Founded in 2000, SYC Rugby offers touch and tackle rugby for boys and girls ages 6 to 18. Most of the action occurs during the Summer season, but we also offer a U-19/high school team for boys in 8th through 12th grade during the Spring season. See the program guide for full details.
Hot News!
Rugby Virginia Tournament on July 31-August 1
SYC Rugby will host the tournament at Hooes Road Park, and we expect nearly 50 teams and 500 kids over the 2 days.
Volunteers needed! Contact Jeff Rupp or Patti Griffin to help (Patti.Griffin @ hmshost.com).
Practices: Practices for all teams U-11 and older run Tuesdays and Thursdays 6:30-8:00pm throughout the season, U-9 teams on Tuesdays only. Location is Hooes Road Park. Bring cleats and water; tackle players should bring a mouthguard.
Games: First official games begin Saturday June 19. See the Team Schedules page for more info.
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Inclement Weather, Heat, & Field Status
Fairfax County fields status is available on 703-324-5264 or FCPA web site. Updated by 3pm Mon-Fri; no update on weekends. Unless FCPA says a given field is closed, or if it’s the weekend, any decision to cancel will be made at the field based on current weather and field conditions. Note that we generally practice and play in the heat (it’s summer, after all).
June 5, 2010: SYC West End beat FPYC 18-9 to win the Rugby Virginia High School Division 1 State Championship. Hard fought game, but our guys prevailed. Flyhalf Joe "Guatemala" Eustace was named game MVP. See SYC West End for more info about the team.
By the way, 12 of the 15 starters in this game first played rugby as kids within SYC Rugby’s summer program. MVP Joe Eustace began in 2001 as a 9-yr-old.
More About SYC Rugby
SYC "Screaming Eagles" Rugby was founded in Summer 2000 by Jeff Rupp as one of the first youth rugby programs in Virginia. The program offers touch and tackle rugby for boys and girls ages 6 to 18.
For touch rugby, SYC offers teams in these age groups: U-7, U-9, U-11, and U-13/15. All touch teams are co-ed. For tackle rugby, SYC offers boys teams in the U-13, U-15, U-17, and U-19 age groups, and a girls team in the U-17 age group. Note that tackle teams are boys-only or girls-only. Most teams play a Summer season, with exception of U-19 boys which plays in the Spring. See the program guide for full details.
SYC Screaming Eagles teams compete in the Rugby Virginia league, the state-based organization that promotes youth and high school rugby in the state.
For good explanations and articles about the game of rugby, check out the "What is Rugby?" section of this site. See you on the pitch!
Rugby Commissioner and Head Coach:
Jeff Rupp
cell 703-309-1389 | E-mail: jeffrupp66 at gmail.com
