Boys were are in for Temecula 10s.
September 27-arrive meet Old Town Temecula
September 28 Tournament Old Boy Division
Will send more details. Wives, girl friends welcome. They are organizing a wine tour during the tournament.
There is good rugby in the high school
And open men’s divisions…
Old Southwest Rugby Club
Old Southwest Rugby Club is a Phoenix area rugby club open to all rugby players over the age of 35. We have a 35+ side, a 40+ side, and a 50+ side.
Operating as usual
This year’s Schedule
August date and time TBD-touch followed by social happy hour
OSW...September 28 Temecula 10s Old Boy Division-more teams this year. more details to follow. Team has been entered. Team Dues 450.00
Old Red Aspen Ruggerfest we don’t have a team but teams are looking for competitive players. See comments below. :)
September 19-22/
December 6-7 weekend Old Southwest Rugby Tournament-both competitive and O50s
May 2025 Catalina Rugby…
2025 Either Alaska or Pacific Northwest -both competitive and social side
Five days three matches-details to follow
After a tough match with LA... L.A., OSW, Camelback and Sin City posing together...that’s rugby! All told 25 players between the three teams we had!
Great job to Skyler & Frank and OSW for producing a fun weekend. Our last three matches were the most cohesive!
Boys successful weekend! Old Southwest, Camelback touring Side and the effervescent Sin City Irish. We partnered together, entering two teams… Sporting the green and whites of Sin City, and the red and whites of Camelback . We went 3 out of five and had a heap of fun! Representation from The Blues, Tempe, Phoenix,Red Mtn, old Red, a couple Bald Eagles, NAU LSD…the last game was the best played against LA rugby Club! The oldest player was 83 years old from the Unicorns-red shorts for survival…he proudly shared the pitch against us for a few minutes...
Great conversations, a few lies and many pints were shared.
Two items of business- if you owe dues still send to Skyler
If you have a stars n stripes rugby ball I know who wants it back
Think Temecula 10s Old Boys September 28. December 7 for our own tournament. Thanks for those who made it! -Brad Filgas
Gentlemen, Ted Brandt here; this program is very near and dear to my heart. I’ve been volunteering for the Bobcats for about six years now. Our main goal is to get kids into college and playing rugby. I need some help. I need foursomes and sponsorships and raffle prizes, and literally anything that you can help me with. Rugby in the state of Arizona has been something that I have contributed many hours to; From Old Southwest, Old Red, Arizona select side, Arizona Bobcats, volunteering at a union level, I love our local community. Help me help the next generation. These kids need these opportunities. Anything helps. I would love to see an old southwest foursome and hole sponsorship Thanks in advance for helping out.
Old Southwest/Sin City & Camelback here is our schedule Catalina!
Thanks Joe Sorensen!
See you all at Luau Larry’s Friday and beyond!
15 min halves!
Third round 10 min halves!
Trophy for Oldest Player at the tournament
Trophy for most social side at the tournament
9:00- LARC West & Unicorns
9:35- Marin Irregulars & Riverside
10:10- Eagle Rock/LARC East & OC Bucks
10:45- Old SW/Sin City & Santa Monica
11:20- Old Camel Back & NC Gents
12:00- Marin Irregulars & Unicorns
12:35- Eagle Rock/LARC East & Riverside
1:10- Old SW/Sin City & OC Bucks
1:45- Santa Monica & Old Camelback
2:20- LARC West & NC Gents
Optional 50+ game
Option to go to 10 minute halves
3:00- Old Eagle Rock/LARC East & Unicorns
3:35- Old SW/Sin City & Riverside
4:10- Santa Monica & OC Bucks
4:45- LARC West & Old Camel Back
5:20- Marin Irregulars & NC Gents
Catalina next Friday.
Boys we still need players…but only a few. We have two teams entered between OSW, Sin City and Camelback.
Lua Larry’s Friday at 4:00 pm
Dues is 25.00 that is it!
Catalina 40th years. Book your ferry ride and your digs!
Boys, we are closing in on Catalina.just a month away. Between Camelback, Las Vegas and Old Southwest, we have two sides entered.
It is the 40th year.
Who is going?
You need book your hotel rooms, ferry ride and just enough dues to cover the entry fee.
Epic tour! Who is in?
Old boys Rugby!
This Saturday west side sports complex. 3pm field 11. We are playing The Storm.
Catalina dues has been paid. May 4th weekend.
We have partnered with Las Vegas again and a second team has been entered thru Camelback rugby. Together, we have six matches...
Post here to see who is going.
Start partnering on accommodations and book your flights or drive time.
This year is Catalina Rugby 40th year. Epic.
Gauging interest in a trip to Seattle in August. 40’s and 50’s. Playing the buccaneers and others
Trying to gauge interest on a March 30th match at Treasure island. Combined OSW and Old Red. Post here if you’d like to go
Just a couple of idiots.
50/50 Raffle drawing. #5886485 $227.00 prize. Post picture of raffle ticket and TedBrandt will Venmo you your winnings.
Updated final schedule for new location.
Special thanks to Rob Speers for big-time help today with alternate fields
Gents,
We had a challenge come up that we had to overcome. The City of Tempe has decided that due to the four drops of rain that fell last night, they have closed the fields at Benedict Park.
Fear not though, Ted Brandt has come up with a solution. He has rented two fields at the West Side Sports Complex for our little competition.
Yes, we tried Scottsdale, Phoenix, Gilbert etal. No luck.
Start times have changed as well. First games will start at 10:00AM instead of 9:00AM.
We were given lemons and we made lemonade. The show must go on, adapt and overcome….
These are actually much better and softer fields than the ones in Tempe, which is a bonus on our old bodies.
There is a $5.00 per car parking charge, so please keep that in mind and bring some cash.
The host will still take place at Bogey’s after the tournament.
We appreciate your ability to pivot and look for to seeing everyone there for a great day of rugby
Westside Sports Complex · 3.9★(144) · Sports complex 2209 N 99th Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85037
Tournament has moved to west side sports complex. Fields 4 and 7. KO of first match is 10am spread the word
Match dues are $25.00 a head. August is collecting for Old Red, Filgas for OSW. NO PAY, NO PLAY. Funding for tournament has come out of organizers pockets, not the magic money tree of free rugby. Don’t be a stiff
Reminder- Saturday is match day. Benedict sports complex, Tempe. Booted and suited by 9am
Location change for the tournament. Moving to Benedict park in Tempe. All
Other details remain the same
Gents,
Let’s start getting ready for 12/2!
Old Red: 40’s contact August
Old Southwest: 50’s contact Adam or Brad
We need to get a headcount of our players so that we are ready to go. It’s our host, so we need to make sure that we are ready to perform!
$25.00 match fee to play so that we can cover our costs.
We look forward to seeing you all there.
Thanks
Ted, August, Brad and Adam
Start knocking the dust off boys!
Old boy tournament here in Tempe DEC 2 at Kiwanis Park off Guadalupe.
For this tournament Old Southwest and Old Red will divide by age, O50s and O40s respectfully.
7 teams entered.
Friday night meet up and host after games. Entry fees to be determined. Tournament hosted by AZ Bobcats Youth. Ted Brandt is putting a lot of soul putting this together!
-contact Brad Filgas for OSW August Clauss for Old Red
Sunday Touch Crowd, Did anyone pick up a pair of sunglasses a few weeks ago? Kyle forgot a pair on a picnic table, and they were gone when he came back.
Boys…over 55 for Aspen. Please reach out to Frank with Las Vegas. +1 (702) 501-2737 Text him your name and positions. The o55 matches are on a Thursday
Checking on over 40 interests
Hey lads, Frank Pelusio has entered Las Vegas for the over 55s at the Aspen Ruggerfest. OSW have been invited to play along side .
Game day is Thursday September 14.
https://aspen-ruggerfest.com/
If you are interested. Post here
Aspen Ruggerfest Annual Rugby Tournament DAYSHOURSMINUTESSECONDS SMALL town Tourney,Big time atmosphere Aspen Ruggerfest returns for its 55th edition, this September in 2023. Our small mountain town plays host to one of North Americas greatest fifteens rugby tournaments every year. Attracting over 30 teams across all brackets, the centre o...
Donate to this tour, it’s tax deductible or buy a raffle ticket. You will be in good company if you do.
Help support your Arizona Bobcats athlete as they head to Oregon to play in the Sasquatch 15s rugby tournament
Help support your Arizona Bobcats athlete as they head to Oregon to play in the Sasquatch 15s rugby tournament
Catalina Rugby Festival Recap
Great representation from Old Southwest and Vegas this weekend! When I have the team photo I will post. This year we saw a heap of new over forty blood with a strong contingent from Camelback and NAU. Almost all clubs in the union were represented.
We won all of our games. Oldest OSW player was Charlie Diaz at 65. Tom Mayes with Las Vegas two years older. Most game time was Brad Holderman. He wh**ed himself to all but one of all the games played. 220 minutes of rugby.
Tim Moran hung up his boots after 35 years of controlled mayhem.
Truly enjoyed putting this together with Frank from Vegas this year.
Thanks to the lads that joined us.
Next up-Temecula in September or October
Joefest in December with Old Red for o40s
OSW o50s
We will be entering a OSW over 40 side in Savanna, Georgia 2023. Details to follow. Cheers- Brad Filgas OSW Wrangler