Warriors Rugby Club Helsinki or Warriors RC or WRC is a Finnish
rugby
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 ...
club in Helsinki. The club was founded in 2001, when rugby as a sport was played by only a few individuals in Finland. During the first years, the club had players and members from more than 20 different countries.
Warriors was the first club in Finland to establish a ladies rugby team, and has won four ladies XV Championships. Today WRC is one of the most successful rugby clubs in Finland, has won many Finnish championships, and since 2008 always finished the men's XV's season in the top 2. WRC also fields several national team players.
Current teams
Warriors are currently fielding the following teams:
Women
*Women's 15's Championship team
*Women's 1st division team
*Women's 7's team
Since 2018 Warriors Women's teams have been collaborating with
Linna RC
Linna RC is a Finnish rugby club in Hämeenlinna
Hämeenlinna (; sv, Tavastehus; krl, Hämienlinna; la, Tavastum or ''Croneburgum'') is a city and municipality of about inhabitants in the heart of the historical province of Tavastia and ...
and playing under the team name
'WarriorsLinna', or short
'WaLi'. In the 2022 season, WaLi won at least one game against every competing ladies team in Finnish Rugby, 15s and 7s combined.
Men
*Men's 15's Championship team
*Men's 15's Second division team (WRC2)
*Men's 7's team
Academy
Warriors youth program operates in 5 age groups: U5 (5 and under), U8, U11, U14, U18 and form teams as tournaments and competitions are organized. Warriors Academy has received a grant from the
Ministry of Education and Culture (Finland)
The Ministry of Education and Culture ( fi, opetus- ja kulttuuriministeriö, sv, undervisnings- och kulturministeriet) is one of the twelve ministries in Finland. It prepares laws and oversees the administration of matters relating to education ( ...
in 2021 to further develop junior rugby activities.
Touch Rugby
Warriors organize
touch rugby
Touch rugby refers to games derived from rugby football in which players do not tackle each other but instead touch their opponents using their hands on any part of the body, clothing, or the ball.
A formal, competitive variety, known as Tou ...
trainings on a weekly basis.
Current standings
Women
* 2022: 5th in Finnish XV Championship, Champion of Division I (second team)
* 2021: 5th in Finnish XV Championship
* 2020: 5th in Finnish XV Championship
* 2015: Finnish women's 7's series champions
Men
* 2022: 2nd in Finnish XV Championship
* 2021: 2nd in Finnish XV Championship
* 2020: 2nd in Finnish XV Championship
* 2019: Finnish XV Champion
History
Women
*2022: Division I Champion, second team
*2015: Finnish 7's series champions
*2014: Finnish7's series champions, Finnish XV Championship
*2013: Finnish 7's series champions, second in Finnish XV Championship
*2012: Finnish XV Championship
*2011: Finnish XV Championship
*2009: Finnish XV Championship
Men
* 2022: 2nd in Finnish XV Championship
* 2021: 2nd in Finnish XV Championship
* 2020: 2nd in Finnish XV Championship
* 2019: Finnish XV Champion
* 2018: Finnish XV Champion
* 2017: 3rd in Finnish XV Championship
* 2016: 2nd in Finnish XV Championship
* 2015: Finnish XV Champion
* 2014: 2nd in Finnish XV Championship
* 2013: 2nd in Finnish XV Championship
* 2012: Finnish XV Champion
* 2011: Finnish XV Champion
* 2010: Finnish XV Champion
* 2009: Finnish XV Champion
* 2008: Finnish XV Champion
Homeground
Warrior play their home games i
Myllypuro sports park Trainings are mainly held i
Tali sports park from November–April indoors in Tali football hall, and from May–October outdoors.
References
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External links
Warriors RCWarriors RC on InstagramWarriors Rugby MeetUpWarriors on Finnish Rugby Association's Webpage
Rugby union teams in Finland
Sports clubs and teams in Helsinki