EGU Names Buffalo Rugby Club as Local Host of Atlantic Super Regional Rugby Festival
Empire GU named Buffalo Rugby Club as host of the 2022 Atlantic Super Regional Rugby Festival. The competition weekend will be held April 30-May 1.

"As the first Union to host the Atlantic Super Regional Rugby Festival, Empire GU is committed to delivering a professionally produced event," said Ken Pape, President of Empire GU. "Buffalo Rugby Club will be a fantastic local host for this event and Western New York is the perfect setting to welcome a premier rugby event. We encourage current and emerging fans of our sport to join us for what will be a great weekend of competition and camaraderie."

"We are very excited to showcase Buffalo and Western New York area as the local host of this year's Atlantic Super Regional," said Jeff Qualey of Buffalo Rugby Club. "We thank Empire GU, USA Rugby and the Town of Aurora for working with us to host this event. WNY has a large rugby community from youth, high school and college to men's and women's clubs. We are excited to share our local passion with the rest of the Atlantic conferences."

Additional information, including site locations, schedules and festival events will be made available forthcoming.
Host Applications Open for 2022 EGU 7s Championship Series
Empire GU announced today it officially opened the bid process for prospective hosts of 2022 EGU 7s Championship Series events.

Clubs seeking to host events as part of the series should familiarize themselves with requirements and complete a host application. All bids are required in full by April 7.

Upstate Men's XV Fall to Allegheny All-Stars
Returning to select-side play after nearly three years, the Upstate Men's XV lost, 42-34, to Allegheny All-Stars.

The Upstate XV showed potential, but with only three training sessions prior to the match, the squad wasn’t completely gelled.

Simon Honig (Buffalo) led the team, scoring 24 points on two tries, four conversions, and two penalty kicks. Rhys Lawther (Aardvarks) and Kadeem Beckford (Buffalo) each had a try to round out the scoring.

The Upstate XV takes on Connecticut Selects in Syracuse on May 20.
Certification Required for All EGU Clubs Hosting Tournaments
EGU member clubs seeking to host a non-league Spring / Summer Tournament MUST have the tournament approved and certified by Lex Maccubbin, EGU Director of Rugby.

All tournaments will be approved on a first-come, first-served basis. Tournament and dates will be reviewed so as to not conflict with additional non-league tournaments and EGU-sponsored events (Spring Cups, Select Side competitions, etc.).

To begin the review process, required tournament information required should be submitted at the following link:
Clubs Seeking Games
Below is a link to a listing of clubs seeking games / friendlies:


To have any game requests listed, please forward a short description and applicable contact (name, email) to info@empiregurugby.com.
Rugby Jobs
EGU posts rugby-related positions for member clubs. Below is a link to a listing of current positions available within Empire GU Rugby community.
     

To have your position listed, please forward a short description and applicable links (full listing, contact info, etc.) to info@empiregurugby.com.
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