Player Eligibility:

1. You must be an undergraduate student at UT seeking your first undergraduate degree.

2. There is a five-year eligibility window. It begins the first day you attended any College (community college, junior college, 4-yr college) or University.

3. You must be taking at least twelve (12) hours at UT unless you are a graduating senior. You are ineligible for League play if you drop below 12 hours at any point in the semester.

4.You must possess individual medical insurance. This can be purchased at University Health Services at the Student Services Building.

Selections:

Selection for the weekend teams will be based on the following criteria:

1. Your dues status. No pay, no play.

2. Your attendance at practice and games (75% minimum required to play 1st Side).

3. Attend 2 out of 3 trainings in a single week.

4. Your performance in practice and games.

5. Your participation in assigned weekly and game-day duties.

6. Your attendance at team community service events.

If you can't make training or a game, email your coaches.

Sports Medicine:

UT Rugby Club members have full access to a team of dedicated doctors, trainers, nutritionists and pharmacists to prevent injury and return athletes to safe play as soon as possible after injury. For information regarding University-provided athletic training, sports medicine and orthopedic care for members of the Rugby Club, please go to the UHS Sports Medicine Clinic website.

Resource Documents for Current Team Members:

2009-2010 Men's Team Info

USA Rugby Game Management Guidelines 2009

2009 Laws of the Game

Learning the Game:

USA Rugby Spectator's Guide

New Zealand Rugby Union Rugby 101

Rugby 101 Video:

Rugby for beginners (English RFU)

Rugby Primer

Offside for Dummies

Rugby Terms for Dummies

ARU: Confidence in Contact

BBC Sport Academy: Rugby Union:
Skills
Laws and Equipment 

Field of Play and Positions:

1. Prop
2. Hooker
3. Prop
4. Lock
5. Lock
6. Flanker (blind side)
7. Flanker (open side)
8. 8-Man
9. Scrum-Half (half back)
10. Fly-Half (1st five eight)
11. Wing
12. Inside Center (2nd five eight)
13. Outside Center
14. Wing
15. Fullback

Laws of the Game:

IRB Laws of the Game

BBC Sport: Rugby Union Guide to the Laws

LearnRugbyLaws.com quiz