The Texas Rugby Union (TRU) is the Geographical Union (GU) for
rugby union
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teams playing in
Texas
Texas (, ; Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2020, it is the second-largest U.S. state by ...
and portions of
Arkansas
Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the O ...
,
Louisiana
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, and
Oklahoma for
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 ru ...
.
It is a non-profit organization and is the primary overseeing body for the promotion of rugby union in the region.
The TRU is divided into four divisions: Men, Women, college men, and College Women.
Men's clubs
Division 1
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Austin Blacks
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Austin Huns
The Austin Huns Rugby Football Club is a Men's Rugby Club American rugby union team based in Austin, Texas. In June 2017 they became U.S. Division 1 National Champions beating New York Athletic Club RFC 27-23 in the final match.
History
The Aus ...
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Dallas Harlequins
The Dallas Harlequins Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team based in Dallas, Texas. The Harlequins formerly played in the Super League, but now play in the Texas Rugby Union Men's Division 1.
The Harlequins won the 1984 USA National Champions ...
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Dallas Rugby
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Houston Athletic
Division 2/D1b
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Alamo City Rugby
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Austin Blacks D2
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Austin Huns
The Austin Huns Rugby Football Club is a Men's Rugby Club American rugby union team based in Austin, Texas. In June 2017 they became U.S. Division 1 National Champions beating New York Athletic Club RFC 27-23 in the final match.
History
The Aus ...
D2
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Dallas Athletic
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Dallas Harlequins
The Dallas Harlequins Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team based in Dallas, Texas. The Harlequins formerly played in the Super League, but now play in the Texas Rugby Union Men's Division 1.
The Harlequins won the 1984 USA National Champions ...
D2
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Dallas Rugby D2
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Euless Texans
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Fort Worth Rugby
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Houston Athletic D2
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Houston United
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Katy Lions
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San Antonio Rugby
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The Woodlands Rugby
Division 3
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Abilene Rugby
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Alliance Rugby
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Austin Blacks D3
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Austin Huns
The Austin Huns Rugby Football Club is a Men's Rugby Club American rugby union team based in Austin, Texas. In June 2017 they became U.S. Division 1 National Champions beating New York Athletic Club RFC 27-23 in the final match.
History
The Aus ...
D3
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Bay Area Rugby
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Corpus Christi Crabs
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Corpus Christi Dogfish
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Dallas Diablos
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Dallas Rugby D3
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Denton Rugby
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Fort Hood Phantoms
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Galveston Rugby
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Grand Prairie Mavericks
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Houston Arrows
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Houston United D3
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Kingwood Crusaders
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Lone Star Rugby
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McAllen Knights
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San Antonio Rugby D3
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San Marcos Greys
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Shreveport Rugby
College Men
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Red River Conference D1
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Southwest Conference
The Southwest Conference (SWC) was an NCAA Division I college athletic conference in the United States that existed from 1914 to 1996. Composed primarily of schools from Texas, at various times the conference included schools from Oklahoma ...
D2
Women's Clubs
Division 1
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Austin Valkyries
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Dallas Harlequins
The Dallas Harlequins Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team based in Dallas, Texas. The Harlequins formerly played in the Super League, but now play in the Texas Rugby Union Men's Division 1.
The Harlequins won the 1984 USA National Champions ...
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Houston Athletic
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Little Rock Stormers
Little is a synonym for small size and may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* ''Little'' (album), 1990 debut album of Vic Chesnutt
* ''Little'' (film), 2019 American comedy film
*The Littles, a series of children's novels by American author John P ...
Division 2
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Austin Valkyries D2
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Dallas Athletic
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Griffins Rugby
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Oklahoma Roses
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San Antonio Rugby
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Tulsa Rugby
College Women
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Southwest Women's Conference
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 ...
References
External links
Official websiteUSA Rugby Official SiteIRB Official Site
Rugby union governing bodies in the United States
Sports organizations established in 2013
2013 establishments in Texas
Rugby union in Texas
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