Ben Purcell has been called up to join the USA Select XV who will be playing England Counties this Friday and next Monday at Baker's Field in New York City. Please join us in wishing him best of luck.

PAC enters its first 7s tournament of Summer 2008 this coming weekend.

Maryland Exiles host the area's first tournament in Clarksburg, MD, just north of the beltway, on Saturday, June 14th.

PAC will be entering a competitve side into this MARFU Qualifier and (hopefully) a 2nd side into the Open Bracket as well.

So come on out to practice Tuesday and Thursday this week so we can prepare to vanquish all-comers.

Practice starts at 6.30pm on the game field at 15th & Independence SW.

See you there.

PAC has a competitive and enjoyable 7s program that routinely produces one of the best sides in the mid- atlantic and the nation.

A schedule of this summer's tournaments is below, and remember, PAC's goal is not only to win the tournament but to win the party as well!

Training starts at 6.30pm Tuesday and Thursday evenings.

2008 Summer 7s Tournament Schedule
June 14 - Exiles 7s - Bethesda, MD (MARFU Qualifier)
June 21 - Slugs 7s - Laurel, MD
June 21 - Battlefield 7s - Manassas, VA
June 28 - PAC 7s - Bowie, MD
July 5-6 - Cape Fear 7s - Cape Fear, NC
July 12 - Norfolk 7s - Norfolk, Va (MARFU Qualifier)
July 26 - MARFU Championships - TBA
Aug 9 - National Championships - San Francisco, CA
Aug 23 - All Star Championships - Pittsburgh, PA

Please let Stefan know if you are interested in working at any of the following Nationals games at the new stadium. All active players should be working a number of these games. We HAVE to improve turnout at the remaining games.

We are scheduled for the following games:
Sunday, June, 22 (1:35)
Tuesday, July 8
Sunday, July 13 (1:35)
Tuesday, July 29
Sunday, August 3 (1:35)
Friday, August 15

As spring turns into summer, so does the 2008 summer youth rugby season. As many of you know, PAC has been running a non-contact youth program in Silver Spring, MD for the past few summers. Our numbers and success has grown each summer - last year culminating in the under-9 championship!

The tag rugby program is open to boys and girls ages 6 through 15. The program is based in Silver Spring, MD though players from any community are welcome. Co-ed teams are organized to suit the number of youth in the program. we have an in-house under-7 program to introduce the game to our youngest athletes...some of whomo will get to play in the u9s games, if skill, size and competition is appropriate. The under 9 and under 11 group will practice together but play games in thier respective age groups. The older "U15" group is similarly split into two teams, under-13 and under-15 - they also practice together but seperate for games against appropriate age based teams. The team participates in the Potomac Rugby Union Youth League with other u9, u11, u13, u15 teams from the Washington metro area.

The program runs for about 9 weeks, through June and July, until the first weekend in August. Practices are on Monday and Thursday evenings (first practice will be Thursday evening, May 29th). Games will start in the 3rd or 4th weekend of June. Games are played every Saturday (AM).

We are always looking for new players and new coaches (even part-time coaches who can't make Saturdays due to rugby)....but equally important, players and alumni can be one of the best promoters of the youth program...to your friends, families or neighbors. (And there are plenty of other programs in other parts of the metro area for those who are interested but not close by).

We have kids from Silver Spring, DC, Kensington, Takoma, Bethesda, Chevy Chase and beyond...all are welcome.

Find out more at www.PACYouthRugby.com or emailing the club at Youth@PACRugby.com.

Email Stefan at president@pacrugby.com for full details of these postings or if you, or anyone you know might be interested.

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Washington, D.C.: The date for the 26th Annual PAC Sevens Tournament has been announced as June 28, 2008. PAC again plans to partner with the South Bowie Boys and Girls Clubs (SBBGC) Rugby club. The tournament will be held at the Mitchellville Road Soccer Fields, in the City of Bowie, Maryland.

Guys will be needed to help setup the event during the day on June 27 and also to strike the tournament and clean up on the afternoon of the 28th.

We will once again have Men's Premier, Open and Social divisions, Women's Premier and Open divisions as well as a U-19 men's bracket. Our plan is to have 8 teams in each division and priority will be given to those teams that pay first.

$185 before June 1 and $220 after for the Men's divisions. $165 before June 1 and $200 after for the women's divisions. $75 before June 1 and $85 after for the u-19 division

The rugby captain at Bowling Green wants to come to the DC area and work in law enforcement. His first choice is an entry level job with an agency but is willing to put some time in with a local police force.

Any thoughts or if you can pass this around to anyone who might have some leads would be great. He is planning on moving to DC by the end of the summer, but is available to come into town to interview

Don't forget this allows you to pay dues online now too! Email Joey if you need to know what you owe.

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