The Capital Geographic Union is the Geographical Union (GU) for
rugby union
Rugby union football, commonly known simply as rugby union in English-speaking countries and rugby 15/XV in non-English-speaking world, Anglophone Europe, or often just rugby, is a Contact sport#Terminology, close-contact team sport that orig ...
teams playing in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C.
It is an association of youth, high school, collegiate, and adult men's and women's rugby teams in the Mid-Atlantic United States under
USA Rugby
USA Rugby (formally 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 rugby ...
.
Clubs
Men's
Division 1
Baltimore-Chesapeake Brumbies
Norfolk Blues
The Norfolk Blues are a Mid-Atlantic Rugby Football Union Division I/Championship Division Club in Norfolk, Virginia. Founded in the Spring of 1978 as a result of a merger between the Norfolk Rugby and Norfolk Irish Rugby Clubs. Through the Spring ...
Northern Virginia Rugby Football Club
Pittsburgh Harlequins
The Pittsburgh Harlequins is an American rugby union that was founded in 1973. The team is a member of the USA Rugby Football Union, the Mid-Atlantic Rugby Football Union, and the Potomac Rugby Union.
History
, the team had forty active playe ...
Potomac Exiles Rugby Club
Rocky Gorge RFC
Washington Irish RFC
Division 2
James River
Richmond Lions Rugby Club
Washington Rugby Football Club
Washington Rugby Football Club (WRFC) is a USA Rugby club men's Division I rugby union team based in Washington, DC.
Washington RFC formed in February, 1963.
The team founded the annual Cherry Blossom tournament in 1966. WRFC plays in the Mid-At ...
West Potomac Rugby Football Club
Virginia Rugby Football Club
Division 3
Baltimore-Chesapeake Brumbies D3
Blacksburg RFC
Blackwater RFC
Frederick Rugby
Newport News Rugby Football Club
Norfolk Blues
The Norfolk Blues are a Mid-Atlantic Rugby Football Union Division I/Championship Division Club in Norfolk, Virginia. Founded in the Spring of 1978 as a result of a merger between the Norfolk Rugby and Norfolk Irish Rugby Clubs. Through the Spring ...
D3
North Bay
Northern Virginia Rugby Football Club D3
Rappahannock Golden Boars
Roanoke RFC
Rocktown Rugby
Rocky Gorge RFC D3
Severn River Rugby
Virginia Beach Falcons RFC
Washington Irish RFC D3
Washington Renegades
The Washington Renegades are a Division III and Division IV rugby union club based in Washington D.C. Established on October 24, 1998, by Mark Hertzog.
In October 1999, the club played its first 15s match against the Roanoke Rugby Football Club. ...
D3
Division 4
Blue Ridge Rugby Football Club
Eastern Bay Rugby Football Club
Prince William County RFC
Quantico Hooligans
Washington Renegades D4
Washington Scandals Rugby Football Club
Western Suburbs RFC
Women's
Division 1
Northern Virginia Rugby Football Club
Raleigh Venom
Washington Women's Rugby Football Club, the
DC Furies
Division 2
James River
Norfolk Storm Women's Rugby
Pittsburgh Angels Women's Rugby Club
Severn River Women's Rugby
Chesapeake Rugby
Division 3
DC Revolution
Frederick Rugby
Maryland Stingers
Northern Virginia Rugby Football Club D3
Rappahannock Women's Rugby Football Club
Roanoke RFC
See also
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Rugby union in the United States
Rugby union in the United States (Almost always referred to as simply “Rugby”) is played at youth, high school, college, amateur, professional, and United States national rugby union team, international levels and governed by USA Rugby. The ...
References
External links
USA Rugby Official SiteWorld Rugby Official Site
Rugby union governing bodies in the United States
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