TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY RUGBY
Directions To Playing Venues
To Kansas City RFC
To Kansas State University
To Iowa State University
To St. Louis Bombers – Sport Port
To University of Kansas
To University of Nebraska-Lincoln
To University of Missouri, Columbia
To Columbia Outlaws (Columbia, MO)
Directions to Truman Rugby Pitch, Kirksville MO – (map)
From Highway 63 South:
- Entering Kirksville, take a left at the first traffic light at Business 63
- Follow Bus 63 to the first traffic light at La Harpe
- Turn right onto La Harpe (you will see the field to your right)
- Take your first left onto Florence
- Park just north of the tennis courts
From Kansas City:
- Take I-35 north to Cameron, MO
- At Cameron, take Hy 36 east to Macon, MO
- At Macon, take Hy 63 north to Kirksville
- Entering Kirksville, take a left at the first traffic light at Business 63
- Follow Bus 63 to the first traffic light at La Harpe
- Turn right onto La Harpe (you will see the field to your right)
- Take your first left onto Florence
- Park just north of the tennis courts
From St. Louis:
- Take I-70 west to Columbia, MO
- At Columbia, take Hy 63 north to Kirksville
- Entering Kirksville, take a left at the first traffic light at Business 63
- Follow Bus 63 to the first traffic light at La Harpe
- Turn right onto La Harpe (you will see the field to your right)
- Take your first left onto Florence
- Park just north of the tennis courts
From North:
- Entering Kirksville from the north on Hy 63 south, stay on Hy 63 (aka Baltimore) through town
- At La Harpe St. (traffic light), take a right
- Follow La Harpe about a half mile – you will see the field to your right
- Turn right onto Florence
- Park just north of the tennis courts
- Take I-35 south to Olathe, and take the 135th Street exit
- Go east on 135th Street to Mur-Len
- Turn on Mur-Len and enter the parking lot for the Hobby Lobby
- Proceed across the parking lot towards “The Other Place” restaurant
- To access the field, take the path on the north side of The Other Place
- Follow path across the foot-bridge to access the pitch
- Take I-70 West
- Take exit 313 to 177 N toward Manhattan
- Take the KS-18/Ft. Riley Blvd./KS-177 ramp toward Tuttle Creek Blvd.
- Turn Left onto KS-177 N – KS-177 N becomes US-24 W/Tuttle Creek Blvd
- Turn Left onto Bluemont Ave
- Follow Bluemont Ave. towards campus – becomes Anderson Ave. at Manhattan Ave (cross street)
- Turn right on Dennison – just past the Memorial Stadium
- Park in the parking lots on the west side of the stadium
- The Rugby pitch is in Memorial Stadium behind the new Alumni Center
- From I-35 North to Ames, IA
- Take the HW-30 West exit (exit number 111B) and follow to the Elwood Ave. exit
- Take a right onto Elwood Ave.
- Take your first left onto Mortensen Rd and stay on Mortensen all the way to the Towers Residence Halls
- Pull into the large parking lot on the east side
- The rugby pitch is in the northeast part of the open field in front of Towers
St. Louis Bombers – at Sportport in St. Louis, MO
- From I-70 in St. Louis, take the Earth City Expressway south – which changes to Maryland Heights Expressway
- Go about 2 miles to Sportport Soccer Complex of Maryland Heights
- Turn right onto Sportport Rd into the complex and drive to the far end
- The Rugby field is Field #13
“Jewel Box” Fields at Forest Park in St. Louis
- From eastbound I-40
- Exit at Hampton Ave (by the St. Louis Zoo) and enter Forest Park
- Follow the signs to the Jewel Box
- The fields are just north of the Jewel box
University of Iowa Rugby fields in Iowa City, IA
- From Kirksville, take HY-63 North to 136 East (in Lancaster)
- To 218 North (west of Keokuk) to Iowa City
- To get to the pitch, coming from 218 South, turn right onto Melrose Ave.
- Next, take a left to Hawkeye Park Rd.
- The pitch is located on the left side Hawkeye Park Rd.
- For parking, enter the large parking lot on the left. Make your way to the back left of the lot and there will be a gravel driveway to the pitch.
- There is a map to their pitch at http://www.stellarugby.com/pitchpic.jpg
University of Kansas Rugby – Westwick Rugby Complex (Click for Map)
- Take I-70 West from Kansas City
- Take (exit 202) – the West Lawrence Exit for Hwy 59 South
- Go south on Hwy 59 (aka Iowa Street) through town until you reach the last stoplight (just past 34th street)
- Continue south 0.65 miles to County Rd 458, which will be located just past the Wakarusa River
- Turn Right on County Rd 458
- Go approximately 2 miles and you will see the fields on your right
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Rugby – Mable Lee Hall Field
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Rugby Website
Map – of Lincoln showing the Mable Lee Hall Field
From Westbound I-80
- Take the 27th Street exit
- Take a right and drive South to Vine Street
- Take a right on Vine and drive through campus until 14th Street
- Turn right and drive 1 block to W Street
- Turn right and the field will be on your right
- Pitch is at 16th & W Street
From Kirksville, MO
- The easiest way from Kirksville, is to take Hy 63 North to Iowa Hy 2
- Iowa Hy 2 runs all the way to Lincoln, NE
Alternatively
- Go south on Hy 63 to Hy 36 West, and take to St. Joseph, MO
- Take I-29 North to the intersection with Hy 2 and the Nebraska Highway
- Hy2 2 enters the southeast part of Lincoln, so make your way to the downtown area.
- The rugby pitch is at 16th and W Street on campus (northeast of the football stadium)
University of Missouri-Columbia Rugby
FROM I-70
- Take Hy-63 South to the second exit – Stadium Drive
- Turn right on Stadium Drive and follow to Providence (at Faurot Field)
- Turn left on Providence Drive
- At the bottom of the hill – just beyond the American Red Cross building – take a right onto the frontage road
- Follow the frontage road south across the bridge
- Turn right into the parking area in front of the tennis facility (large white “bubble” building)
- The rugby pitch is behind the tennis “bubble”
ALTERNATE ROUTE FROM I-70
- Take Providence Road south
- Go past Stadium Drive (at Faurot Field) and continue down the hill
- At the bottom of the hill – just beyond the American Red Cross building – take a right onto the frontage road
- Follow the frontage road south across the bridge
- Turn right into the parking area in front of the tennis facility (large white “bubble” building)
- The rugby pitch is behind the tennis “bubble”
Columbia Outlaws, Columbia, MO
- Take HY-63 South from Kirksville to Columbia, MO
- Stay on HY-63 South to the third exit past I-70 – this will be Grindstone Parkway
- Turn right on Grindstone and proceed about 1 mile to Rock Quarry Park