The EPRU Board of Directors voted overwhelmingly to accept the both the men's and women's Northeast Philadelphia Rugby Club as an Recognized Members. We're all excited for our latest club NE Irish!
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The Northeast Philadelphia Rugby Club formed about a year ago, and it has taken the participants that long to organize themselves into a team. It’s still an ongoing process, as the club just met their new coach, the EPRU's former President, Joe Grohovsky, at Saturday’s practice (about six weeks or so before their first game), but it’s certainly a process that has brought astounding progress — similar to the sport itself in the states and in this particular region.
“I think a roadblock for rugby is that so many people do get caught up in the differences,” said head coach Joe Grohovsky right before practicing with his new team for the first time on Saturday. “I say let’s look at the similarities. A first-time observer watching a rugby match would see an awful lot of running, an awful lot of ball-handling and a fair bit of contact. What guy or girl out there hasn’t grown up playing a sport like that?”
Read a recent article printed in the Northeast Times titled 'Welcome to rugby nation' »