About the Cowtown Tournament

Three Outstanding Pitches
Fort Worth`s Gateway Park is one of the premier venues for rugby in the United States, with both state of the art artificial turf and natural turf pitches:
Three (3) artificial turf pitches - Featuring one full-sized, permanent rugby pitch and two dual-use soccer/rugby pitches with RealGrass^TM turf. (Note: Metal cleats are not allowed on the artificial turf fields.

Prize Money for Men`s Open Division
To continue to enhance the level of competition, this year the Cowtown will offer prize money in the top Men`s Division. The Cowtown Tournament will return a minimum of 70% of the division registrations to the top three Men`s Open competitors.

Baylor SportsCare
Baylor SportsCare will be providing trainers at the pitch, and will provide taping services free of charge to all participants. Additional medical staff provided by Baylor Sportscare will be on site for the duration of the tournament for any injuries.

Marriott Hotels
Marriott Hotels are the host hotels for the 2010 Cowtown. Marriott is offering special rates at 7 local hotels - see more hotel details below.

Tournament Director and Tournament Contacts

Tournament Divisions and Registrations

Current registrations for each division will be posted soon. The final divisions and schedules will be announced during the week prior to the event. Each registered team is guaranteed a minumum of 3 forty-minute matches (and a maximum of 5.)

Divisions for 2010:

Men`s Open Division - Featuring Cash Prizes for the top 3 finishers.
  1^st Place ~ $1,660
  2^nd Place ~ $1,000
  3^rd Place ~ $665

Men`s Club Division - Men`s "Social" Division

College Men`s Division

* Men’s Open Cash Prizes are determined by the number of entries in the division.  70% of entry fees are guaranteed to the winners.  Estimates above are based on the entry of 10 teams.

Registration And Payment

Men`s Open Division - $475 Registration fee.
Men`s Club Division - $375 Registration fee.
Collegiate Division - $350 Registration fee.

To register and pay with a check, use this registration form and mail payment to:

Fort Worth Rugby Club
c/o Aztec Environmental Services, Inc.
1813 East Lancaster Blvd.
Fort Worth, Texas 76103

For specific requests or questions, email the Cowtown Tournament Committee or contact the tournament director.

Online Registration And Payment

Rugby Club Registration & Payment
Register now & Pay with your Credit Card (securely with PayPal). Fort Worth accepts:
Men`s Open (Premier) Side Registration: $475	Division: Men`s Open (Premier) - Mens Open (Premier) Name of Men`s Open Side: Add:
Men`s Club (Social) Side Registration: $375	Division: Men`s Club (Social) - Mens Club (Social) Name of Men`s Club Side: Add:
College Men`s Side Registration: $350	Division: Men`s College - College Mens Name of College Men`s Side: Add:
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Tournament Schedule

Hotel Information

Weather in Fort Worth in October

Weather.com lists average highs for Fort Worth at 76 degrees and overnight average lows at 60 degrees in mid-October. This is a beautiful time in Fort Worth, with typically bright blue skies, lots of sun, and cool breezes. This year`s Cowtown has been moved one week later in the year to take full advantage of these excellent conditions.

Map to Gateway Park, Pictures of Gateway Park

Pictures:

Main Turf Rugby Pitch: 100m x 70m with 22m in-goals.	Main Turf Rugby Pitch.
The concourse area between the pitches.

More About Gateway Park

Gateway Park is The City of Fort Worth’s signature, state-of-the-art athletic facility. It features three flood-lit, RealGrass^TM synthetic pitches, wireless electronic scoreboards, covered bleachers and other amenities that were installed in the fall of 2006. This year, the park was expanded by two natural turf fields that are reserved for matches only.

The City’s guidelines for use of this multi-million dollar facility are important for all participants to understand.

The Fort Worth Rugby Club appreciates your respecting the following rules and guidelines:

(1) No food or beverages (other than water) are allowed inside the playing enclosures. There is a large concourse area between the pitches that is the designated food and beverage pavilion (see map below). Please inform all players and supporters about these restrictions and don’t abuse the City’s field monitors for politely telling you to throw away your food and beverage as you near the fields – they are only doing their jobs.

(2) Footwear: Molded cleats and rubber screw-in cleats are acceptable for use on the artificial turf. Generally, any type of non-metal cleated athletic shoes will be safe for play in all weather. (Note: Metal cleats are not allowed on the synthetic turf.)

(3) Bleacher seating is limited for fans and the entire park is completely paved. Spectators will be given seating preference for the bleachers and will be asked to watch matches from the near sides of the field. Player benches will be set-up along the far sidelines for use by teams during matches.

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