[ Contact Info ] • Web Site: www.greatLVsoccer.com • Telephone #: 607-432-4365 • Fax #: 607-432-4430 • E-mail: greatLVsoccer@colassoc.com • E-mail: tournaments@colassoc.com • Mail: Great Lehigh Valley Soccer Festival % Lehigh Valley Sports Commission PO Box 20785, Lehigh Valley, PA 18002-0785		[ Press Releases ] November 1, 2004 For Immediate Release East Penn Rugby Union Collegiate Championships Coming to the Lehigh Valley this Weekend Dates: Saturday and Sunday, November 6 & 7, 2004 Place: Monocacy Park, Schoenersville Road Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Hosts: The Lehigh Valley Rugby Football Club in conjunction with the East Penn Rugby Union and the Lehigh Valley Sports Commission (Lehigh Valley, Pa) – Lehigh Valley Rugby Football Club (LVRFC) will be hosting the East Penn Rugby Union’s Collegiate Championships on Saturday and Sunday, November 6 – 7, 2004. The event will be held at Monocacy Park on Schoenersville Road in Bethlehem. This weekend of rugby will showcase the best men’s and women’s collegiate rugby in our area. Teams will be competing for Division 1, 2 and 3 titles. There is no charge for this event. The schedule for the event is as follows: Saturday, November 6th - Women's Matches Only 10:00AM - Division 3 Semi-finals Gettysburg vs. Franklin & Marshall Susquehanna vs. LaSalle 12:00Noon - Division 2 Semi-finals The College of New Jersey vs. Temple St. Joseph's vs. York 2:00PM - Division 1 Semi-finals Princeton vs. Lock Haven West Chester vs. Millersville Sunday, November 7th - Men's and Women's Finals and Consolations Field #1 9:30AM Women - Division 2 Consolation 11:15AM Men - Division 2 Finals - Albright vs. College of New Jersey 1:00PM Women - Division 1 Finals 2:45PM Men Division 1 Finals - U of Delaware vs. U of Penn Field #2 9:30AM Women - Division 1 Consolation 11:15AM Women - Division 2 Finals 1:00PM Men - Division 1B Finals - Millersville vs. U of Delaware 2:45 PM Women - Division 3 Finals “Fifteens” rugby is a game of 8 forwards and 7 backs per team whose goal is to gain yards down the field by carrying, kicking or passing the ball laterally or backwards to a player who is running onto the ball. Unlike football, in rugby the ball may not be passed forward to gain yards and to do so would result in a stoppage of play for a set piece called a “scrum” to re-start the ball. In a scrum, the 8 forwards from each team come together in an organized way to contest and gain possession of the ball with their feet so that it can be presented to the back-line players to begin the ball’s movement down the field toward the goal line. Scoring occurs when the ball is literally “touched down” within the in-goal area called a “try” which is worth 5 points. A “try” may be converted by kicking the ball through the goal posts and is worth 2 points. Contact (Not for publication, please): Susan Martinko, President LVRFC for additional information on this event hosted by the Lehigh Valley Rugby Football Club. H: (610) 868-3629, Email: semartinko@hotmail.com