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2008

Last Home Game of the Season! - October 23, 2008

The Hurricanes are hosting the Columbia Bombshells this Saturday at 1 pm at Westvaco Field in Hanahan with the social following at 3 pm at Recovery Room with a "Heaven and Hell" theme.

Hurricanes in the News! - October 10, 2008

Our President, Erica Colls, was interviewed for the article "Leader of women's rugby takes hard knocks with grace" by David Quick in October 9th's issue of The Post and Courier. "Rugby is a rough sport, but that doesn't deter a determined group of 15 local women from playing. The Charleston Hurricanes Women's Rugby Football Club actively competes and just returned from a tournament in Memphis last weekend..." read more

Luau Fundraiser - September 22, 2008

Join the Charleston Hurricanes Women's Rugby Football Club on Friday, September 26th from 7-10pm for an end of summer Luau party. $25 ALL YOU CAN DRINK domestic beer, house liquor and wine! Dress in your best Hawaiian attire and prepare to get Lei'd by some of the toughest women you'll ever meet!

Drinking for Playoffs! - August 29, 2008

The Charleston Hurricanes are having a $25 ALL YOU CAN DRINK event at Mad River Bar & Grill (32 North Market Street) September 5th from 7-10pm. Your $25 gets you access to unlimited supplies of house liquor, wine and domestic beers, as well as the company of some lovely rugger ladies! We will also have jello shots for $2. Come have a good time and help fund our trip to the Division II Playoffs in Memphis!

August 30 game info - August 29, 2008

The Charleston Hurricanes game against the Raleigh Venom will be at James Island County Park at 1pm. Entrance to the park is $1. Social afterwards will be at Parson Jack's in West Ashley.

Join our Football Pool and you could WIN BIG! - August 11, 2008

$20 to sign-up -1st place receives 30% of total, 2nd place receives 15%, 3rd place gets their $20 back, and the remaining will help alleviate travel costs to Memphis for the Div. II Championships. In order to join the group, just go to Pro Football Pick'em, click the "Sign Up" button (or "Create or Join Group" if you are a returning user). From there, follow the path to join an existing private group and when prompted, enter the following information... Group ID#: 890 - Password: rugger. Then give your money to a Hurricane Team member or click the button below to pay through paypal. Paypal payments are subject to an additional $1 convenience fee. Payment must be received by September 10, or set will be removed.

It's Hurricane Season! - August 10, 2008

The Charleston Hurricanes were undefeated in their bracket at Pitch-a-Tent. The following weekend we ended 7's season with a First Place win at Gratis 7's in Savannah, GA. This Saturday we saw the USA Eagles live versus ASM Clermont Auvergne in Charleston. Check out the photos page to see more of these events. Please join us in making the rest of hurricane season strong with our fundraiser at Patrick's Pub & Grill on Friday, August 15th and our first 15's game when we host the Raleigh Venom on August 30th. Check back for more info on time and place.

Party with the Hurricanes at Patricks - July 21, 2008

Thanks to everyone who made it to our keg party last weekend! We have another fundraiser coming up at Patrick's Pub & Grill on Friday, August 15th. We are holding a raffle with tons of great prizes, and there will be Hurricanes selling Jello shots throughout the night.

Fundraiser Keg Party on Folly Beach - July 16, 2008

Join us Saturday July 19th Noon to 4pm at Folly Beach near the 5th Block for our Keg Party Fundraiser to support Charleston Women's Rugby. You buy a $5 cup and we fill'er up! There will be Jell-ho shots and shooters available too! Bring cash AND A VALID ID!!!! Proceeds will go towards tournament fees, travel, and equipment for the Hurricanes!

Election Results - July 1, 2008

The results are in, effective immediately the new executive board consists of:

President - Erica Colls
Match Secretary - Kelsey Wilson
Treasurer - Jennifer Jones
Secretary - Alexis Cameron
Public Relations- Emily Morgan
Fundraising Chair - Stephanie Merrell
Social Chair - Megan Gabrial
Webmaster - Teresa Karr

Calendars now only $10 + FREE SHIPPING - June 18, 2008 If you haven't had a chance to "Get Dirty With the Charleston Hurricanes" yet, don't delay! Calendars are only $10 with free shipping, get yours before they are gone! The calendar goes through through March, 2009, but the photos are good forever. Check out the calendars and other items for sale on our merchandise page.

Summer 7's Season has Started - May 18, 2008

The Charleston Hurricanes took 5th place out of 6 women's teams at Airborne 7's in Fayetteville, NC. The next tournament is Memorial Day 7's here in Charleston, so come out and support us. The event is hosted by the Charleston Outlaws, check out their website for more information.

Final 15's Match of the Season - April 11, 2008

The Columbia Bombshells wanted another lesson in how to play rugby from the Charleston Hurricanes. They are hosting us Saturday, April 12 at 11am at the fields by Strom Thurmond Wellness Center (on the corner of Blossom and Assembly streets.) Following our game the USC women will be playing Furman in a 7's match. The social will be held at CJ's in Five Points.

The Calendars are here!!! - March 28, 2008 The Charleston Hurricanes 2008-09 calendars have arrived! They are can be purchased online on our Merchandise page, or by contacting a team member. We will also have calendars available at games if you would like to come meet the models in person and get your calendar signed.  Click the calendar cover to see a preview of some of the pictures included.

Last Home Game of the Season - March 28, 2008

The Charleston Hurricanes will be playing their last home game of the season against the Columbia Bombshells Saturday, March 29 at the Daniel Island Battery Practice field (if rain at the old Navy Base.) Game time is at 11:30 am, and will be followed by Charleston Outlaws Rugby games at 1pm and 3pm.

The Hurricanes/Shamrocks finished in third place at the 2008 St. Patty's Day Tournament hosted by the Savannah Shamrocks. Thanks to the Shamrocks for the great event and putting us up. The partying was cut short when a citywide blackout forced the bars to quit serving, but everyone was probably a little better off the next day for it. We're already looking forward to next year!

2008 Season Off to a Great Start - March 1, 2008

The Charleston Hurricanes have won the first three games of the year against GSU, Jacksonville, and a motley group of ruggers from all over the Carolinas representing Charlotte. We are ready to face Shippensburg on Saturday March 8, at 1:30pm at the old Navy Base, come out and support us!

Hurricanes Hit North Charleston Coliseum - February 5, 2008 The Hurricanes were back at the Coliseum this year to support our SC Stingrays against the Charlotte Checkers.  We must have been good luck, because the Rays defeated the Checkers 3-2. The girls got a chance to hit the ice during a break in the game and had a great time, but we'll stick to rugby.

2008-09 Rugby Calendars Are In The Works - January 1, 2008

It's time to get excited again about the upcoming 2008-09 Charleston Hurricanes WRFC calendars.  They will be available for purchase at the St. Patrick's Rugby Tournament in Savannah, Ga.  They will also be available online via our web page for purchase using paypal.  Please check out the merchandise link to reserve your copy before they sell out like last year!

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2007

Atlanta Harlequins Game - September 1, 2007

The Charleston Hurricanes teamed up with Savannah Shamrocks and Augusta to play Division I Atlanta Harlequins in Augusta, GA. It was a day of crazy weather, but at least it made the ground a little softer.  It was a downpour through most of the game, but rain doesn't stop ruggers!  Atlanta's team flowed as if they knew exactly what the person next to them were thinking.  With a coach now and more time together, we hope to challenge Atlanta again.

Charleston Outlaws' 2007 Memorial Day Tournament - May 29, 2007

This past weekend was the Memorial Day Tournament hosted by our Charleston Outlaws.  We were so happy to have 5 women's teams in this year's bracket: Philly women, Savannah WRFC, University of Florida WRFC and 2 sides of the Hurricanes.  Congratulations to the Savannah women for taking first place and to University of Fl for second place.  It was a fun day of rugby with all of us ending up with scrapes from the dry-ass pitches.  Tragically one of our own women injured her knee in the second game, but hopefully it will be a short recovery.  The social consisted of a pub crawl from The Brick to Mad River and finally Wild Wings.  Thanks again to all of the ruggers that made the journey and we hope everyone had fun!

Charleston Hurricanes Host "Ruggers for Rescue" Fundraiser - April 22, 2007

Thanks to Madra Rua and especially Jason Weber, General Manager, for helping the Hurricanes host our "Ruggers for Rescue" fundraiser.  The money raised will help the Hurricanes with tournament and game expenses with a portion going to the John Ancrum S.P.C.A (local chapter of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals).  The evening was a wonderful success as well as fun!  Thanks to everyone that came out and showed your support.  Without our friends, families and local citizens, it wouldn't have been such a success.  We are happy to be able to help the S.P.C.A. and look forward to hosting many more fundraisers that help support a local charity.  Please check out the fundraiser's flyer to see what it was all about.

Citadel puts up a good fight - April 21, 2007

The Citadel WRFC is young, but will be a force to be reckoned with.  It was a hard fought game Friday night on the Parade Grounds of the Citadel, but age and experience helped the Hurricanes come away with a 30-17 win against the scrappy team.  They have several agile runners and tough tacklers as well as tough to tackle girls.  We always appreciate and look forward to playing a team with such good character and desire to gain experience.  Hopefully some of these girls will play with us once they graduate.  We are already blessed to have some help us out.

Hurricanes Continue Winning Streak @ USC - April 9, 2007

Columbia is some tough rugby to get through to have so much fun at the social.  The game was fantastic, although we were dropping like flies.  Both teams started with 13.  We played three 20-min halves and by the end of the second we were down to 11 players.  Luckily we had a lead on the Lady Gamecocks and just had to hold tough.  The pitch is beautiful--set down in a valley right by the campus--but hard as hell!!  I swear its only a layer of dirt and grass on a concrete slab!  Thanks to the ladies as well as the guys from Columbia Olde Grey and Fort Bragg for making the social at Delaney's as entertaining as always!  Only going to say: "Strip flip-cup??  Game ON!!"  Special thanks as always to the Savannah women that made it up--ALWAYS stay for the social!!! We want to see more of it!!

2-1 Record at St. Patty's Tourney - March 12, 2007

We had quite the team going into the tourney!  With the help of the Savannah women and a couple of Augusta women we were able to come out with 2 wins and only one loss.  Bad luck caused us to matched up against Orlando who ended up taking first place.  According to the tournament's bracket system, 2 other teams were placed ahead of us for the 3rd place game despite us having the same record and better scoring games because of our first game loss.  Regardless, we had a weekend of great rugby and celebrating St. Patty's Day in one of the best cities--SAVANNAH, GA.  Special thanks to the Savannah men who hosted an awesome "warm-up" party during the parade.  We look forward to kickin' ass and rockin' out in 2008!

Excitement Builds for St. Patty's Tourney in Savannah... - March 12, 2007

The Hurricanes are getting prepared for the Annual St. Patrick's Day rugby tourney in Savannah, GA.  This past Saturday, some of the Savannah women came up for a joint practice.  We had a great turnout and was able to practice as a whole side with a couple extras.  Special thanks to Dave and Joe for running the practice.  We look forward to this tourney for its awesome display of rugby and almost unmatched celebrations that make us all Irish for a day!  Look out Savannah, the strong Hurricanes are coming!!!

Hurricanes Hit North Charleston Coliseum - March, 2007 The Hurricanes went to support our SC Stingrays as they took on the Columbia Inferno.  Unfortunately, our presence proved too much to ignore and caused the Stingrays to be distracted and ultimately lose 4-6.  Some of our girls were fortunate enough to witness some of the Stingray rookies in rare and entertaining form.  Karaoke will never be the same!  A personal thanks from all of us Hurricanes to the Stingray veterans!  Go RAYS!

2007 Off To a Good Start:  Charleston defeats Jacksonville 17-7 - January 21, 2007

With the help of the Savannah Shamrocks and a couple of Augusta women, Charleston was able to defeat a new and upcoming Jacksonville team.  It was a very aggressive game loaded with awe-inspiring hits and great ball handling.  The social was full of songs and the city, full of great places to continue the party.  Thanks to the Jacksonville sides for making it worth the trip down. We look forward to our future encounters.  Video will be available soon.

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2006

Semi-Nude Charleston Women's Rugby Calendars ARE HERE!!! - Dec 13, 2006 Please help support your Charleston women's rugby team by purchasing one of our 15-month calendars!  The calendar is full of beautifully tasteful semi-nude ruggers.  We are devoted to fighting the stereotype of women ruggers and show that we can be beautiful and sexy as well as kick ass on the pitch.  Click the calendar cover to see a preview of some of the pictures included.

Hurricanes Take 1st Place at Columbia's Grunk 7's Annual Tournament - December 11, 2006

The Hurricanes beat Jacksonville 17-5.  It was close loses to both USC and Clemson (10-17 & 7-12 ).  We beat Savannah women 22-0. We played against Clemson University for the championship game.  This time we completely dominated by scoring 22-7.  It was a long, rough day of rugby, but was well worth it in the end bringing home the coveted 1st place trophy to Charleston for the first time.  We'd like to thank all of our competitors and hosts Columbia Olde Grey for a spectacular day of rugby!  A special thanks to Savannah women and our Charleston Outlaws for cheering us on. 

Hurricanes Get An Early Christmas Present - December 3, 2006

The Hurricanes teamed up with some of the ladies from Savannah for this year's annual Toys for Tots 15's tournament put on by Bill Bell of the Citadel.  We look forward to this tournament every year because its not only for a great cause (everyone brings an unwrapped toy for the Marine Corps collection), but we match up against teams that always challenge us.  Our first game was against the College of Charleston and ended with a 27-12 victory.  The 17-0 score against the Citadel doesn't illustrate the closeness of the game.  Thanks to some key tackles and turnovers, we were able to come out of this tournament as CHAMPIONS!

Semi-Nude Charleston Women's Rugby Calendar Fundraiser - December 1, 2006 Please help support your Charleston women's rugby team by purchasing one of our 15-month calendars.  They will be available the week of December 18th.  The funds accrued through this calendar sale will be used to purchase equipment, secure a lighted practice field, tournament fees, hire referees, advertise our team and absorb travel costs of our team.  Click the cover to see a preview of some of the pictures included.

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