Mike- Please keep me on the mailing list, but it looks
unlikely I'll grow new knee cartilege,so mark me down
as unavailable for the foreseeable future..I treasure
the Cardinal experience and enjoy the e-mails however.
Gene Adams
--- mdpuopolo@... wrote:

> Fellows,
>
> Please accept my apologies if you receive this email
> several times or even
> once if you didn't want it. I had to merge several
> rosters (and am mailing to
> two groups). I am afraid that I am still going to
> miss some people that should
> be getting on the list. We will have a better
> system in place in 2008.
> Actually, Mike Herron, I believe that I have missed
> many of the 50+ rosters.
> Please forward this to them.
>
> Looking forward to seeing as many of you as possible
> in Virginia Beach for
> the banquet on January 19th. Please make sure to
> RSVP, either way. Mike Herron
> (_mike.herron@..._
> (mailto:mike.herron@...) ) is
> keeping track. The room is big.. the most expensive
> drink is $4, the food is
> good, we will have music, we have some folks to
> recognize and it will mean more
> if YOU can be there.
>
> 2008 Schedule? Please review & let me know which
> events you would be
> interested in attending/playing?
>
> We have a number of options for 2008 and this is an
> effort to firm up the
> various tournaments and events that we will send
> Cardinal entries. Please
> review and let me know if you have questions. Please
> respond by email and let me
> know in which events you would participate. I am
> hopeful that you will
> circulate this and return your answers to me by
> mid-January. Hopefully we can have
> it done before the banquet.
>
> January 19th - Banquet - Virginia Beach - everyone
> is welcome. A good
> opportunity to bring a prospective Cardinal or a
> retired player. Also a great
> chance to test the mettle of a girlfriend, drive
> your wife over the edge, etc.
>
> Feb 8,9,10, 2008 USA Sevens - San Diego - I
> went last year as did
> several other Cardinals. There is an over 35 -
> social - one day 15's tournament on
> the Friday (Feb 8th) before the Sevens take place
> on Saturday & Sunday.
>
> Feb 23, 24, 2008 Fort Lauderdale Ruggerfest -
> Depending upon the level of
> interest we will enter sides in the following
> brackets - 35+, 45+, 50+ and
> hopefully we will kick off the 55+ with a Florida
> Old Boys side. We are also
> considering entering an open division side. The
> tournament is held before the
> regular club side matrix matches begin and it would
> be great to have an
> invitational side of future Cardinals getting to
> play together. Between the clubs in
> Virginia, Harrisburg, Carolina, Philly, Atlanta,
> Life - you would think we
> could collect a nice tour side.
>
> March 15, 16, 2008 St. Patrick's Day Rugby
> Tournament - Savannah - Last year
> the Cardinals entered a 35+ side in the Old Boys
> bracket and won the
> tournament. Depending upon the level of interest we
> could also enter a Cardinals
> side in another bracket as well. Not Old Boys,
> perhaps Social?
>
> March 20-31, 2008. Chile Rugby tour. This is a tour
> being organized by Rich
> Etzkorn, The deadline to be included is close at
> hand but if you want more
> information then please contact Rich.
> _RGEtzkorn@..._
> (mailto:RGEtzkorn@...)
>
> April 26, 27, 2008 Maggotfest - Missoula - Last
> year, the Cardinals
> supported a Life College Alumni side. We won all of
> our matches and it was a wild
> weekend. We could enter a side this year.
>
> April/May - dates unsure yet - Evergreen -
> Vancouver, Canada - There is a
> strong old boys group here. They have a tournament
> and regularly field sides
> that are 40+, 50+ and even 60+.
>
> June 15 or so, 2008 - Stone Harbor - one match. Very
> competitive, nice
> venue. We need to go back and win that one. Last
> year the age was 33+ and the
> rules were modified to mirror those used in Bermuda
> in International 33+
> competition.
>
> Aug 1-3, 2008 - Saranac Can-Am Rugby Tournament -
> Saranac/Lake Placid - We
> could enter several sides in this years tournament.
> 35+ is back, 45+, 50+ and
> Open.
>
> September 1-8 approx. 2008 - Scotland Tour - Golden
> Oldies - Cardinals
> supporting Poltroons. Phil Dorsey is the Cardinal
> contact for the tour. If you are
> interested, you should contact Phil now.
> _PhilD@..._
> (mailto:PhilD@...)
>
> September 18-21, 2008 - Aspen Ruggerfest - 35's,
> 45's, 50's and 55's.
>
> Any other events that you are interested in that
> aren't listed above? Please
> let me know about them and whether you would be
> interested in organizing a
> side to that or another particular event.
>
> Hope all of you enjoyed Thanksgiving, have great
> holidays and are doing
> something to work out. We play in less than twelve
> weeks.
>
> Mike Puopolo
>
>
>
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