General Manager/Coach: Spence McTavish spence.mctavish@ubc.ca

office 604 822-5958, home  604 731-4000

Coaches: Dave Johnston djohnston0131@yahoo.ca, Kaz Futawatari kfutawatari@gmail.com, Rod Holloway rod.holloway@lss.bc.ca, Alasdair Hamilton alasdair.hamilton@shaw.ca , Heather Millar  hjmillar2@shaw.ca

Pre-Season Practices 2012

August 21, 23,28, 30 @ Wolfosn Fields 6:30pm-8:00pm  Bring boots, running shoes and water bottle.

First week of school practices 2012

September 4th, 5th, 6th at Wolfson Fields, 6:30pm-8:00pm. Saturday September 8th 10:00am-2:00pm

Bring Boots, running shoes and water battle.

 Teams

 UBC fields three teams (sometimes four) during the season. The Birds are the varsity team with the Braves as the first reserve team and the Totems being the second reserve team. All three teams play each Saturday. The Totems are primarily a freshman team for the first half of the season, September to November.

Selection

The Birds or varsity team is usually made up of older players who have been with the program for awhile, usually 3rd, 4th and 5th year players, but that does not mean that a first year or second year athlete would not be able to play for the varsity team, In the past we have had some outstanding 1st and 2nd year athlete's who have played for the varsity team. Selection is based on merit.

Season of Play

The season goes from the beginning of September to the end of November and from the beginning of January to the beginning of April

Practice times and location/Game Times

Practice times are 6:30pm-8:00pm @ Wolfson Fields on Tuesday and Thursday in the fall ( Sept. to Dec.).

Practice times are 5:30-7:00pm @ Thunderbird Stadium on Tuesday and Thursday in the winter/spring (Jan. to April)

Fitness and skill practice 7:00am-8:00am, Wednesday @ Thunderbird Stadium. Mandatory for varsity team members optional for Braves/Totems.

Game times:

Totems 11:30am

Braves 1:00pm

Birds 2:30pm

Weight Training Sessions

Weight Training sessions are on Monday and Wednesday evenings.

Monday               6:00pm-8:00pm

Wednesday          5:00pm-7:00pm

Recruiting Information

Go to the Athletic Department's website  www.gothunderbirds.ca and click on "Athlete Services"

Fill out a prospective athlete form and send it to us!

International Students and Exchange Students

UBC Rugby can offer an international student who excels at the rugby game a $23,000 scholarship. Applicants would have to have representative experience and present a significant rugby resume and  supply references. Applicants would have to have very strong academic results. This award is renewable

Exchange students who come to UBC for a year could receive up to $5,000 in support for their exchange experience. Applicants would have to have the academic credentials, a strong rugby background including representative honours plus references.

Applicants should contact Spence McTavish at  spence.mctavish@ubc.ca