Help Send the UT Women's Rugby Sevens Team to the CRC!

April 2013 - I am writing on behalf of a very talented group of young ladies, the University of Texas Women’s Rugby Sevens team. This Sevens team of 15 was hand picked from 40 eligible UT rugby players and will be competing at the Collegiate Rugby Championships (CRC) in Philadelphia, PA. Over 100 colleges compete for a seed at this event, and only eight receive invites. UT is currently ranked #4 in the nation after a dominating performance at the USA Rugby Collegiate Sevens tournament last November. Their hard work and success earned them a spot at the CRC Invitational Tournament.

The team will travel to Philadelphia on May 30th where they will begin their physical and mental preparation. The next three days will be jammed packed with team building activities, video sessions, recovery workouts and high intensity matches. This is a great opportunity for each player. For those of you that don’t know, Rugby Sevens will be in the 2016 Olympics. Coaches are currently recruiting the next Olympians, one of whom just may be a Longhorn.

We are asking local businesses to please consider becoming a UT Women’s Rugby Sevens sponsor to help defray the travel costs for the team and each individual player. Since the sport has yet to become NCAA, the costs for equipment and travel are the responsibility of the team. We hope by acquiring sponsors, we can decrease the stress of finances and focus on playing rugby. We are offering 2 donation plans:

T-Shirt Sponsorship ($250)

• We are offering space on the back of our t-shirts for business logos.
• T-shirts will be worn during team functions and warm-up. (Final is broad casted on national TV)
• The image needs to be in adobe illustrator format or vector based (tiff, png, etc).
• The image must be emailed by April 15, 2013

Player Sponsorship ($500)

• This sponsorship will cover the cost of one player’s travel expenses.
• Flight ($300)
• Hotel ($100)
• Per Diem ($100)
• T-shirt logo sponsorship included. Business will also be advertised on our team Facebook page.
• Businesses may provide any advertising or marketing material to be distributed directly to the players. If a representative from your business is traveling to Philadelphia, they may come and speak to the players personally and distribute marketing materials.

If your business is interested, please contact: Traci Schmidtke.

Sponsorship commitments must be sent by email between now and April 15, 2013.

Thank you in advance for your support. We hope this is not too large of a request; of course, any support you can provide will be greatly appreciated. Please feel free to contact me if you should have any questions.

Cheers,

Traci Schmidtke
Head Coach
University of Texas Women’s Rugby

UT Women's Rugby - 2011  Bowl Champions (11th place) at USA Rugby's Collegiate Sevens National Championships in College Station, TX.