Rugby w/BUCC Mission Statement

   This program is dedicated to training to be the best. We hope to groom champions from the highschool level to world class champions. We have history in our program, being already 4 time state champions with a handful of of semi final success and failure. We hope to make this rigorous experience also an environment for learning, safety, and genuine fun. Here we take winning and losing very seriously from the start since this is a U9-U19 program. There are no participation trophies gentlemen, its eat or be eaten in rugby; and by all means we train hungry men. Since we take training to maximum levels and try to push the younger children to limits they never reached before, we are considered to be one of the most intense programs in South Jersey and we show that reputation during our performance.
   Rugby is not soccer where you can mindlessly run the field, there are rules and strict fundamentals dealing with the flow of the game. Do to rugby being a complex sport we support our players to attend our cookouts, tailgates, and many other festivities before attending tournaments and games in hopes to form a full understanding and chemistry needed in the game on a professional, and what we expect on our highschool level as well. We recruit coaches with strict experience or knowledge on the game. Our staff is hand selected from many colleges like Rowan and Kutztown University, and the head coach was a world cup champion while playing with South Africa. We have the experience, and most definitely the knowledge, and that's why me attempt to drill and embed rugby into our younger players in hopes to rise them to fame and success. Since we spend so much time training our athletes, we spend great time and effort into making sure our athletes are happy and healthy. One can not be a champion at such a great sport if it is not taken serious or the will for victory is absent, so the demeanor at which we try to treat our athletes is in hopes to build self-esteem and break egos to form our boys into men.
   To have such a close relationship with our athletes it is important to communicate not just to the player, but to the family as well. We have had our athletes family's be huge help during our seasons. We need parents to be involved as well to get players and set up many thing for away games, get-togethers, and so forth. This being said, rugby has and forever will be a gentlemen sport so sportsmanship is not just supported on the sidelines, but required. How we handle ourselves on and off the field comes into play with how we are viewed, not just as oneself, but as a club. It is a key factor for our players to handle winning as well as the handle losing, by learning from their mistakes and by taking immense victory humbly. We also require dedication from our player, do not expect to show up to a few practices and be a part of the starting 15, it takes effort and determination to be this team's MVP.  With all this being said, we hope for many people interested and past players to come out and enjoy themselves. Happy rucking to all and good luck on the upcoming spring season boys!!!

Director and Head Coach

           -Ayden Bucci