Founded in 1964, the Chicago Lions Rugby Football Club is a

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club based in

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, United States. The Chicago Lions namesake is taken from the two large lion statues that guard the entrance to the

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Sponsorship

Notable sponsors include Athletico Physical Therapy, Oakmark International Funds, and CPH and Associates.

Notable players

The following is a list of former and current Lions players and coaches that have earned caps for international tests:List of Lions players with international caps

Niue

*Stephen Tapuosi, one international cap

Ireland

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, fifteen international caps

England

*Gary Wilson, two international caps

South Africa

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, coached the 1995 Rugby World Cup winning Springboks * Willie Kahts *

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, coached the 2001 Springboks

United States

*Andre Blom, fullback/wing, thirteen international capsPlayer Profiles on usarugby.org
*John Burke, flanker, two international caps * Phillipus "Thabu" Eloff, centre, forty-four international caps *

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, centre, thirty-five international caps *Scott "Beaver" Jones, centre, one international cap *Christian Long, lock, one international cap *Jeremy Nash, fullback, two international caps *Eric Helbig, Wing, three international caps *Andrew McGarry, prop, two international caps *Eric Reed, lock/flanker, seven international caps * Dave Williams, halfback, seven international caps

References

External links

* 1964 establishments in Illinois Rugby clubs established in 1964

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