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Cal Women's Rugby | Playoff Travel and Coaches' Fund

$2,110
70%
Raised toward our $3,000 Goal
20 Donors
Project has ended
Project ended on February 29, at 11:59 PM PST
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Cal Women's Rugby's Quest for Nationals

Cal Women's Rugby (CWR) was formed in 1998. It is an entirely student-operated team where all finances and expenses are covered by donations, fundraising, and player dues. We foster a competitive and supportive atmosphere for womxn to learn the amazing sport of rugby. CWR is a no-cut sport, as most people discover and begin playing rugby in college. In fact, almost all of our team learned what rugby is and how to play on this team. This year, we have a roster of around forty students. We are very proud of this number, as it has been challenging to rebuild our team after the COVID years. In our 2022 season, we struggled to field a team for most of our matches and lost all of our league games.

 

CWR is a D1 club team. We compete in the Pacific Mountain Rugby Conference against Chico State, Fresno State, UC Davis, and Stanford. In the 2023 season, we hit the ground running and were determined to become one of the most dominant teams in our league. With a strong group of rookies and returnees, we went 6-2 in the league and qualified for playoffs. CWR advanced to the quarterfinals of the CRAA D1 Club playoffs and placed in the Top 7 in the nation! Our 15s season success earned us a bid to the CRAA 7s Nationals in Houston, Texas where we played many elite programs such as Lindenwood and Sacred Heart.

For the 2024 season, our collective goals are to win our league, become 15s National Champions, and, of course, beat Stanford! To achieve these goals, we may need to rent off-campus fields for additional practices, travel to four different cities for league competitions, participate in two weekends of playoffs in an undetermined location, and travel to nationals, which is likely out of state.

The photo above is from our first league game of the season against Davis. We won 83-5!

Donations will go towards...

CWR will use the funds raised to pay for travel to games, compensate our coaches fairly for their hard work, and other team costs. As mentioned, our goal is to go to playoffs and nationals. These three weekends can be expensive trips depending on the location. Also, at CWR we emphasize that we are not just a rugby team but also a community and family. Therefore, it is a priority that our whole team is able to travel to playoffs and nationals, regardless of whether they are on the roster for the match. We are also very fortunate to have some committed alumni and local rugby experts who help to run and coach our team. Currently our coaches have been volunteering their time while they are onboarded. However, their value to our team is indescribable and we hope to give them fair compensation. Part of the funds we raise will help us pay our amazing coaches who donate their time and knowledge to our team!

The graph below shows rough numbers for our predicted expenses for the upcoming season. This chart was budgeted and created based on our spending last year. Hotels and travel/flights costs are dependent on playoff game locations and could be more expensive than predicted. Currently these things are paid for by player dues, fundraising opportunities, and generous donations. 

 


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Stay connected with us!

Cal Women's Rugby is currently in season. You can keep up with us on our social media which are provided below. You can also sign up for our newsletter when you visit our website. If you have any questions feel free to email us. 

Instagram: calwomensrugby

Facebook: calwomensrugby

Website: California Women's Rugby (calbearswomensrugby.com) 

Email: calwomensrugby@gmail.com

Our way
of Thanking You

$25

Social Media Shoutout

For donations of $25 or more, we will shout you out and say thank you on our team’s Facebook and Instagram stories!

2 of Unlimited Claimed
Estimated Delivery: March 2024

$50

Handmade Card

For donations of $50 or more we will send a digitally made thank you card from the team highlighting some photos from our upcoming season!

3 of Unlimited Claimed
Estimated Delivery: January 2024

$100

Thank you from the Team!

For donations of $100 or more we will send a personalized video from the team saying thank you.

7 of Unlimited Claimed
Estimated Delivery: March 2024

$250

Shoot the Boot!

For donations of $250 or more, you can pick the player of your choice to shoot the boot (with water). *Shooting the boot is a rugby tradition where a player chugs a drink out of their boot/cleat*

2 of Unlimited Claimed
Estimated Delivery: March 2024
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