The Chicago Area Rugby Football Union (CARFU) is the Local Area Union (LAU) for rugby union teams in the Chicago metropolitan area. CARFU is part of the

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(MRFU), which is also the governing body for the Allegheny,

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LAU's. All local and territorial unions are part of

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Men's

Division I

*Chicago Griffin

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Division II

* Chicago Blaze (rugby), Chicago Blaze (Lemont, IL

*Lincoln Park (Chicago

*Southside Irish (Chicago

*Chicago Riot (Chicago

Division III

*Fox Valley Maoris (St. Charles, IL

*Chicago Westside Condor

*IASCW Shamrocks (Manhattan, IL

*Illiana Misfits Rugby (Hammond, IN

* Northwest Indiana Exiles (Hobart, I

*Northwest Woodsmen (Schaumburg, IL

*Rockford Raven

Division IV

*Chicago Blue (Law Enforcement Rugby

*Chicago Dragon

*Chicago Roosters (Wheaton, IL

*Kellogg Graduate School of Management *Lake County Gladiators

Women's

Women's Premiere League (WPL)

Chicago North Shore Women's RFC

Division I

*Chicago Women's

Division II

Chicago Sirens
County Will Morrigans
Fox Valley Vixens
Illiana Banshees

Collegiate

CARFU features teams from eight schools: University of Chicago, Chicago, DePaul, Illinois-Chicago, Lake Forest, Loyola,

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, Northwestern,

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, and Elmhurst. As of 2008, Notre Dame switched to Division I status, the only CARFU collegiate club competing at that level. Lake Forest only plays in the spring and does not compete for the CARFU Cup in the fall. The University of Chicago is one of the oldest clubs in the US, having been formed in 1933. Lewis University and Elmhurst are the newest members of CARFU, with Elmhurst beginning play in fall 2010. Loyola, Northern Illinois, UIC, and Lake Forest compete at the Division II level. Elmhurst, Lewis, DePaul, and the University of Chicago are Division III.

Men's

*2006 CARFU Champion, Loyola, lost to Wisconsin–Milwaukee 49–0 in the first round of the Midwest Division II Playoffs, and then subsequently lost to Iowa St. 8–3. *The 2007 CARFU Champion was Northwestern University, winning it for the first time since 1999. They went 5–0 in conference play and 5-1 overall. *The 2008 CARFU Champion was Loyola (4-1), although Northern Illinois University (5-0) beat them earlier in the season. Northern Illinois was disqualified because some of their players were not CIPPed in time for the first game of the season. Loyola went on to the Midwest Rugby Union playoffs. Loyola and Northwestern have won the last six CARFU titles (Loyola-4, Northwestern-2). *2010 CARFU champion, Northern Illinois University, with a 7–1 season. *2011 CARFU champion, Northern Illinois University *2012 CARFU champion, Northern Illinois University *2013 CARFU champion, Northern Illinois University

LAU Competition

References

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