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Written by Jim Clawson   
Thursday, 12 July 2007

May 13th-This week the Tradesmen will be practicing in preparation for the Sweet 16.  Practices are at Levey from 6-8p.m. 

 

May 12th-On Saturday the Tradesmen headed to Chicago to face the South Side Irish.  The Tradesmen looked to use the match as a tune up for Austin and also to get people settled into their new positions because of the past injuries.  The Irish are also heading to Austin and rested a few front players.  The Tradesmen came out flat and found themselves down early but the Irish didn't capitalize on a number of other scoring chances.  After regrouping the guys battled back and were luckily only down 20-7 at half.  The Tradesmen picked it up a bit in the 2nd half and punched in a few tries, as the Irish subbed liberally, but came up short 27-19.  

 

May 5th- On Sat. the Tradesmen snuck by U of M Dearborn 20-18 with a late try from fly-half Jason Gehrke.  The Tradesmen were able to mix in a few guys that saw little or no action in Chicago and also get a few guys acclimated to some new positions due to injury.  Gehrke and Woodsy moved from the wings to fly and inside center respectively.  Rookie Ryan Koenig played his first full match and was named man of the match for his hard work.

 

April 28th- At the Midwest Division II playoffs in Chicago, the Tradesmen defeated Rochester 45-5 on Saturday, April 26.  On Sunday, April 27, the club defeated Wisconsin RFC 19-13 to take the Midwest D2 Championship.  The Tradesmen will be the number 1 seed from the Midwest at the D2 sweet 16 in Austin, TX.

The Tradesmen will need everyone to step up as the successful weekend didn't come without some devastating losses.  We lost several players to injury who will be out the rest of the spring.  Flyhalf  Eric Jenks is having surgery tomorrow on the thumb, inside center LaPorte's ankle was confirmed broken today.   Besides the injuries, hooker Colin Macfarlane has to honor his obligations and will be heading back down to NZ and will be leaving next week.  We will be having a get together for Colin this Sat. at the Elwood bar.

Gentlemen, regardless of what happened I know you will do us proud in Austin.  Keep up the good work!                            -Jim Clawson

 

Training will continue at Levey Middle School every Tuesday & Thursday. 

 

Levey OPEN
Levey Middle School
25300 W 9 Mile Rd
Southfield, MI
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 13 May 2008 )
 
NEXT MATCH
Written by Jim Clawson   
Thursday, 12 July 2007

 Next matches: Tomorrow at  UofM Dearborn.  Sat May 10th at the South Side Irish. 

All practices are now Tues. and Thurs. at  6p.m. at Levey Middle School in Southfield.  Levey is located about 1/2 mile west of Telegraph on 9 mile road.

 

A OPEN
Wixom Total Soccer
30990 S. Wixom Rd
Wixom, MI
Last Updated ( Friday, 02 May 2008 )
 
Levey Middle School
Written by Jim Clawson   
Monday, 21 April 2008
The Tradesmen use Levey Middle School for their primary training ground.   Practice sessions are held Tuesday & Thursday afternoons through out the fall & spring seasons.

 

Levey OPEN
Levey Middle School
25300 W 9 Mile Rd
Southfield, MI
Last Updated ( Friday, 25 April 2008 )
 
Thirty Years of Tradesmen Rugby
Written by Jim Clawson   
Thursday, 12 July 2007

The club's 30th Anniversary on Feb. 9th was a great success.  The Tradesmen had over 100 people in attendance at Farinas in Berkley.  A great kick-off to the spring season.  There were many memorable moments during the evening.

The Old Boys had taken up a collection and presented the club with a check in excess of $2000 to help with spring travel.  There was also NEW Tradesmen apparel for purchase: hoodies, t-shirts, and fleece.  There are still t-shirts available and the order deadline for other merchandise is Feb. 29th.  Please contact Goat with any questions.  Five players were inducted into the Tradesmen hall of fame:  Steve "Beak" Klobucar, Steve "Snake" Maynard, Kirk "Shooter" Borger, Bruce Wihongi, and Dirk "Dirtball" Burnia.  Congrats to those inducted.

There were many mock awards handed out and the serious ones too.  Some of the better mock awards:  Butthead-Chowda, Restraining order-Willard, Tub-o-lard-Norm, Hiney whiney- Zach, Ball & chain- Amul.

MVP-Alvin,  M.I.F.-Big Dummy,  M.I.B.-Driver brothers,  Rookie of the Year-Norm, MVP B-side- Kirk "Shooter" Borger ,  Mr. Tradesmen-Goat

Last Updated ( Monday, 10 March 2008 )
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2008 Spring
Written by Jim Clawson   
Sunday, 23 December 2007

The Tradesmen's 2008 Spring Schedule.

 

Date

Opponent

 Result

 01 Mar 08

Open

 
08 Mar 08 

 Open

 
 15 Mar 08

 Open

 
 22 Mar 08

Home vs. CMU

1 p.m.

29 Mar 08
Away @ Toledo
05 Apr 08

Ruggerfest

St Louis, Mo 

 W
12 Apr
Home v Buffalo
 W
19 Apr
Home v Cinci Wolfhounds
 W
26, 27 Apr 08
Midwest DII Playoffs
 W
3 May 08
@ U of M Dearborn
 W
10 May 08
Away @ South Side Irish
 L
17, 18 May 08
USARFU DII Sweet 16
 
24 May 08
Home v Michiana
 
31 May & 1 June
USARFU DII Final 4
 
Last Updated ( Monday, 12 May 2008 )
 
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