Illinois Youth Rugby Association
130 North Garland Court
Apt 4603
Chicago, IL 60602-4850
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The iYRA All State Select Side rugby team for boys was established to create an environment for individual youth girls to compete and excel at higher levels of competition.
The All State Select Side coach selects high school club players who display special talent for the game of rugby for the Select Side team which receives special coaching and training to enable the team to compete against other All State teams and international teams that visit this country. It is the aim of the iYRA to take the Illinois All State team on annual tours to foreign countries to compete against other international teams.
The official name of the Illinois All State team is the Tornados and we trust our team will earn the recognition synonymous with this natural occurrence that is found in our State and become a powerful force within Interstate and International competition circles.
The current coach of the Tornados is Nolan Day.
SELECTION TRYOUTS
There will be two select side tryout dates.
First tryout:
WHEN: April 27, 2008 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm. (arrive before 1:45 to kit up)
WHERE: St. Charles at Primirose Farm Park.The park is west of Randall Rd on Bolcum (the entrace is just west of Crane Rd.)
Second tryout:
WHEN: May 4, 2008 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm
WHERE: Lemont at The Blaze. (13011 Smith Rd) 53 South, exit on 127th Street, turn right (west) to Smith Rd and turn left. The Blaze is on the left.
CONTACT: Nolan Day twoday@sbcglobal.net
The All-State Team will be announced after the final match at the High School State Championship match on May 26th.
2007 Tornados
Illinois All State Team 2008 Competition Schedule
| DATE | EVENT | LOCATION |
| Wed. May 28 | Tornados vs NIU Frosh/Soph 5:00-7:00p | St. Charles, IL |
| Sun. June 1 | Annual Cody Cup. Tornados vs Wisconsin All State Team 2:45 pm (The U-17 team will play at 1:30 pm) |
St. Charles, IL |
| June 14-15 | Midwest All State Tournament | Elkhart, IN |