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Old Blue RFC
Old Blue Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club that competes in USA Rugby club leagues, most notably with their top side in the Rugby union in the United States#Regional Premierships (2013–2016), American Rugby Premiership. The team plays at Columbia Soccer Stadium within the Baker Athletic Complex in New York City, New York (state), New York. History Old Blue is over 50 years old, established in the fall of 1963, by Columbia University Alumni, among them William D Smith, John Wellington, Richard Donelli, Paul Zimmerman (sportswriter), Paul Zimmerman and William Campbell (business executive), William Campbell, to play winning rugby at the highest level possible. Old Blue started by winning its first 18 matches. The 1st team won 78% of games from 1990 to 2000. The Old Blue RFC is a founding member of the elite USA Rugby Super League. Old Blue appeared in the first two Super League Finals ever as its inaugural Eastern Conference champions in 1997 and 1998, both years in whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USA Rugby
USA Rugby (officially the United States of America Rugby Football Union, Ltd.) is the national governing body for the sport of rugby union in the United States. Its role is to achieve and maintain “high levels of quality in all aspects of rugby."USA Rugby, 2010 Audited Financial Statements, https://assets.usa.rugby/docs/about/financials/2010_Audited_Financial_Statements.pdf USA Rugby is responsible for the promotion and development of the sport in the U.S., and promotion of U.S. international participation. USA Rugby was founded in 1975 as the United States of America Rugby Football Union, and it organized the first U.S. national team match in 1976. Today, USA Rugby has over 130,000 members, the largest segment being college rugby with over 32,000 members. USA Rugby oversees 1,200 high school teams, 900 college teams, 700 senior club teams, and 400 youth teams. It administers all United States national teams: senior men's and women's teams, sevens teams for both men and wome ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |