If you get a chance to visit the BYU Bookstore in Provo in the near future, take a moment to check out the ads cycling through on the overhead TVs... you just might see this ad for the new BYU Rugby 2009 DVD, now available in the BYU Bookstore. Enjoy!
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Monday, July 27, 2009
Thursday, July 16, 2009
BYU Bookstore Offers BYU Rugby Highlight DVD
PROVO, Utah– The BYU Bookstore has acquired the right to sell the recently-released BYU Rugby 2009 Highlight Video.
"I think the quality of the video really speaks for itself," said Scot Clark, executive producer and author of the BYU Rugby Forever blog. "Only three days after dropping off a preview copy to the bookstore's media-purchasing representative, I received a purchase order in my email inbox."
The video contains approximately 70 minutes of total footage, originally captured in high-definition. Featured are nearly 30 minutes of highlight segments from the BYU Rugby team's home games as well as from their national tournament matches.
Bonus footage includes an "uncut" version of the 2009 National Title match as well as a preview trailer.
DVD copies are immediately available through the BYU Bookstore's campus location in Provo, Utah, and online via the BYU Bookstore website (http://www.byubookstore.com/) for a retail price of $19.99. Payment methods, shipping costs, and more BYU Bookstore information can be found by CLICKING HERE.
BYU Rugby Forever is a pioneering presence in the internet realm of American collegiate rugby. BYU Rugby Forever's principal commitment is to increase exposure and recognition of the BYU Men's Rugby team, now and in the future. For more details, visit http://www.byurugbyforever.blogspot.com/.
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"I think the quality of the video really speaks for itself," said Scot Clark, executive producer and author of the BYU Rugby Forever blog. "Only three days after dropping off a preview copy to the bookstore's media-purchasing representative, I received a purchase order in my email inbox."
The video contains approximately 70 minutes of total footage, originally captured in high-definition. Featured are nearly 30 minutes of highlight segments from the BYU Rugby team's home games as well as from their national tournament matches.
Bonus footage includes an "uncut" version of the 2009 National Title match as well as a preview trailer.
DVD copies are immediately available through the BYU Bookstore's campus location in Provo, Utah, and online via the BYU Bookstore website (http://www.byubookstore.com/) for a retail price of $19.99. Payment methods, shipping costs, and more BYU Bookstore information can be found by CLICKING HERE.
BYU Rugby Forever is a pioneering presence in the internet realm of American collegiate rugby. BYU Rugby Forever's principal commitment is to increase exposure and recognition of the BYU Men's Rugby team, now and in the future. For more details, visit http://www.byurugbyforever.blogspot.com/.
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Monday, July 6, 2009
The 2009 Anchor Awards
Perhaps more so than any other sport, rugby is all about playing for the team, not for yourself. Whereas in other sports it may seem almost belittling to merely be called a "supporting player," in rugby there are few greater compliments...
Player support is absolutely essential in rugby; without it, true team success is impossible. Being a solid, supporting player doesn't often bring great amounts of recognition, but it does bring great personal satisfaction and increased potential for team success.
Over the course of the BYU Rugby team's amazing run this past season, numerous players contributed to such collective success, the culmination of which yielded a National Title. Time and time again, we fans heard announced the names of standout players, such as Steve St. Pierre, Shaun Davies, Dylan Lubbe, Paul Lasike, Vito Qaqa, and freshman speedster Jordan Lowry...
Nevertheless, in an effort to recognize and spotlight those true supporting players that often go unnamed, BYU Rugby Forever introduces the first-ever "Anchor Awards."
Just as an anchor represents steadfastness and stability in the face of opposition, the BYU Rugby Forever Anchor Awards are given to those BYU players who are a model of consistency offensively, defensively, and with respect to their specific position.
While myriad players on the 2009 BYU Rugby squad showed tremendous grit and rose to the challenge throughout the season, two players stood out in my mind as being most worthy of a 2009 BYU Rugby Forever Anchor Award: Flanker Apenisa Malani and Lock Kyle Sumsion. (Photos courtesy of Paul Meyers)
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Player support is absolutely essential in rugby; without it, true team success is impossible. Being a solid, supporting player doesn't often bring great amounts of recognition, but it does bring great personal satisfaction and increased potential for team success.
Over the course of the BYU Rugby team's amazing run this past season, numerous players contributed to such collective success, the culmination of which yielded a National Title. Time and time again, we fans heard announced the names of standout players, such as Steve St. Pierre, Shaun Davies, Dylan Lubbe, Paul Lasike, Vito Qaqa, and freshman speedster Jordan Lowry...
Nevertheless, in an effort to recognize and spotlight those true supporting players that often go unnamed, BYU Rugby Forever introduces the first-ever "Anchor Awards."
Just as an anchor represents steadfastness and stability in the face of opposition, the BYU Rugby Forever Anchor Awards are given to those BYU players who are a model of consistency offensively, defensively, and with respect to their specific position.
While myriad players on the 2009 BYU Rugby squad showed tremendous grit and rose to the challenge throughout the season, two players stood out in my mind as being most worthy of a 2009 BYU Rugby Forever Anchor Award: Flanker Apenisa Malani and Lock Kyle Sumsion. (Photos courtesy of Paul Meyers)
Now before anyone out there jumps up and says, "Hey, but Apenisa was just named an All-American, and Kyle was named an Honorable Mention! How is that going unnoticed???", allow me to explain...
Let's just say that I've had the idea for the Anchor Awards rolling around in the back of my head since season's end... and just because the Collegiate All-American selectors and coaches also happened to observe the consistency of these two players doesn't mean that I can't follow through with my own, premeditated means of recognition. (So just humor me a little, and we can all still be friends...)
That being said, the first BYU Rugby Forever Anchor Award goes to junior Apenisa Malani in acknowledgment of his unquestionable consistency all across the board. Without fail, Apenisa's offensive efforts set up eventual trys and instigated momentum-building drives that kept the Cougars focused on the end goal.
And true to the nature of his flanker position, Apenisa set a high standard of defense with solid, immobilizing tackles that more often than not left the opposition on their backs! The epitome of collegiate rugby energy and dependability, Apenisa Malani receives my congratulations for being a solid example of a true supporting player to the very end.
Our other Anchor Award winner, freshman Kyle Sumsion, truly made a statement this year with his solid, even surprisingly potent, offensive and defensive play. Who says that freshmen are necessarily more timid, weak, or lacking in skill??? Kyle definitively shattered all such notions with powerful runs and fluid line-outs on offense as well as unbending defensive efforts at the breakdown. Like no other BYU freshman forward before him, 'fearless' was his name...
Honestly, I doubt many spectators ever knew that he hadn't been playing with the team for years prior to this season! My congratulations to Kyle Sumsion for breaking the mold of freshman uncertainty to play an integral, supporting role from the very start.
Congratulations and thanks to both Apenisa and Kyle on an amazing 2009 season!
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