Rugby Club Zug Minis wins in Hermance!

 Dear All,

This time a lot of pictures so hopefully I made one of everyone. The games were very exciting and the actions went so fast that it was often difficult to focus. At least I hope you can see the intensity and passion that was played with. (I wish they had so much passion for their homework!!!). With thanks to Roland for making the pictures of the ceremony. Unfortunately the quality of the videos is not so good, but it still captures the great atmosphere and RC Zug feeling.

We wish you all a wonderful break and look forward to seeing you again after the break.

Best regards,

Mariette

RC Zug vs RC Solothurn

Final Score: RC Zug 19 – RC Solothurn 19

Following on from our defeat against Solothurn last week, we knew that the game would be hard, but winnable. The weather was good with some nice sun in the second half.

The game began with Solothurn pushing hard and opening up the points with a try. It was not long before we responded with a try of our own which lifted the spirits of the team.

Our scrums & lineouts were dominate throughout the match but they were not as good as last week. This is something we will focus more on at training.

At halftime we were in the lead, but the game was by no means over. We made a couple of substitutions and tried to keep our play tight. A couple more trys followed from both teams making the match quite closely contested.

In the last moments of the game the score was 19-14, and we lost our focus which resulted in a late try from Solothurn.

In the end the match finished 19-19, but credit where credit is due, Solothurn never gave up and fought till the very end.

After the match Solothurn joined us for a BBQ and beers at our club pub. When they went home we started to celebrate our first home match with the usual pitchers of the clubs special drink we call ‘Fizzy Bubbler’. Drunk of the night award goes to Alex.

Man of the Match: Mario

Other notable performances from: Joel, Seb (Vernon), Alex, Jean & Dani.

Try scorers: Elio, Raphael (Bourda), Joel & Alex.

We would like to thank Solothurn for coming and wish them all the best for the rest of their season. We look forward to seeing them next year at the summer tournaments.

RC Zug

Rugby restarts

Liebe Freunde

Die Rugby Saison hat wieder angefangen.  Die erste Mannschaft trainiert montags und mittwochs auf dem Sportplatz Schönenbühl in Unterägeri von 19.30-21.00. Mehr Infos unter TRAINING.

Erstes Spiel der Saison: RC Solothurn-RC Zug, Samstag 8. September. Mehr Infos unter AGENDA.

Dear Friends

The rugby season has started again. The first team practices on Monday and Wednesday at the sports field Schönenbühl in  Unterägeri from 19:30 to 21:00. More information see TRAINING.

First game of the season: RC Solothurn-RC Zug, Saturday 8 September. More info see AGENDA.

Kantonale Schulmeisterschaften Rugby: Gelungene Premiere für „RUGBY4SCHOOL“

160 Schüler aus dem Kanton Zug und der näheren Umgebung trafen sich letzte Woche zum Schülerturnier in der Riedmatt.

Harun Durrer, Oberstufenschüler am Kollegium St. Michael, strahle übers ganze Gesicht und sagte, dass es ein ganz einfach perfekter Tag gewesen sei. Dass es so weit kommen konnte, ist vor allem das Verdienst von Sportlehrer Elio Gallo, der ebenfalls am Kollegium arbeitet. Zusammen mit dem Rugby Club Zug und dem Amt für Sport ist es ihm gelungen, nicht nur das Turnier ins Leben zu rufen, sondern auch dafür zu sorgen, dass zwar hart, aber jederzeit fair gekämpft worden ist.

Typisches Rugbywetter

Die Rahmenbedingungen passten ebenfalls, denn zur Sonne gesellt sich zwischendurch eine Prise Regen, was der guten Stimmung aber nichts anhaben konnte. Für Elio Gallo ist Rugby auch aktive Gewaltprävention, „denn Werte wie Teamspirit, Fairness oder das sich in ein Kollektiv einzufügen sind wichtige Werte für die heutige Jugend“. 

International School hatte Nase vorn

Auf der sportlichen Ebene gab es – abgesehen von blauen Flecken und einigen Kratzern – ebenfalls eine Menge positive Erkenntnisse, denn zum Teil wurden die Spiele auf beachtlichem Niveau ausgetragen. Dabei entpuppten sich die beiden Teams von der International School als die dominanten Mannschaften, die auch davon profitierten, dass sie nicht nur ein breites Kader hatten, sondern bereits auch über ein hohes Mass an Spielpraxis verfügten. Entsprechend durften sie sich am Schluss als Sieger feiern lassen. Einen Achtungserfolg verbuchten die Saints vom Kollegium St. Michael, die sich einen feinen dritten Rang erkämpften und nur gegen die späteren Sieger als Verlierer vom Platz gehen mussten.

Neuauflage geplant

Elio Gallo möchte Rugby an den Schulen nicht nur bekannter machen, sondern auch gegen das Vorurteil kämpfen, wonach Rugby mit Raufen gleichgesetzt wird. „Das Spiel ist ideal, um auf eine gute Art Energie loszuwerden“. Und er schiebt nach, dass es kein leichtes Spiel war, die Lehrer von den Vorzügen dieser Sportart zu überzeugen. Umso zufriedener war er nach dem Turniertag, der ihm viele positive Feedbacks bescherte. In einem nächsten Schritt möchte Gallo die Weiterbildung von Lehrpersonen vorantreiben, so dass Rugby eines Tages vielleicht auch als Schulsport fest im Lehrplan verankert sein wird. Denn da habe die Schweiz – im Vergleich zu den angelsächsischen Ländern – noch sehr viel Nachholbedarf. Schüler Harun Durrer würde gerne sehen, wenn das Schülerturnier keine einmalige Sache bleiben würde. „Es macht Spass, sich mit anderen zu messen – und natürlich wollen wir mit den Saints das nächste Jahr den ersten Rang holen!“





Rangliste (Auszug)

1. ISZL 1, International School
2. ISZL 2, International School
3. Saints – Kollegium St. Michael
4. Cham

Damian's Big Fat Rugby Wedding

RUGBY4SCHOOL 20. Juni 2012

unsere Jungs freuen sich schon darauf....

RCZ Minis: Impressionen aus Yverdon

20th Anniversary of Rugby Club Zug

In the lead up to this special occasion there was a worry that the weather might hamper the festivities. Luckily, this was not the case, and Aegeri lived up to its reputation as ‘Sunny Aegeri’.

The plan for the day was to have a friendly game of rugby followed by a formal dinner with speeches. Emails were sent out to all the clubs in Switzerland inviting our favourite players to come and play as the Zug Barbarians. The requirement to play as a Barbarian was only extended to those players who understand the true morals and philosophy of Rugby (which we hold dear to our hearts here in Zug) and who are gentleman on and off the pitch. Invitations were also extended to old players who used to play for Zug.

Just before the match started both teams where given special playing shirts. As you can see from the pictures these were fantastic!!

Our referee for the match was Roger P. Zubler (Ex-President) and for this friendly match we decided to do 4 x 20min half’s with rolling substitutes.

Once the game started it became clear that the Barbarians were taking it a bit more serious and deservedly so they opened up the score line with a great try. It was not long before Zug responded and from the sideline it was clear we had an epic game on our hands.

At half time several bottles of Champagne were opened and of course sprayed over all the players. With spirits high the second half continued with more good rugby.

The game ended with a win for Zug (61-41).

After the game everyone headed to the club pub for a BBQ and a few beers. After the BBQ and with a quick change into suits and ties, everyone headed down to the Casino in Zug.

Due to the great weather we delayed the dinner by an hour while everyone was on the terrace watching the sunset over the lake of Zug.

At about 8pm the dinner started in the main room of the Theatre Casino. The table settings looked great and with the lights dimmed and candles burning, everyone sat back and enjoyed the collection of photos from the last 20 years that were being projected onto the main stage.

With the wine orders made, Denis kicked off the speeches by thanking all the Barbarians for coming to play in the match and then read out a short email message from an old player (David Bevis) who was not able to make the event. Then Denis read out a message from our trainer Mark Newman (who was in England on a coaching course with the All Blacks legend Graham Henry). Denis finished his speech by presenting a framed rugby picture to Beat ‘Fanti’ Iten for all his hard work and dedication that he has put into the club over the years.

Then the current President (Sebastian Le Page) took the stage and presented both Ex-Presidents with more framed rugby themed pictures as a thank-you for starting the club and keeping it going for so many years. Seb then invited two old Zug players (Rob & Benji) who had travelled literally half way round the world to play in the anniversary match. Both Rob and Benji talked about their time in the club and then performed the ‘Haka’. This was the highlight of the evening, especially for the new younger players in the team, it was a very special honour to witness.

Following this, Ex-Presidents Roger C. Zubler & Roger P. Zubler began their speech. They talked about the humble beginnings of the club (established in Pickwicks in Zug) and went onto explain some of the highs and lows over the last 20 years.

A minutes silence was made in honour of a fallen team mate, Adrian Hathaway, who sadly passed away. This was an emotional moment.

Next up was Tommy Styger. He talked about his many years in the club and announced his retirement, but somehow we know deep down that he will be back playing soon enough. He ended his speech in English by adding: ‘My drinking club has a rugby problem’.

Afterwards, to finish off the speeches, Denis presented the man of the match award. For the Barbarians Petra was called onto the stage, but as she was driving, Rob (captain of the Barbarians) was asked to take her place. From Zug, Elio was called up. Then Elio and Rob linked arms and downed a pint of beer.

With the speeches done and the dessert buffet set, the party began. (Thank-you to Mario for organising the huge speakers and bass boxes).

Drunk of the night award was given to Danni about 9pm but as the night progressed it was clear that there were other contenders for this prize, namely Damian and Denis.

Thank-you to everyone who travelled near and far to come for this special event and also to the staff at the casino for hosting a wonderful evening.

Lastly, a very big thank-you from the club to Elio and Denis, for organizing an unforgettable Anniversary. Planning has already begun for our Christmas dinner which is set to be even bigger than last year.

RC Zug