In addition to the new officers, several other club issues were discussed before we adjourned to the pool for some beer and hot dogs.  Here are the things I remember: (1) we have two new sponsors, see previous post, (2) the club needs everyone to pay their dues, (3) dues requirement before playing was debated at length, (4) new jerseys were discussed, (5) Mudfish is coming and we need all hands on deck, (6) the search for a new coach & (7) road trip to Houston for seven's tournament on July 11th.

Following the meeting, the knights battled a birdhouse full of angry wasps, grilled up some meat, drank beer, and cooled off in the pool.  If you weren't there, you missed the fun.

We have two great new sponsors.  Our new home bar will be San Francisco Rose and Pyramid Brewing will be providing the refreshments.

DAR-lington entered a strong, forward heavy side into this past weekend's Austin Bloodfest tournament.  We fought hard, but the heat and lack of team cohesion worked against us and we lost in the first round of the playoffs.  Then the fun really began.  Bloodfest isn't just about rugby, it's also about the pub crawl and this is where DARC's expereince paid off.  At last report, all the Knights were alive and kicking, although Richie's car was overheating on the way back to Dallas.

Summer 2009 schedule:
June:
  6th @ Dallas RFC / Lake Highlands
20th @ Bloodfest / Austin
27th @ Dallas Harlequins / West Qualifier
27th @ Alamo City / San Antonio
 
July:
11th @ Denver Barbarians / West Qualifier
11th @ Varano / Houston
18th @ Tornado Alley / Norman
25th @ KC Blues / West Qualifier
25th @ Sweat Sevens / Little Rock

August:
 1st @ Mudfish / Lake Highlands

Denton's Spur of the Moment 7's tournament started off the summer 2009 season.  DARC rolled in on the magic school bus and made a good showing and took home the shield trophy,

Due to the down economy, Tim has made the decision to close the doors of our long time host bar.  Tim has been a great supporter of DARC and we have been fortunate to have the best bar in the TRU.  Let's all get together on Saturday and raise a glass one last time to Tim and his crew.  We'll set a time in the next couple of days.

Garage Sale Results:

We made a little over $400 for the club this past Saturday.  Donations were from Bloo, Bear, Jay, Swick, and me.  Also, Drew, Richie, Ray, and Bash came out to help.  I understand now that the word didn’t get out to everyone in time.  We could certainly do another garage sale anytime if someone will offer their place to host.  Easy way to put a few bucks into the club.

 

AGM Update:

The plan is still to meet on May 23^rd.  New location to be determined.  Get your nominations to Bloo.  Cookie has agreed to stay on as Match Secretary, but we need new blood for the positions of President, Treasurer, and Secretary.  It's time for the youith to step up and take ownership of this club.

On Saturday, 28 March, DARC will travel to face the McAllen Knights in the TRU Quarterfinals, the first ever meeting of these two clubs.  Cool Bus leaves on Friday!