The Cincinnati Rugby Football Club, nicknamed the ''Wolfhounds'', is an American

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team based in

Cincinnati Cincinnati ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located at the northern side of the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers, the latter of which marks the state lin ...

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. The flagship team plays in the

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and additional teams playing in Division III and in the USA Rugby Club 7s for Men and Women.

History

The club was founded in 1974. It currently fields competitive teams in Midwest's Division 1 and 3 and Club Sevens for both men's and women's. Since their inception, the Wolfhounds remain one of only two teams in the Midwest Rugby Union to compete in Division I for their entire history.Home page
of CRFC

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* Rugby union teams in the United States Rugby clubs established in 1974 Sports clubs and teams in Cincinnati 1974 establishments in Ohio {{US-rugbyunion-team-stub