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About Gateway Park
Gateway Park is The City of Fort Worth’s new state-of-the-art athletic facility. It features three flood-lit,
RealGrassTM synthetic pitches, wireless electronic scoreboards, covered bleachers and other amenities.
The City’s guidelines for use of this multi-million dollar facility are very stringent.
The 2007 Western RFU Championships will be Gateway Park’s first use as a tournament venue. This year’s event
will be used as a measuring stick for hosting future tournaments.
The Western RFU and Fort Worth Rugby Club appreciate your patience in getting to know the new facility,
adjusting your expectations from previous events in Fort Worth, and respecting the following rules and guidelines:
- 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.
- No aluminum studs are allowed on the fields. Molded cleats are preferred but rubber screw-in cleats are acceptable. Any type of standard, cleated athletic shoes are safe for play in all weather.
- Team warm-ups will require some planning. While not maintained competition-level fields, there is plenty of usable warm-up space to accommodate all teams. As the tournament matches are on a very tight schedule, each team needs to plan on arriving well-before start times to find parking, check-in, complete a full warm-up and make the short walk to the pitches to begin their matches on time. Please refer to the below map of the facility to familiarize yourself with the lay-out of the facility.
Other important information about Gateway Park:
- 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.
- The surface temperature of the fields may get quite warm. Expect the bottoms of a ruck to be 10°-20° hotter than the air temperature, and be sure to have lots of water on the sidelines.
- No tents will be allowed to be set-up inside the park perimeter. If your team plans on bringing one, it will have to be set-up in the wooded areas to the east of the fields and the main parking lot.
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Diagram of the Gateway Facilities - printer-friendly version
Participant Responsibilities, Documents, Regulations, Official WRFU Information
Van Rental Information
Capps Van Rental – DFW Airport
4950 West John Carpenter Fwy
Irving, TX 75063
(972) 929-0003
(800) 314-8267 (VANS)
Hotel Information
The following hotels are only a few miles from the pitch.
The pitches are two miles from downtown - an easy drive straight down I-30. The event hosts recommend staying in downtown Fort Worth
where theatres, resturaunts, bars, etc. are all within easy walking distance.
Go to www.sundancesquare.com
for more info. The historic Stockyards are also a quick taxi ride down Main Street should anyone want to take in the country scene.
You can visit www.fortworthstockyards.org for more info.
| Event Hotel 1: |
Best Western Inn and Suites |
| Location: |
2000 Beach Street |
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Fort Worth, TX 76103 |
| Phone: |
(817) 534-4801 x1311 |
| Email: |
rbozich@innsuites.com |
| Rate: |
$84.99 per night |
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This is a newly remodeled all-suite hotel. Call or email Bob Bozich at the above contact info to book a discounted rugby rate of $84.99. |
| Event Hotel 2: |
Quality Inn and Suites |
| Location: |
2425 Scott Avenue |
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Fort Worth, TX 76103 |
| Phone: |
(817) 535-2591 |
| Rate: |
call |
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This a budget hotel located immediately behind the Best Western. Call for availability and rates. |
Local Laundromat
Cowboy Cleaners
1308 N Beach
Fort Worth, TX 76111
(817) 838-3560
Saturday Hours: 7AM – 6PM
Directions: From Gateway Park, continue north on Beach Street (away from I-30), pass under Hwy. 121 and continue to the corner of Beach and Belknap.
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Captain's Meetings
All captain's meetings will be held at the pitch in the Western RFU official tent.
Contact Bill Haffner for the official check-in schedule.
Click here for the match schedule.
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Weather Forecast
http://weather.yahoo.com/forecast/USTX0474.html
Contact Information
For WRFU Championship Information, contact Bill Haffner of the WRFU at:
Administrative Officer - Bill Haffner - Wthaffner@aol.com
32 Dartmouth Place
Woodland Park, CO 80863
(H/O) 719-687-0219
(E) Wthaffner@aol.com
For local Fort Worth information, email the Fort Worth Tournament Committee:
Schedule and Competition Brackets
Men's Division 1, Men's Division 2, Men's Division 3, Men's Collegiate All-Star Championship, Women's All-Star Tryouts, High School
Click here for the the Western RFU schedule for ALL divisions.
For questions or to receive the most recent updates or changes to the schedule, contact Bill Haffner of the WRFU.
Maps
All matches will be played at Gateway Park. Click here for a printer-friendly version of these maps.
Map to Gateway
Directions to Gateway:
- From downtown Fort Worth, take I-30 East.
- Exit at Beach Street and go North (Left).
- Turn Right on 1st Street.
- (Do not use the Beach Street entrance, use the rear entrance off of E. 1st. Street.)
- Go 1/2 mile on 1st. St. and turn Right into Gateway Park.
- Take the first Right once in the park and proceed to the rugby pitch.
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