PRACTICE LOCATION

Norris Middle School, 6990 Calloway Drive
Bakersfield, CA 93312

MATCH LOCATION

Emerald Cove Park, 4303 Patton Way
Bakersfield, CA 93308

TEAM EXPECTATIONS

FUN.

DISCIPLINE.

MENTAL TOUGHNESS.

GROWTH.

ONE FAMILY.

EXCELLENCE.

*Note: Mouth Guards are mandatory.

TEAMS

KERN YOUTH RUGBY TEAMS

Age determined as of September 1 of the current school year. The "U" stands for "under". So for example, if a player who has a November 3rd birthday was 10 years old on September 1st, they will be in u12 for the entire year. For questions about teams or interested in coaching: Tim Antongiovanni, tanton18@yahoo.com (We will train you, no experience necessary)

Teams

Team Coach Time Field
U6-Coed (touch)
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Jennifer Haner
heinoushaner@gmail.com
USA Rugby Level 200 Certified
05:30 AM Norris Middle School
U8-Coed (flag)
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Steve Rodriguez
steverod968@yahoo.com
USA Rugby Level 200 Certified
05:30 AM Norris Middle School
U12-Coed and u14-Boys (tackle)
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Matt Zimmerman
zimmerman1216@yahoo.com
Director of Rugby/U12/U14
05:30 AM Norris Middle School
U10-Coed (tackle)
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TBD
tanton18@yahoo.com
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05:30 PM Norris Middle School
HS-Boys (tackle)
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Tim Gardea
timgardea@yahoo.com
Certification
05:30 PM Norris Middle School
HS Girls (tackle)
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Kelly Bellue
kellybellue@icloud.com
HS Girls / Forwards and Attack
05:30 PM Norris Middle School

2025 PLAYER OF THE YEAR

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2025 POY u6 Benicio Fernandez

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2025 POY u8 Cody Palla

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2025 u10 POY Van White

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2025 u12 POY Kyle McGown

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2025 u14 POY Anthony Lincon

CONTACT INFORMATION

Below is the Kern Youth Rugby contact list. Please direct all questions to the appropriate email address below.

Director of Laws/Officials

Rudy Vanheerdem

rudolfvanheerdem@gmail.com

Secretary

Steven Rodriguez

steverod968@yahoo.com

Director of Rugby

Matt Zimmerman

zimmerman1216@yahoo.com

President

Jeremy Byers

byersjr@gmail.com

Director of Communications/Social Media

Julie Antongiovanni

jantongiovanni@gmail.com

Registrar

Sarah Zimmerman

Sarah.zimmerman87@yahoo.com

Treasurer

Colter Allison

colterallison@gmail.com

Vice President

Tim Antongiovanni

tanton18@yahoo.com