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Our Mission

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The Minnesota Valkyries Rugby Club is an organization of former and present rugby players dedicated to the development of rugby, our team, and our community. We strive to maintain our position as one of the elite organizations within USA Rugby by creating a positive and enduring impact in all that we do. We bring honor to the sport of rugby by upholding our traditions, competing with pride, and understanding that every time we step onto the pitch we play for the legacy and future of The Minnesota Valkyries Rugby Club.

Core Values

What we do Integrity
Never compromised
What we do Unity
To work for each other and with each other
What we do Strength
to challenge ourselves mentally and physically
What we do Development
As individuals, as team, as organization, as community
What we do Respect
For the game, our coaches, our teammates, our opponents, our lives outside of rugby, our differences, our abilities, our history

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Valks vs Gusties

1st Home Game!

 Come watch your 

 take on

 Gustavus Adolphus

Sunday

May 6

@ 11:00am

Egan Community Center

1501 Central Parkway

Eagan, MN 55121

Click here for Map
 
Valks vs Sirens

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo

by watching

 

MN Valkyries

play



 

 St. Cloud Sirens


Saturday

May 5

@ 10:00am

Hope to see you there!

Diocese Park

3322 Main Prairie Road
Saint Cloud, MN 56301

Click here for Map
 
Rugby Promo Video

Official promotional video for the British Columbia Rugby Union.

The themes of tradition, camaraderie and opportunity are central.

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 The video...is a key element in BC Rugby's action plan to promote and streamline youth rugby across the province.
(produced by Brüdder Productions - http://brudder.ca)
 
Rugby in the USA

Rugby's sleeping giant ready to stir

(IRB.COM) Saturday 28 January 2012

By Ian Gilbert

It is a favourite sporting trivia question: Who are the reigning Olympic rugby champions? Full marks if you answered “USA” – and they will get the chance to retain their title at Rio 2016.

“Now we have an Olympic opportunity and close behind it I’d say it won’t be that long until we have semi-professional or professional contracts for 15-a-side.”
-USA Rugby chief executive Nigel Melville

Rugby's sleeping giant ready to stir

USA Rugby's award-winning Rookie Rugby programme has introduced more than 500,000 children to the sport across the States

Read more...
 
Respect Your Referee

In case you needed another reason to love rugby, check out this referee letting the captain know that "This is not soccer."

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Gotta respect your referee if you wanna play rugby!
 
Ringgenberg Interview by Knight

Valkyries' Back Christy Ringgenberg Inverview

Phaidra Knight
04/24/12
scrumhalfconnection.com

A perennial Team USA Eagle, Phaidra Knight is one of the most recognized names in women’s rugby. Her home club is the New York Rugby Club. Today, she chats with Team USA star  Christy Ringgenberg.
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2012 IRB 7s in London
Monday, 23 April 2012
From www.ScrumQueens.com

Pools set for IRB Sevens in London

The toughest pool though undoubtedly is Pool C which is headed by current Rugby World Cup Sevens champions Australia, who are joined by a rapidly improving USA side as well as China and France who will also be aiming high.


English Women's team after winning Hong Kong 7's (photo credit not provided)
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New Rugger!

Congratulation to Abby and Jason on bringing into the world another beautiful rugger.

Elijah Alan Rombalski
6 lbs 4oz
Born April 21

(A little early but doing fine!)
 
Practice has Started

Yo Lisa!...Come Play 

with the 

MN Valkyries!

 

Tuesdays & Thursdays


@ Lake Nokomis

4955 West Lake Nokomis Parkway
Minneapolis, MN 55434
4955 W Lake Nokomis Pkwy, Minneapolis, MN 55417


6:30 - Sunset


Learn

Make New Friends

Develop Your Rugby Skills

or

Just Come to

Stay in Shape!

Hope to see you there!
 
Attn Beer Olympians

Beer Olympics is

 
Coming Soon!

SUMMER 2012

Team Names?

Team comstumes/uniforms?


START GETTING READY!!


"Like" us on Facebook
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more details!

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