2010 Empire State Games

Masters Rugby

Men & Women

Eligibility:
1. Participants must be 18 by July 23, 2010.
2. Participants must attend the regional masters tryout and be selected to a team.
For more specific details read the Masters Eligibility Rules.

Fee: $10.00 Non-Refundable tryout registration fee
An additional $30 will be collected from each player who is named to the finals roster.  (The additional $30 fee will be collected by Coach after the team has been selected.)

Competition Format: USARFU Rules including seven - a - side modifications to govern event.  Each team will consist of 12 players (M & W).

Entries: You may register online until 24 hours prior to the date of the tryout, or you may simply go to the tryout site (walkup entry) and signup on the day of the tryout. It is strongly recommended that you register online prior to the tryout.

Competition Schedule: Friday, July 23 & Saturday, July 24; University of Buffalo, Amherst Campus

Tryouts: Tryouts will be conducted in each region to determine who will qualify for that team. Tryout dates/times and contacts are listed below.

Regional Tryout Schedules:
(note - check back for additions and updates to the tryout schedules - additions/changes in RED)
Region Tryout Date (s) Time Site Contact
Adirondack (M) TBA TBA TBA  
Adirondack (W) TBA TBA TBA  
Hudson Valley (M&W) TBA TBA TBA  
Long Island (M) TBA TBA TBA  
Long Island (W) TBA TBA TBA  
New York City (M) TBA TBA TBA  
New York City (W) TBA TBA TBA  
Central (M) TBA TBA TBA  
Central (W) TBA TBA TBA  
Western (M) TBA TBA TBA  
Western (W) TBA TBA TBA  


For information on the new tryout registration process, please visit the How to Register page.

Empire State Games Regions: Listed below are the regions of the Games and the counties which make up the region.  Athletes tryout in the region in which they reside.

ADIRONDACK REGION: Counties of: Albany, Clinton, Columbia, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton, Montgomery, Saratoga, Schoharie, Schenectady, St. Lawrence, Rensselaer, Warren, and Washington.
If your legal residence is in one of these counties, you are a member of the Adirondack Region.

CENTRAL REGION: Counties of: Broome, Cayuga, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego, Otsego, Schuyler, Tioga, and Tompkins.
If your legal residence is in one of these counties, you are a member of the Central Region.

HUDSON VALLEY REGION: Counties of: Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, and Westchester.
If your legal residence is in one of these counties, you are a member of the Hudson Valley Region.

LONG ISLAND REGION: Counties of: Nassau, and Suffolk.
If your legal residence is in one of these counties, you are a member of the Long Island Region.

NEW YORK CITY REGION: Counties (or boroughs) of: Bronx, Kings (Brooklyn), New York (Manhattan), Queens, and Richmond (Staten Island).
If your legal residence is in one of these counties/boroughs, you are a member of the New York City Region.

WESTERN REGION: Counties of: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Niagara, Ontario, Orleans, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne, Wyoming, and Yates.
If your legal residence is in one of these counties, you are a member of the Western Region.