The Indianapolis Impalas (Indianapolis Rugby Football Club) are an American
rugby union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...
club founded in 1980. The Impalas are members of
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 rugb ...
, and currently compete in Division 2 of the
Midwest Rugby Football Union The Midwest Rugby Football Union (MRFU) is a Territorial Union (TU) for rugby union teams playing in the Midwestern United States. It is one of seven TUs that governed a specific region of USA Rugby. It was founded in 1964.
In 2013, USA Rugby reorg ...
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The Impalas advanced to the Final 16 of the National Championships in 2004. In 2008–09 the Impalas claimed 3rd overall in the National Championships for Division 2; as a result of this success, the club moved up to Division 1. In addition to the move, the club also formed a Division 3 team to debut in the 2009–10 season.
Club honors
*2004 DII Men's Club National Championship – 4th Place
*2007–08 Southern League Division Champions of the
Midwest
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DII Eastern Conference
*2008–09 Southern League Division Champions of the
Midwest
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DII Eastern Conference
*2008–09
Midwest
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DII Eastern Conference Champions
*2008–09
Midwest
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DII Co-Champions
*2009 DII Men's Club National Championship – 3rd Place
*2018–19 Midwest Rugby Football Union DIV Champions
See also
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Rugby Union in the United States
Rugby may refer to:
Sport
* Rugby football in many forms:
** Rugby league: 13 players per side
*** Masters Rugby League
*** Mod league
*** Rugby league nines
*** Rugby league sevens
*** Touch (sport)
*** Wheelchair rugby league
** Rugby un ...
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Sports in Indianapolis
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References
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Rugby clubs established in 1980
Sports clubs and teams in Indianapolis
Rugby union teams in Indiana
1980 establishments in Indiana