Past Announcements
Browse Past Announcements In Chronological Order.
June 7th Mudturtle Golf Outing
Don't miss out!! Click on the link below to register for the June 7 Mudturtle Golf outing. Do note website is used for purchase of Golf & Lunch, Lunch only, and club/gear rental. To be a Platinum, Gold, Silver, or Bronze Sponsor which includes a foursome contact Mike "OG" Rotella (908) 578-4774 or Brian "Cyborg" Ludlum (908) 578-8746 direct. Also contact them if you wish to sponsor a hole or know a business that wants to sponsor a hole. This event is limited to 25 foursomes so register today before all slots fill up.
GAME SUNDAY 4/14/24
Hello, Our High School BLUE side was fortunate enough to pick up another game this season against Fordham Prep JV! Thats great news!!! Unfortunately details were just finalized earlier today so we could use some help from you all fulfilling our hosting duties. Putting food up for this many people takes some time and planning which we do not have this time. Because its such short notice we're going to do bagels. Please take a look at our sign up genius and contribute if you can. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080C44A4AD2AABF85-49079917-blue#/ REMINDER We will be holding our annual Car Wash fundraiser for our youth teams at Brad Pak 124 South Ave Garwood Saturday 4/13 9-2 The kids at practice Thursday were given 10 tickets each @ $10 per ticket. Please have them pre sell what they can and return any money and unused tickets in an envelope with their name, tickets sold, balance unsold, at practice Thursday 4/11. (Ex. $50 / 5 unsold tickets) This is an important fundraiser for us so please let your friends and family know. They can show up day of and get their car washed. We will also have Mudturtle Merchandise on sale for everyone who is interested. We hope to see all of you there. The teams will be working the car wash as scheduled U12. 8:00- 10am (set up) U14 10:00- 12pm (Coach will assign HS teams for car wash) HIGH SCHOOL (1) 12:00- 2 pm HIGH SCHOOL (2) 1- 3 pm (break down) Please be early for your shifts. Thank You Coach John
Game Sunday 4/7/24 @ Unami
Hello, We will be hosting this Sundays game at Unami. I have made up a volunteer list ( see link) to help out and or bring items. Please contribute if you can. Also PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR PLAYER IS REGISTERED WITH THE CLUB! There are several players who still have not registered. Thanks everyone See you there Coach John
Youth Car Wash 4/13/24 9am-2pm
Hello, We will be holding our annual Car Wash fundraiser for our youth teams at Brad Pak 124 South Ave Garwood Saturday 4/13 9-2 The kids at practice Thursday were given 10 tickets each @ $10 per ticket. Please have them pre sell what they can and return any money and unused tickets in an envelope with their name, tickets sold, balance unsold, at practice Thursday 4/11. (Ex. $50 / 5 unsold tickets ) This is an important fundraiser for us so please let your friends and family know. They can show up day of and get their car washed. We will also have Mudturtle Merchandise on sale for everyone who is interested. We hope to see all of you there. The teams will be working the car wash as scheduled U12. 8:00- 10am (set up) U14 10:00- 12pm (Coach will assign HS teams for car wash) HIGH SCHOOL (1) 12:00- 2 pm HIGH SCHOOL (2) 1- 3 pm ( break down) Please be early for your shifts Thanks see you then Coach John
March Schedule
Good Morning, For the rest of MARCH EVERY TUESDAY and THURSDAY. Practice at Rahway River Park HIGH SCHOOL 6-8 PM U12/U14 6:30 - 8 PM SUNDAYS this month 3/10 HIGH SCHOOL AWAY GAMES Doylestown PA U12/U14 Rahway Rec center 9-11am 3/17 & 3/24 MADISON AVE PARK RAHWAY HIGH SCHOOL ( TBD) U12/U14 9-11 3/31 EASTER SUNDAY OFF **** DAYLIGHT SAVINGS THIS SUNDAY 3/10/24 CLOCKS 1 HOUR AHEAD, SPRING FORWARD **** AS ALWAYS BE ON TIME ( 10 MIN EARLY) HAVE YOUR CLEATS ON BE READY TO GO , HAVE YOUR MOUTHGUARD AND WATER WITH YOU AT ALL TIMES. GAME SCHEDULES WILL BE ON WEBSITE SOON. MARCH WITH US THIS SATURDAY 3/9 UNION COUNTY SAINT PATRICK'S PARADE.... I hope to see a lot of you there. Coach John
St. Pat's Parade
The Mudturtles are marching this Saturday March 9 in the Union County St. Patrick's Day parade. We will begin assembling at 11:00 AM in the parking lot opposite of the Union Boys & Girls Club, 1050 Jeanette Ave Union. Noon we line up for the parade, 1:00 we begin to march. Flag, youth tackle, men, women, parents, fans, friends all are encouraged to support and march with the club, thanks.
Mudturtle Pub Crawl 2024
All adult Mudturtless are welcome to join this years pub crawl. Assembling at Unami Park at noon this Saturday March 2 pub crawling from there, rain or shine. Players, fans, parents of flag and youth players, all are welcome. The more the merrier see you there!!!
practice tonight 2/29/24
Practice tonight RABKIN PARK UNION ( Swanstrom pl E Union NJ) please DRESS for the cold. as always... mouthguard and water High School teams 6pm-8pm U12/U14 teams 6:30- 8pm see you tonight!
No practice Sunday 2/11/24
Reminder there is no practice tomorrow Sunday 2/11/24. See you next week.
Practice canceled for all teams Sunday
Hello, Unfortunately we have to cancel practice on Sunday 1/28/24. We do not have access to the Rahway Rec center. We will resume Sunday practice the following Sunday 2/4/24 same times. Please encourage the kids to watch some Rugby and workout on their own. Please make sure to sign up on our website for notifications for your child's team ( U12, U14, U16, U18), I have been including flag teams on notifications but I am going to stop that. Please sign up and make sure you're in the loop. Thank You Coach John
Parents meeting tonight for Spring Rugby
Good morning, Juat wanted to remind everyone we will be having a parents meeting tonight to prepare for our Spring '24' Tackle Rugby season. It's a great opportunity to get any questions you might have answered about the upcoming season, and meet some of the coaches. Parents new to the program are strongly encouraged to make it tonight. There is a lot of information to go over. Tonight 7-9 pm Cranford Community/Rec Center 220 Walnut Ave. Coach John
Practice Canceled for 1/7
Due to the weather, and some people expressing having issues making practice tomorrow we are canceling. We were looking forward to our first practice... We will see you all next Sunday same time same place... Register with USA RUGBY if you haven't yet, and WATCH SOME RUGBY ON TV , YOUTUBE... WHATEVER! See you next week! Coach John
Important dates
Good Morning, Just wanted to remind everyone that our indoor practices start this Sunday 1/7 @ Rahway Rec Center 3 city hall dr ( off E Milton Rahway) U16/U18 8am to 10 see Coach Tree U12/U14 9:30- 11am see Coach Dan and Coach Jaco Please register with USA RUGBY ( LINK INCLUDED) players MUST be registered. Please be ready to go at your appointed time. Bring mouthguard and water. PARENTS MEETING Cranford Community Center 220 Walnut Ave Cranford. 1/18/24 7pm Please make sure to attend especially if its your first season with us. It's a great opportunity to meet some of the coaches and get any questions you might have answered. See you all soon Coach John
REGISTRATION for SPRING SEASON is open NOW!
Hello, We just wanted to announce that spring tackle registration is open! You can register your player for U12, U14, U16, U18 at any time on our website. please keep in mind that you need to be registered with USA RUGBY (LINK INCLUDED) before you can register with the club, it's a two-step process. OUR FIRST PRACTICE will be indoors at Rahway Recreation Center ( 3 City Hall Plaza off E Milton Ave Rahway) SUNDAY 1/7/24 U12 / U14 9:30 am to 11 am. U16/ U18 11 am to 12:30 pm Please be ON TIME there and ready to START by 9:30 / 11am we have a tight schedule and need to get everyone as much practice time as possible. make sure you have water and a mouthguard. SEE YOU THERE.... Coach John
ANNUAL BOB SCHEURER HIGH SCHOOL WINTER CLASSIC 12/10/23
Tomorrow is the big day! It's probably going to be rainy but warmer out, don't forget your foul weather gear and umbrellas. If you have volunteered to bring food and/or help set up THANK YOU, and please be there no later than 10. We are planning on one full match kicking off promptly at 11am. see you tomorrow!
SIGN UP SHEET FOR THE BOB SCHEURER WINTER CLASSIC
Hello, This event came up quick! Please take a moment to look at the signup sheet, we need help with food and labor for the day. All of our parents are always excellent and generous with time and donations of items, lets please keep that going. Hosting is a very important part of Rugby, we want to be great hosts and hold others to the same standard. The Classic is always a lot of fun for our kids and for other teams, it's a no pressure day of Rugby and comradery. So please sign up and help wherever and however you can. Thanks and see you all there! Coach John
UNION RUGBY SWEATSHIRTS
Hello, I will have sweatshirts for sale tomorrow at CBA. The sweatshirts are the exact same ones we gave the kids last week. We only have 11 in various sizes We will be accepting cash but would rather use our venmo account. The prices are S-XL $25 XXL $27 See you tomorrow. Coach John
Union Rugby Crewnecks
Hello, A few parents asked about the crew necks we gave the team and asked if they were available. I should be able get an order printed by Friday, we can have them for the tournament. Please fill the google doc form ( below) out by this afternoon as soon as you get this. S-XL $25 XXL $27 Thanks Coach John
Jersey fundraiser
The women's team is auctioning off our retired Blue Jersey set as a fundraiser. If you are interested in a jersey, please see the form below for the list of available numbers and corresponding sizes and to place a bid. The auction will end after our home game on October 7th (11am KO if you want to come support!) See link below.
Game shorts kit
Hello, Just wanted to get this out to everyone. Team game shorts and socks kit, all players should have these as part of their uniform. When buying please select the U19 LOGO.
High School Fall 7s tournament 9/17
Hello, We will be hosting our Fall 7s tournament at Unami Park on Sunday 9/17/23. We will be there early setting up from 7:30 am on through the day until the tournament is over. There is a tremendous amount of work that goes into a tournament like this. We take hosting duties seriously at Union Rugby! There will be over 100 kids playing, a lot of teams , a lot of 7s rugby, and a lot of hungry kids to feed. Please take a look at the sign up genius sheet and sign up to bring items or volunteer to help out. Some slots have been added to help serve the food. Thank you in advance. If anyone has any questions please contact Coach Anna or Myself. Thank you Coach John.
LAST DAY FOR CELTIC FEST DISCOUNT
For our fans who plan on attending the games at the Celtic Fest this Saturday Sept 9, do remember today is the last day to pre-purchase discount tickets for the event, see link below. $10.00 today, if you pay at the event is it $25.
Rugby at Union County Celtic Fest Saturday Sept 9, 2023
Saturday, September 9th is the First Annual Union County Celtic Festival, hosted at Oak Ridge Park in Clark (136 Oak Ridge Road Clark, NJ 07066). The Festival will be featuring rugby games during the day and the Mudturtles will be involved in ALL of them. This is the the schedule of games: 10:00am - High School Boys 7s 11:00am - Women vs Long Island 1:00pm - Youth Flag 2:00pm - D3 Men vs Morris 4:30pm - D4 Men vs Princeton While players will be admitted to the festival free of charge, there will be a fee for all others. Friends and family can use the following link to get discounted tickets to the festival for $10 rather than $25 at the gate. https://fevogm.com/event/UnionCountyCelticFestivalPiper The code is good through Wednesday, 9/6 at midnight. For $10 the event will be well worth it. There is a lot on the festival grounds but it may be better to operate under the assumption that it will be full. Everyone should expect to park in the overflow area or additional offsite lot so allow a little extra time to arrive. A shuttle will bring us to the game and it isn’t far away. That this is an unfortunate, unavoidable downside to an otherwise awesome event.
High School Fall 7s Registration open now!
High School 7s registration is now open. Please make sure you are registered with USA rugby as a player before registering for 7s. All players must be registered. Register on our website. www.mudturtlerfc.com
Youth Tackle Board AGM - Monday, June 6th 7:30 pm @ Brad-Pak
We will be having our Youth Tackle Board AGM on Monday, June 6th 7:30 pm at Brad-Pak, 124 South Ave Garwood. The board will be going over several items parents and coaches are welcome to attend. Agenda Recap of the year for 7s, U12/U14 , U16 U18 teams. Budget present/ future. Plan for next year ( 7s, Winter Classic, fundraising, recruitment, and our plan for next year) Bylaws Coaching If there are any other items that should be added to the agenda please email me unionflagrugby@gmail.com See you there, Coach John
Correction: Youth Tackle Board AGM - Monday, June 12th 7:30 pm @ Brad-Pak
Correction: We will be holding our Youth Tackle Board AGM on Monday, June 12th 7:30 pm at Brad-Pak, 124 South Ave in Garwood. Please update your calendar. Apologies for the mistake. Thank you, Coach John
Sean MacLaney
Sean MacLaney has been playing rugby for 16 years since he started in First grade with the Westfield Owls. This upcoming weekend, he is playing in the Division1A National Championship game - Navy vs. Cal on May 6, 2023, which can be watch on therugbynetwork at 7:30 pm. During the playoffs, he was voted the "Man of the Match" in Navy's win over Army when Sean lead his team with their opening try of the game.
Car Wash April 29th Cancelled
Unfortunately the weather did not cooperate yet again. We are cancelling the car wash for tomorrow, Saturday the 29th, but will try to reschedule for a later date. If you have purchased tickets, please hold onto them. Thank you.
Car Wash April 29th 9am-2pm
Get your car washed and help support our Youth Tackle program this Saturday, April 29th from 9am - 2pm at Brad-Pak, 124 South Avenue, Garwood, NJ. A fun fundraiser for all! Don't miss out.
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