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This Saturday the Impalas travel to an old rival, Sciota Valley/ Columbus Rugby. This is the last away game of the spring, and is always quality competition, so its important that everybody make it out there and play hard.

Meeting place:
McDonalds in Broad Ripple @ 8:30 am.

The match is going to be on Field 1 (by “Tent City”) of the Ohio Classic at Lou Berliner Park. Lou Berliner Park is located at 325 Greenlawn Ave, Columbus, OH 43223. just south of the city, see the link below or google “Lou Berliner Park, Columbus, OH” in google. The match start is still 1pm EDT. The social will be at Claddagh Irish Pub in the Brewery District just after the match, 585 S. Front St, Columbus, OH 43215.

http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=Lou+Berliner+Park+Columbus+OH&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl

Good Luck Boys, Handle Business

A tough loss to the nation’s #1 collegiate team, Davenport University, this past weekend. Although Indy held a 14-7 lead at halftime, conditioning and old age proved to be the downfall to the younger and very well organized Panthers (old, of course, meant in the most endearing way). Fortunately for the club, there is a promising group of young athletes that joined the Impalas last Fall and this Spring, and expectations are high for the near future. The Impalas are preparing for a rebuilding match versus Anderson University and it’s the best time for new and young players, even with no experience, to join the club. It’s all about learning from each other and from our experienced and proven Kiwi coach Paul “Fatty” Greener. We hope to see many faces at training this week and in Anderson this weekend.

This Weekend’s match vs. AU is at 1 pm. Meeting place will be Broad Ripple McDonalds at 10:30 am.

This Saturday is Indy’s first match of the Spring versus Purdue University. The match is away at W. Lafayette, kickoff at 1 pm.

Training will be starting at 5:30 pm this Tues and Thurs. We have a lot of preparation to cover in a week, so let’s try to have good numbers all week.

Thursday night there will be a posted line-up for Saturday’s Match!

Finally, Spring Season is upon us! Hopefully everybody is in shape after the winter break and ready to back into action. First training session will be March 6th @ 5:30 pm. We will be back at the Fitness Farm (link to map on homepage) and are welcoming back old players, transfers, and anybody new to the game.

Things to bring:

Cleats (hard or soft spikes)
Dress according to weather in athletic attire (shorts, sweats, etc)
Mouth Guard

Fees:

New Players/ College Students – $75
Returning Players – $125

BE ON TIME – Training begins at 5:30, so make an effort to arrive closer to 5. We know guys have to work, so come when you can if 5 is not a possibility, practice will go to 7/7:30.

The 2012 season has potential to be our club’s best year ever, and it’s imperative that we start doing things together and the right way from the start. If you’re going to play, get your club dues paid, get your CIPP membership insurance paid (go to www.usarugby.org) and get on the Yahoo Group Email which is accessible on the homepage. My email is available on this site, feel free to contact me with any questions.

Hope to see some good numbers next Tuesday, our 1st match is in 4 weeks!!

Picture by Creative & Chaotic Photography

The Impalas are on the road this week for a must win match vs. Columbus. Indy has lost it’s first 3 straight division match-ups and has left no room for mistakes in their remaining schedule. The importance of commitment to training and traveling with good numbers has never been more prevalent. The team has shown it’s growth and potential with the help of new Kiwi coach Paul Greener, but have not found the fitness to put their new skills to use for a full 80 minutes.

All players, new and old, it’s time to dig deep and pull together for what can still be a playoff run. Training begins at 6 pm, but the effort to get out at 5:30 will allow for a stronger start.

Departure for Columbus
- Sat, 9/24 @ 7:30 am. from TBA

Kickoff: Sat. Sept. 17th @ 1 pm, Central State Hospital.
Players must be there at 11:30 am.

ROSTER:

1. Peter Decoursey
2. Zack Shetterly
3. Ken Leffel
4. Joe Walker
5. Dave Butz
6. Dennis Asava
7. Roger Kuk
8. Al Thompson
9. Mike Temple
10. Dave Snyder
11. Clinton Meeham
12. Jerry Woodward
13. Nick Hinkle
14. Ian Neberieza
15. Shea Allen

16. Jon Wade
17. Evan Roberts
18. Zack Hahn
19. Joe Brooks
20. Jorgè Calvente
21. Andy Bowen
22. Mike Baukert

Next Saturday, Sept. 10th, we will be traveling up to Detroit for our 2nd regular season game. Plan on departing from McD’s at 116th and 69/37 by 7 am Saturday morning. Let’s keep the good numbers going at training this week, and take 2 full sides up for our match! Roster for Saturday is as follows.

1. Ken Leffel

2. Lorenzo Bowens

3. Peter DeCoursey

4. Dave Butz

5. Andy Bowen

6. Gene Witchger

7. Rodger Kuk

8. Dennis Asava

9. Mike Temple

10. Dave Snyder

11. Clinton Meehan

12. Evan Roberts

13. Jack Evans

14. Ian “rat” Neberiza

15. Shea Allen

16. Zach Hahn

17. I. Brooks

18. Chasz

19. Papa

20. Mike Baukert

21. Red Rob

22. Beast