility built from the ground up with the needs of adaptive athletes, caregivers and fans in mind. An integrated complex will support athletes of all abilities, for rugby and a multitude of other complementary sports.

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