Welcome to BA Baracus Rugby Club

All summer long, Baracus will be hosting Touch Rugby sessions, 6pm Wednesdays on Treasure Island. This is a great way for players to keep up their fitness and for new guys to come out and learn the fundamentals of the game. See you out there!

This is it, suckas. Last official match of the season. BA is gonna finish it right. We have another late A-side kickoff at 2pm at our home, The Polo Fields with B-side to follow. Be there by 12:30.

After the matches, we break out the BBQ's for our annual Friends and Family Post-Match Extravaganza. It's not to be missed. All rugger-huggers welcome.

Two very important jobs this Saturday for the Baracus:

• Beat Arroyo Grande. We have a late A-side kickoff of 3pm at the Polo Fields with B-side to follow. Be there by 1:30.
• Clean the blood off (theirs, not yours) and head down to the Medici Lounge (9th/Folsom) for BARACUS FUNRAGER 2009 PART DEUX!

This Saturday, March 19th, BA rolls down to EPA with some surprises up their sleeves....BIG HURT. The field is the same as last year, Edison Brentwood Academy in East Palo Alto. A-side kicks off at 1pm, B-side afterwards. Be there by 11:30.

This Saturday, March 14th, Baracus takes on the SF Golden Gate "Colts" to see which club properly represents The City in Div2! This'll be a huge day, so we'll need EVERYONE. The matches will be at SFGG's Rocca Field on Treasure Island (not the practice pitch!)

A-side kicks off early at HIGH NOON (12pm!) with B-side to follow at 1:30! So be at the pitch by 10:30am and don't forget to BRING THE PAIN.

THEN, clean up for the Baracus Night Out at The Blackthorn Tavern at 9pm!

Saturday's big match vs the Diablo Gaels has been MOVED to Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill. A-side kickoff is at 2PM with B-side immediately following. Be there by 12:30pm with MOLDED BOOTS!

Get yourself up bright and early on Saturday, because the B-cus is travelling north to Santa Rosa! A-side kickoff is 1pm at For Pete's Sake Field with B-side ready to rumble directly afterwards.

Nothing but GAME rains in Northern California! A-side kickoff tomorrow, Feb 21 is 1pm at the POLO FIELDS with B-side to follow. Be there by 11AM and be ready to shoot down the Seahawks!

Sack up and get on yer horse, cuz Baracus is bringing it to Fresno! Kickoff is at 1pm at the Fresno Regional Sports Complex.

Baracus travels down south this weekend to battle Arroyo Grande. Directions can be found HERE. Allow 3.5-4 hrs for the drive if you're coming Saturday morning. Be at the pitch with boots on no later than noon. Bring the pain!

Get hype, boys. Rec and Park has OK'd Plan A, so we're ON at the Polo Fields! Boots on at 11. A-side kickoff at 1pm. Beat EPA!!

Saturday, January 24th Baracus kicks off the season at home vs the East Palo Alto Razorbacks. This is a huge match and we'll need all hands on deck to help set the tone for the season! Be at the Polo Fields with your boots on no later than 11am.

Then, that evening comes Baracus' 1st FunRAGER of 2009!
The Event Details Follow:
Medici Lounge
299 9th St
(between Clementina St & Folsom St)
9pm-2am
$10 (cover comes with 2 free raffle tickets)
Additional raffle tickets $5 each.
$20 cover + 2 raffle tickets + BA T-shirt
DJ MJDJ on the 1s and 2s featuring Funk, Old Skool Hip Hop and NO Eurotrash

Saturday, December 13th Baracus takes on their neighbors to the north, the Marin REDS. All Baracus are needed and should have their BOOTS ON by 12 NOON (that means be there no later than 11:30am) at the Marin City Field. Social to follow at the Mayflower Pub in San Rafael.

Saturday, November 22nd is our (2nd) favorite rugby tournament, the Chico Holiday Classic. People are driving down Friday and Saturday but regardless, be at Chico Jr High bright and early on Saturday. We are staying Friday and Saturday night at the Vagabond Inn in Chico.

Saturday, November 8th at 10am, Coach is organizing another touch rugby session on Baker Beach in San Francisco. Bring running shoes because we might throw some stair running into the mix as well. All are welcome. See ya'll out there.

Despite the storm, The 2nd Annual Halloween 10's Rugby Tournament, (brought to you by Sparks(tm)) powered through. You can read all about it on the match reports page

Remember to keep coming to training. We have an all-weather practice pitch for a reason! Also, remember to be a good citizen and Rock the Vote in the morning!

The 2nd Annual BA Baracus Halloween 10's Tournament, brought to you by Sparks(tm) is this Saturday, November 1!

Field set-up is at 7:30am, w/ all Baracus on Treasure Island by no later than 8:00am Saturday morning!

More info can be found on the Tournament Page.

GET HYPE!

Lots of rugby-related fun to be had this Saturday. First, from 10:00-11:30am, Coach is organizing a touch rugby session on Baker Beach in San Francisco. This is a good opportunity, especially for new guys, to keep building on the fitness and new skills you've started learning this past week at training. We'll run around a bit then cool off via drinks and ocean swimming.

Then, a bit later, at 7pm, we tee off for some Pub "Golf" in the Haight. We start at the Gold Cane Cocktail Lounge at 7pm, hit a bunch of places then end up at Kezar Pub. More info can be found on the Pub Crawl page.

The Bay Area Baracus Rugby Football Club begins official 2008-2009 Practice on Monday, October 20th, 2008 at 7:00pm! The location is Treasure Island.

Also, get ready for the 2nd Annual Halloween 10's Tourney on Saturday, November 1, also on TI. Get details on the Tournament page.

Aaaand...Team Pub Crawl on October 25! Details to come.

The Bay Area Baracus Rugby Football Club's Annual General Meeting is this Wednesday, July 30th, 2008 at 6:30pm! The location is Lynch's place in SOMA. ALL Baracus are needed as we will be discussing many important topics regarding next season and the future of the club. Come be heard!

Baracus narrowly lost to Marin RFC in the final to take home 2nd place and the Toilet Bowl. Read all about it on the Match Reports page.

Also, Touch sessions are now to be found on both sides of the bay. Check out the Practice page for more details.

We're sending a squad to San Rafael 7's this Saturday at Pickleweed Community Center. Yes we need you. Just show up. Boots on by 9:30am. Tourney goes 10-4 to be followed by Union Street/Harrison Ford ridiculousness in the Marina.

We'll be playing touch on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:30 on at the Marina Green. Completely Optional. Come out and get a run so you don't get fat :-).

Our final match of the 2007-2008 season is this Saturday at East Palo Alto. We need *EVERYONE* to come through to practice Wednesday night and to the pitch on Saturday. There will be two hard matches to play so numbers are critical! Believe it or not you'll miss rugby over the summer, so don't waste this opportunity to end the season strong!

"Practice" will be at PG's Office tonight, Mon March 17th in the form of a special film viewing session. Rugby is a mental game, so show up and exercise your mind.

Practice will be on Treasure Island BOTH nights (Mon/Wed) at 7pm through the end of the season! Come on out because there's plenty of rugby left and your brothers need you!

Check out the latest Match Reports for the latest results. Big games coming up in the next couple of weeks. Come to practice!!

The Match Saturday has been moved to Hayward at 12noon. Be there at 10:00am. Make sure you're checking your email for the latest (sign up to the email list via the big purple button on the left side of the page).

Sorry for the long delay in an update. We had a great match day last Saturday courtesy of the Harlots, some sprinklers and the Hotel Utah (and a ton of booze, of course). Check out the Match Report for more of the Baracus goodness.

The city has been kind enough not to work on Monday, so practice has been moved from Youngblood to TI. Check out the practice page and your email always for updates!

The First Annual Halloween 10's Tournament was a huge success. Thank you to all the teams that attended, it was a great day of rugby for all, and congratulations to East Palo Alto for taking 1st and 2nd place with their two teams (even though we didn't get to see a final). We're certainly looking forward to playing you guys this season as we were the only team at the tournament to hang a loss on either of your sides! We have some pictures that I'll be putting up in the next couple of weeks, but in the the mean time, thank you to our sponsors and everyone for making this event a huge success.

Great to see so many new and old faces out running around (and gasping for breath) today to celebrate the birthday of Baracus and to kick off our season on the right foot. Practice times and locations for the next several weeks are up on the Practice page. Remember, only 3 weeks until the tournament. Be ready to play and to lend a hand. And go for a run, you're all fat.

Ok, time to get some Rugby back in your life. PA 7s are this weekend (Directions are here). Practice will be this week at touch on Tuesday and Thursday. Then grab some beer and head to PA this Saturday for some fun.

Load up the A-team van: Baracus is heading to Palo Alto 7's this year with two teams. We'll be preparing for 7's in the most Baracus of ways: playing touch (and then drinking beer). Come out to touch on Marina Green Tuesday and Thursday (ESPECIALLY THURSDAY!). Map and location coming when Mission gets its act together. Dates and details (when we have them) on the Schedule Page.

In case you don't read your email, we're playing Memorial Day Monday @ 1pm on TI. Directions to Treasure Island are here.

A reminder to all the players: we're playing an English Touring Side on Treasure Island on Memorial Day, May 28th at 1pm. Also, according to the Pelican Refs site, Palo Alto 7's start June 23rd. We'll have at least one (real) practice before then, so keep your eyes peeled for an email. Hope to see you guys around at touch.

We're going to be playing an English side that is on tour here in the States on Monday, May 28th in Golden Gate Park. Stay tuned for more details.

We'll be playing touch on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:30 on at the Marina Green. Completely Optional. Come out and get a run so you don't get fat :-).

The practice schedule for the next couple of weeks is up on the Practice page. Also, apologies on the tardiness of the posting of the last two match reports, they will be forthcoming soon.

It was a lovely day on the sacred Polo Fields in many regards: the sun was shining, the PBR was flowing and the Baracus were running downhill. The Match Report has all the sunshine.

Disregard previous message: THE MATCH IS AT THE POLO FIELDS. Directions in case you don't know how to get there.

The match this Saturday against AG is in Hayward. Check the Directions page for info on how to get there.

As is apparently an annual event now, the match in Santa Rosa was a cold, wet affair. The Baracus did not play up to their potential this time, and came away empty handed. Read the Match Report for more (including a nice pic of Buckeye Mike).

Keep an eye on the Practice page for updates on where our upcoming practices will be.

A great day for Baracus in Fresno, as we maintained our perfection when playing at least an hour from home. Check out the Match Report for all the goodness.

Sorry, this update took so long. The match report from the Sac game is up as well as numerous pics from the match in Arroyo Grande.

A solid start to our season, as we travelled en-masse from the Bay Area down to Arroyo Grande and claimed yet another 'field of dreams' for Baracustan. Read the match report for more.

There has been a change of field for this Saturday's match in Arroyo Grande. The directions to the correct field are up on the directions page. Looking at the map, it's almost due East of 101 about 8 miles inland. It still takes around 4 hours from the Bay Area to drive down there, so make sure your ride is setup.

The directions to Arroyo Grande are up on the directions page. Riverbottom field is hard to find the first time, make sure you print out the directions before hand. It takes around 4 hours from the Bay Area to drive down there. Plan your rides now!

Got some great pics of the UCSC match from Gavin, which was pretty amazing since he played most of the match. Make sure you thank Gavin for his friend/family/relation taking some pics of us busting up some slugs.

Baracus gets to feel what it's like to be on the right side of a lopsided score. Read the Match Report for all the details.

Directions for this Saturday's match against UC Santa Cruz are up on the directions page.

Happy New Years to everyone! Now that the new year is upon us, it is time to make sure we take care of business off the field before we take care of business on the field.

First and foremost, PAY YOUR DUES. Take responsibility and take care of it, now.

Registration. Here is what you need to do to get your CIPP registration:

• Pay your dues (registration costs $$$).
• Print out and sign the waiver. (Download the waiver here)
• Photocopy your driver's license (or passport) and medical insurance card and give a copy to Murph.
• Make sure Murph has taken your picture for the NorCal IDs.

It was a tough day for Baracus against O-Club. Check out the match report for more.

The Gods have smiled upon the Nation of Baracustan and we have confirmed our match vs. O-Club tomorrow at West Sunset playground in San Francisco.

Invite everyone you know to come out for some beer, some food and a lot of great rugby tomorrow.

Here are directions to West Sunset Playground. Players show up no later than 11:30am, kickoff at 1pm!

As I'm sure everyone has noticed, it's been raining for almost a week, so there is a good chance that the Polo Fields will be closed. Right now, it's looking like the match will be played in Hayward. Check out the new directions page to find out how to get there.

Once we confirm that the Polo Fields are closed, we'll send out a notice on email and update the website.

Great weekend up in Chico, boys. For everyone that wasn't there, we played 3 matches against Santa Rosa, Redding and Chico, respectively. I'll get the match report up as soon as I can, but, the short version is, we got better with each match and we enjoyed all hospitality Chico had to offer (especially Hurricane).

I took some pics and uploaded them to the newly-created events section. Let me know if you have any to add to the collection.

-Murph