Directions

TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY RUGBY
Directions To Playing Venues

 

To Truman Rugby

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:

  1. Entering Kirksville, take a left at the first traffic light at Business 63
  2.  Follow Bus 63 to the first traffic light at La Harpe
  3. Turn right onto La Harpe (you will see the field to your right)
  4. Take your first left onto Florence
  5. Park just north of the tennis courts

From Kansas City:

  1.  Take I-35 north to Cameron, MO
  2. At Cameron, take Hy 36 east to Macon, MO
  3. At Macon, take Hy 63 north to Kirksville
  4. Entering Kirksville, take a left at the first traffic light at Business 63
  5. Follow Bus 63 to the first traffic light at La Harpe
  6. Turn right onto La Harpe (you will see the field to your right)
  7. Take your first left onto Florence
  8. Park just north of the tennis courts

From St. Louis:

  1. Take I-70 west to Columbia, MO
  2. At Columbia, take Hy 63 north to Kirksville
  3. Entering Kirksville, take a left at the first traffic light at Business 63
  4. Follow Bus 63 to the first traffic light at La Harpe
  5. Turn right onto La Harpe (you will see the field to your right)
  6. Take your first left onto Florence
  7. Park just north of the tennis courts

From North:

  1. Entering Kirksville from the north on Hy 63 south, stay on Hy 63 (aka Baltimore) through town
  2. At La Harpe St. (traffic light), take a right
  3. Follow La Harpe about a half mile – you will see the field to your right
  4. Turn right onto Florence
  5. Park just north of the tennis courts

 

Kansas City RFC – Olathe, KS

  1. Take I-35 south to Olathe, and take the 135th Street exit
  2. Go east on 135th Street to Mur-Len
  3. Turn on Mur-Len and enter the parking lot for the Hobby Lobby
  4. Proceed across the parking lot towards “The Other Place” restaurant
  5. To access the field, take the path on the north side of The Other Place
  6. Follow path across the foot-bridge to access the pitch

Link to map

Kansas State University Rugby

  1. Take I-70 West
  2. Take exit 313 to 177 N toward Manhattan
  3. Take the KS-18/Ft. Riley Blvd./KS-177 ramp toward Tuttle Creek Blvd.
  4. Turn Left onto KS-177 N – KS-177 N becomes US-24 W/Tuttle Creek Blvd
  5. Turn Left onto Bluemont Ave
  6. Follow Bluemont Ave. towards campus – becomes Anderson Ave. at Manhattan Ave (cross street)
  7. Turn right on Dennison – just past the Memorial Stadium
  8. Park in the parking lots on the west side of the stadium
  9. The Rugby pitch is in Memorial Stadium behind the new Alumni Center

 

Iowa State University Rugby

  1. From I-35 North to Ames, IA
  2. Take the HW-30 West exit (exit number 111B) and follow to the Elwood Ave. exit
  3. Take a right onto Elwood Ave.
  4. Take your first left onto Mortensen Rd and stay on Mortensen all the way to the Towers Residence Halls
  5. Pull into the large parking lot on the east side
  6. 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

  1. From I-70 in St. Louis, take the Earth City Expressway south – which changes to Maryland Heights Expressway
  2. Go about 2 miles to Sportport Soccer Complex of Maryland Heights
  3. Turn right onto Sportport Rd into the complex and drive to the far end
  4. The Rugby field is Field #13

Click here for a map to the field

“Jewel Box” Fields at Forest Park in St. Louis

  1. From eastbound I-40
  2. Exit at Hampton Ave (by the St. Louis Zoo) and enter Forest Park
  3. Follow the signs to the Jewel Box
  4. The fields are just north of the Jewel box

 

University of Iowa Rugby fields in Iowa City, IA

  1. From Kirksville, take HY-63 North to 136 East (in Lancaster)
  2. To 218 North (west of Keokuk) to Iowa City
  3. To get to the pitch, coming from 218 South, turn right onto Melrose Ave.
  4. Next, take a left to Hawkeye Park Rd.
  5. The pitch is located on  the left side Hawkeye Park Rd.
  6. 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.
  7. There is a map to their pitch at http://www.stellarugby.com/pitchpic.jpg

 

University of Kansas Rugby – Westwick Rugby Complex  (Click for Map)

  1. Take I-70 West from Kansas City
  2. Take (exit 202) – the West Lawrence Exit for Hwy 59 South
  3. Go south on Hwy 59 (aka Iowa Street) through town until you reach the last stoplight (just past 34th street)
  4. Continue south 0.65 miles to County Rd 458, which will be located just past the Wakarusa River
  5. Turn Right on County Rd 458
  6. 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

  1. Take the 27th Street exit
  2. Take a right and drive South to Vine Street
  3. Take a right on Vine and drive through campus until 14th Street
  4. Turn right and drive 1 block to W Street
  5. Turn right and the field will be on your right
  6. Pitch is at 16th & W Street

From Kirksville, MO

  1. The easiest way from Kirksville, is to take Hy 63 North to Iowa Hy 2
  2. Iowa Hy 2 runs all the way to Lincoln, NE

Alternatively

  1. Go south on Hy 63 to Hy 36 West, and take to St. Joseph, MO
  2. Take I-29 North to the intersection with Hy 2 and the Nebraska Highway
  3. Hy2 2 enters the southeast part of Lincoln, so make your way to the downtown area.
  4. The rugby pitch is at 16th and W Street on campus (northeast of the football stadium)

 

University of Missouri-Columbia Rugby

FROM I-70

  1.  Take Hy-63 South to the second exit – Stadium Drive
  2. Turn right on Stadium Drive and follow to Providence (at Faurot Field)
  3. Turn left on Providence Drive
  4. At the bottom of the hill – just beyond the American Red Cross building – take a right onto the frontage road
  5. Follow the frontage road south across the bridge
  6. Turn right into the parking area in front of the tennis facility (large white “bubble” building)
  7. The rugby pitch is behind the tennis “bubble”

ALTERNATE ROUTE FROM I-70

  1. Take Providence Road south
  2. Go past Stadium Drive (at Faurot Field) and continue down the hill
  3. At the bottom of the hill – just beyond the American Red Cross building – take a right onto the frontage road
  4. Follow the frontage road south across the bridge
  5. Turn right into the parking area in front of the tennis facility (large white “bubble” building)
  6. The rugby pitch is behind the tennis “bubble”

 

Columbia Outlaws, Columbia, MO

  1. Take HY-63 South from Kirksville to Columbia, MO
  2. Stay on HY-63 South to the third exit past I-70 – this will be Grindstone Parkway
  3. Turn right on Grindstone and proceed about 1 mile to Rock Quarry Park

Map from Kirksville to Rock Quarry Park