PERU – Youth Rugby is making its way to Peru, as the new Illinois Valley Coal Miners Travel Team. Fran Baker, a former international rugby player and coach shared his plans to start up a youth travel team in a city council meeting on Monday. Baker says that the team has received donations from other clubs like Chicago Blaze to help get the team started. He says is goal is to ultimately form a 2nd grade through high school team, providing scholarships to create more opportunities for kids. Baker says parents can register their children for fall training to prepare for the spring season.
