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Season Practice – OffThe 2013 SCRFU season has ended and the Rebellion is taking break. There will be no practices until further notice. New to Rugby? Season Kick Off GameJoin us for our first game of the 2013 Season against the Las Vegas Maoris. All Rebellion teammates need to be at John Muir Middle School by 1:30pm 3rd Half Social 2013 Rebellion Rugby Calendars have arrived and are waiting to adorn your wall! Order now through our Rebellion Store or find us at any of our upcoming events to get your hands on one. In Person cost is $15 and online orders are $20 (includes shipping/handling). Thank you for you support and enjoy!
Rebels! Our season is right around the corner. Take a look at the schedule below and plan accordingly
Every November the 3 California IGRAB teams get together for an event unlike any other. RUCKTACULAR!!
Join us Friday night at GYM Bar as we welcome the visiting teams to LA. 7pm – 10 pm Saturday IS A RUGBY DAY! The tournament is being held at Blair High School and kick off is at noon. The all important 3rd half is being held at our host bar Eagle LA after the games. In a continued effort to reach to out to the community the LA Rebellion has recently teamed up with LifeWorks. LifeWorks is a nonprofit organization that offers mentoring and consulting to LGBT youth in safe and positive environment. At our last fundraiser, the Bachelor Auction, we pledged 10% of all proceeds to LifeWorks. Thanks to the generous individuals who bought dates, merchandise, and raffle tickets at auction, we were able to raise a substantial amount for both the team and LifeWorks. We were honored to have Michael F, Director of LifeWorks, join us at our year end BBQ, and present him a check from the funds we raised for LifeWorks. Here is our president Ben presenting the check to Michael at the BBQ.
The LA Rebellion is very glad we could help out a great cause and we look forward to working with LifeWorks in the future. If you are interested in learning more about LifeWorks and the great work they do, please visit LifeWorksLA.org  The Rebellion in our new jerseys courtesy of EagleLA and NEC (photo by Steve J.) The Rebellion posted another strong finish in the Bingham Cup VI June 1-3, 2012, in Manchester, United Kingdom finishing tied for seventh place of 37 international teams. The Rebellion emerged 2-1 from a strong pool including San Francisco A, Sydney B, and Atlanta. After a tough opening loss to the Fog, who finished second overall, the Rebellion won back-to-back matches against the Convicts B side and the Bucks. Zulu tries were earned by Mr. Cupcake, PT Cruiser, and the Doctor. Despite a tough fought 0-0 second half against the Gotham Knights (NYC) in the Cup quarterfinal, the Rebellion were unable to overcome a first half deficit and dropped to the Plate Semifinal. With only twelve healthy players remaining, the Rebellion put forth a signature hard-hitting effort in a muddy loss to the host Manchester Village Spartans in our final match on Sunday. The Rebellion were supported all weekend by Hollie, Heather and Mike - whether it was getting us water, telling HJ what side we’re on, or cheering us up on the buses they were there for us  Ana's scratch and AB's foot Rebellion MVP goes to our forwards captain Ananias Chairez. Always a vocal and physical leader on the field, Ana displayed exceptional courage and mental toughness playing the last three matches with a serious scratch on his right arm. He was one of only three Rebels to play all 200 minutes in the tourney (along with Boooooo and Pinko) and looked like he was hiding from a Predator by the end of the mudmatch. Cheers to the Bingham Cup champion Sydney Convicts and the host Manchester Village Spartans. Team Updates - AB’s surgery was a success and he’s hobbling around Europe now. After second and third opinions from renowned surgeons, Ho will be able to keep his leg despite the Charlie Horse. Padilla and Caufield will likely punch you if you accidentally bear hug their ribs. Trancer 2 will never again use British medical tape on his foot. HJ knows what day it is. Pinko remembers that Trancer are two different people. Ghost Protocol has not been spotted since dinner. Many thanks to all of our supporters – this Bingham Cup would not have been possible without everyone’s ongoing support. That’s not lip service. Until the auction, we were perilously close to not being able to bring over a full side. Thank you everyone! Finally cheers to our coach Will Tabor who helped us prepare and worked tirelessly with Padilla and JP throughout the tournament to adjust our roster as Rebels got hurt  Those left standing after the mud-bowl match against Manchester; pic by Hollie(wood) The Rebellion are pleased to announce the addition of JP to our coaching staff for the upcoming 2012 season. JP has played rugby for about a bazillion years, and has helped the Rebellion grow since our inception (even when that jackass was running switches against me just to exploit my slowness …)
/Pinko
Congratulations to the LA Rebellion, who placed 2nd out of 9 teams with a 3-1 record this past weekend at Seattle’s Magnitude 15.11 tournament — our highest finish in a Magnitude tournament! In the first match of the tournament, the Rebellion defeated the Seattle Quake B-side 22-0. During the second match, the Phoenix Storm (featuring two Rebellion alums) earned the first try of the match but the Rebellion then reeled off 36 unanswered points to secure the win in a spirited, hard-hitting match. Day 2 went a bit rougher. Playing against the Seattle Quake’s A-side during the first match of the day, by halftime we were down 17-0. However, during the 2nd half (in typical Rebellion style), the boys clamped down on defense, preventing any additional tries but still unable to close the gap in our lone loss of the weekend. Cheers to the 4-0 Quake on a well deserved championship! With that unpleasantness behind us, the Rebellion seized the opportunity for redemption in the matches that followed. For the first time in club history, the Rebellion defeated the San Francisco Fog in an IGRAB tournament match! The team gutted out a 24-10 victory over the Fog in a game that included a 7 minute try-line stand and approximately 1 bazillion scrums. Other tournament events included the Kangaroo Court, hosted by rugby legend Ben Cohen. One of the Rebellion backs (who shall remain nameless) was called in front of the court and appropriately disciplined for crimes against rugby. Later, the team represented en masse at the Cuff (a host bar and sponsor for the tournament). The motto for the night: First we drink (pitchers), then we put our pants on. Congratulations to coach Will Tabor, team captain Will ‘Thrilla’ Padilla, Nate Leung (who we named as our MVP for the tournament), and the rest of the boys. It was an outstanding weekend on and off the pitch! Many thanks to the host Seattle Quake for running another outstanding tournament, Ben Cohen and the StandUp Foundation for their participation in the tournament and all their awesome work, and of course the Eagle LA and all of our supporters for making this weekend spectacular! |
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