The Potomac Athletic Club Rugby Team (PAC Rugby) of
Washington, D.C.
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was a
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 it ...
club based in Washington, D.C. PAC was one of the founding members of the now-defunct
Super League. PAC Rugby won the USA Men's Division 1 National Championship in 1995. Multiple PAC Rugby players were selected to play for national, and regional representative sides.
In the fall of 2014, the Potomac Athletic Club merged with the
Maryland Exiles, forming th
Potomac Exiles
The Potomac Athletic Club's legacy continues throug
PAC Youth Rugby
External links
club history at Potomac Exiles' siteSuper LeagueUSA Rugby
References
Rugby clubs established in 1988
Rugby union teams in Washington, D.C.
1988 establishments in Washington, D.C.
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