The 2015 MAC Playoffs will take place on April 25-26 and will be hosted by James River Rugby.

Men’s Playoff Info
Women’s Playoff Info

Schedule Information

* Men’s D4 will be played in the EPRU area

Pitch Information: Pole Green Park – Map to Pitch

Traffic Alert: Exits to avoid this weekend for the NASCAR race at Richmond International Raceway are: 1) Coming from I-64 for the Laburnum exits and 2) on I-295, the Meadowbridge exit; The exit for Pole Green is in the same exit number, but is the opposite direction. If you see traffic backed up on either Saturday or Sunday for the race (which exits on 38B), Pole Green Park requires exit 38A.

Hotel Information:
Make reservations now in the Richmond area. NASCAR is also the same weekend, FYI.Best Western Plus Richmond Airport
$131/room (includes taxes and breakfast)
5300 Airport Sq. Lane, Sandston, VA
Call (804) 222 – 8200 before midnight on April 20thMention “MAC Championship” to get the rate and a room from the reserved block.
This might be obvious, but: Teams may be staying one night or two – make sure you understand the cancellation policy when making your reservations.

Rosters:

1) All match ROSTERS and match reports need to be completed in CMS not later than 5pm Tuesday (4/21), particularly for the April 18-19 matches. A score report is not enough. You must have the rosters submitted.

2) You must have your Saturday April 25th match roster loaded by Friday (4/24) by 5pm. The first match of the weekend has been loaded in CMS.

3) This is an event weekend. Prepare your PAPER COPY ROSTER of 28 for ID check-in. We will be at the pitch at 9am Saturday morning for ID check in. Make sure that all of your players bring their IDs. No ID, No Rugby. No Exceptions.
http://usarugby.org/documentation/membership/usa-rugby-roster-form.pdf
List your 28 players in the same order they appear in your CIPP roster.

4) We will be completing Saturday match reports and setting up the Sunday Championship matches on site as we know the results. You must have your Sunday April 26th match roster loaded by 9pm on Saturday night.

The qualifiers this summer are as follows:

June 20th – Richmond (Monk Vaughan – Dorey Park)
June 27th – Wilmington (Blue Ball – Alapocas Run State Park)
July 11th – NOVA (Battlefield/Ruggerrama – Morven Park)

July 18th – Wilmington (Championships – Alapocas Run State Park)

MAC sideline management policy. Effective immediately:

http://macrugby.org/sideline-management-policy/

USA Rugby 2015 FOCUS AREAS (on Vimeo) for ALL REFS
http://vimeo.com/118140542

Game Management Guidelines – 2015
http://usarugby.org/news/item/game-management-guidelines-released-for-2015

The Laws of the Game
http://laws.worldrugby.org/index.php?&language=EN

Protective Equipment and Clothing Guidelines – 2015 (USA Rugby)
http://usarugby.org/documentation/refereeing/protective-equipment-clothing-guidelines.pdf

Men’s and Women’s schedules and results can be found in their respective areas or…

http://macrugby.org/mens-xvs/mens-schedules-and-results/

http://macrugby.org/womens-schedules-results/

This applies to Men (D1, D2, D3, D4) and Women (D1, D2, D3).

By 9/4/14 (if not already), everyone’s club officers will have information about the new USAR Competition Management system for 2014-2015. Your rosters must be submitted online prior to your league matches (so-called ‘friendlies’ are not included). USAR guidelines are being distributed along with club IDs and PWs; this has information about due dates and times. This is required by USAR.

The bottomline: make sure your club does this and don’t play around with this.