Recruitment
Practice begins December, 2025!
Practice begins December, 2025!
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Age-based teams
Monterey Bay Rugby Association aims to offer opportunities for the following age groups.
U10: ages 8-10
U12: ages 11-12
U14: ages 13-14
U16: ages 15-16
U18: ages 17-18
Youth ages 10 and under will participate as co-ed or all-gender teams. In the event that enrollment is low for U12, these teams will also participate as co-ed or all-gender teams.
Age groups are determined by the child’s age as of September 1st, 2025.
What to Expect
Each team will practice twice per week beginning early December 2025.
Throughout the season, we will progress the tournaments from touch rugby to full tackle as the season progresses.
Each competition day is played in a round robin tournament format. At lower levels there will not be scrums and lineouts, simply play freely and open rugby.
Schedule
Practices will begin in early December 2025.
Competitions will be held on weekends from January 4th through March 7th.
Additional fundraisers and social events will be held throughout the year.
Registration
All players will need to register & pay dues on Rugby Xplorer.
Gear
All players will need
rugby boots/ cleats with plastic spikes. No metal spikes are allowed
a mouthguard
water bottle
recommended, but not required: N Pro Scrum Cap
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Santa Cruz
Practice Schedule
begins December 8th 2025Mondays & Thursdays
Shoreline Middle School
6pm - 7:30pm U8 - U14
6:30pm - 8pm JV & Varsity -
Watsonville
Practice Schedule
begins December 2nd, 2025Wednesdays
4pm - 5pm
Watsonville High School -
Monterey
Practice Schedule
begins December 2nd, 2025Tuesdays & Thursdays
4pm - 5:15pm
Lincoln Park, East Garrison