The Capital Geographic Union is the Geographical Union (GU) for
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 ...
teams playing in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C.
It is an association of youth, high school, collegiate, and adult men's and women's rugby teams in the Mid-Atlantic United States under
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 ...
.
Clubs
Men's
Division 1
Baltimore-Chesapeake Brumbies
Norfolk Blues
The Norfolk Blues are a Mid-Atlantic Rugby Football Union Division I/Championship Division Club in Norfolk, Virginia. Founded in the Spring of 1978 as a result of a merger between the Norfolk Rugby and Norfolk Irish Rugby Clubs. Through the Sprin ...
Northern Virginia Rugby Football Club
Pittsburgh Harlequins
The Pittsburgh Harlequins are an American rugby union founded in 1973. The team is a member of the USA Rugby Football Union, the Mid-Atlantic Rugby Football Union, and the Potomac Rugby Union.
the team had 40 active players, and has had over 30 ...
Potomac Exiles Rugby Club
Rocky Gorge RFC
Washington Irish RFC
Division 2
James River
Richmond Lions Rugby Club
Washington Rugby Football Club
Washington Rugby Football Club (WRFC) is a USA Rugby club men's Division I rugby union team based in Washington, DC.
Washington RFC formed in February, 1963.
The team founded the annual Cherry Blossom tournament in 1966. WRFC plays in the Mid-At ...
West Potomac Rugby Football Club
West Potomac RFC is the second oldest active men's rugby union team in Washington, D.C., and the 2007 Potomac Rugby Union (PRU) Division III Men's Champion.
History
Formation/SAIS RFC
West Potomac was founded in 1963 by a group of British Naval ...
Virginia Rugby Football Club
Division 3
Baltimore-Chesapeake Brumbies D3
Blacksburg RFC
Blackwater RFC
Frederick Rugby
Newport News Rugby Football Club
Norfolk Blues
The Norfolk Blues are a Mid-Atlantic Rugby Football Union Division I/Championship Division Club in Norfolk, Virginia. Founded in the Spring of 1978 as a result of a merger between the Norfolk Rugby and Norfolk Irish Rugby Clubs. Through the Sprin ...
D3
North Bay
Northern Virginia Rugby Football Club D3
Rappahannock Golden Boars
Roanoke RFC
Rocktown Rugby
Rocky Gorge RFC D3
Severn River Rugby
Virginia Beach Falcons RFC
Washington Irish RFC D3
Washington Renegades
Division 4
Blue Ridge Rugby Football Club
Eastern Bay Rugby Football Club
Prince William County RFC
Quantico Hooligans
Washington Scandals Rugby Football Club
Western Suburbs RFC
Women's
Division 1
Northern Virginia Rugby Football Club
Raleigh Venom
Washington Women's Rugby Football Club, the
DC Furies
Division 2
James River
Norfolk Storm Women's Rugby
Pittsburgh Angels Women's Rugby Club
Severn River Women's Rugby
Chesapeake Rugby
Division 3
DC Revolution
Frederick Rugby
Maryland Stingers
Northern Virginia Rugby Football Club D3
Rappahannock Women's Rugby Football Club
Roanoke RFC
See also
*
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 union: 1 ...
References
External links
USA Rugby Official SiteIRB Official Site
Rugby union governing bodies in the United States
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