2009 COB WEEKEND SET FOR SEPTEMBER 26!
2009 C.O.B. Weekend Set for Saturday, September 26
 KICK OFF at 1 p.m.

The 2009 Carolina Olde Boys Weekend returns to Columbia on Saturday, September 26. KICK-OFF IS AT 1 P.M. at the Strom Thurmond Wellness & Fitness Center.  Here's what you need to know at this point:

• Saturday's COB/USC match will be played at 1 p.m. the Strom Thurmond Fitness Center.  (Not the Blatt P.E. Center where most of us played back in the old days!)
• If you wish to play, please arrive no later than 12:15 p.m. to boot up etc.
• Please wear rugby appropriate attire: shorts, cleats, red/garnet shirt or jersey.
• Please take it easy on Friday night in preparation for Saturday's match.
• A post-match social will be held after the match. Details at a later date.

NOTE:

• C.O.B. dues must be paid BEFORE any participation in any C.O.B. weekend event (including COB/USC match or post-match social). No exceptions. Bring cash or check (payable to COB) to the match to play and/or gain admission to the post-match social. REMEMBER, COB dues pay for these events!
• COB dues are $60 if paid in advance, or $75 if paying on the day of the event.
• DO NOT BRING ALCOHOL TO THE MATCH. No alcohol or tobacco products are allowed at the pitch.
• NO DOGS OR OTHER PETS allowed at the pitch.

DIRECTIONS

PITCH - Strom Thurmond Wellness & Fitness Center, located on the conrner of Blossom Street & Assembly Street on campus. (Parking entrance on Blossom Street.)

FROM  I-77 South
1. Take I-77 S / US-21 S toward Columbia.
2. Take Exit 18 to merge onto SC-277 S toward I-20 W / Columbia / Augusta.
3. SC-277S turns into Bull St. Continue Straight down Bull Street and turn RIGHT on Gervais St.
4. Turn LEFT on Assembly Street passing through campus.
5. Once you get to intersection of Assembly and Blossom Street (Carolina Coliseum on your right) the Strom Thurmond Wellness & Fitness Center is across the street. Turn RIGHT on Blossom, then left into parking lot. If lot is full, try lots across the street behind the Coliseum. 

FROM I-20
1. Take I-20  / US-76  toward Columbia.
2. Take Exit 64A onto I-26 E / US-76 E toward Columbia.
3. Merge onto I-126 E / Lester Bates Freeway. (Do not get on 26 toward Charleston)
4. Exit RIGHT onto Huger Street and follow the exit's curve. Stay on Huger for a mile or two.
5. Turn LEFT on Blossom Street.
6. Go approximately 1/3 mile, the Strom Thurmond Wellness & Fitness Center is on your right at the intersection of Blossom and Assembly Street. There is a parking lot on your right just before the Strom Fitness Center or across the street behind the Carolina Coliseum.

FROM I-26
1. Take I-26 toward Columbia.
2. Merge onto I-126 E / Lester Bates Freeway.
3. Exit right onto Huger Street and follow the exit's curve for a couple miles.
4. Turn LEFT on Blossom Street.
5. Go approximately 1/3 mile, the Strom Thurmond Wellness & Fitness Center is on your right at the intersection of Blossom and Assembly Street. There is a parking lot on your right just before the Strom Fitness Center or across the street behind the Carolina Coliseum.
 

DIRECTIONS -
TO POST MATCH SOCIAL FROM THE PITCH

TO BE ANNOUNCED ONCE LOCATION IS SECURED.

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Photographs available/wanted from C.O.B. Weekend

We were fortunate to have many flash bulbs (and wide angle lenses) on hand to snap action from the C.O.B./USC match as well as the social functions. If you have photos you would like to share for this web site, please e-mail to CarolinaOldeBoys@yahoo.com. We also have photos from the 2007 match for sale thanks to Geoffrey Palcher Photography. Click on the photos link for samples of photos from the match and your chance to order prints of your own!

Great Story in Rugby Magazine about C.O.B.'s John Roberts