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. The Maggots were established in 1976 by former

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versions of rugby within the Montana Rugby Union which is affiliated with

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, United States, and Canada when not committed to Montana Rugby Union play. The Maggots are known to tour much more than other rugby clubs in the United States. The Maggots frequently take rugby road tours using their infamous club Maggotbus to domestic and Canadian locations. As of the Summer of 2025 the Maggots are on their fifth Maggotbus since their founding in 1976. The Maggots typically tour several times each year across Western US states and Western Canada. In Maggot history the team has taken international tours to the Cayman Islands, New Zealand (3 occasions), Japan, England (2 occasions), France, Australia, and Ireland. Team colors are black and white. As of Spring 2025, The Maggots have 28 Montana Rugby Union titles since the Union was founded in 1977.

Maggotfest

The Maggots are also the host of the Annual Maggotfest social rugby festival in Missoula which has been going on annually since 1977. Maggotfest annually attracts teams from throughout the United States, Canada, and the World to come and partake in its unique social rugby festival offering. Teams from England, Wales, France, New Zealand, and Australia have come to participate in Maggotfest on many occasions over the festivals years in action. The non-elimination rugby match style festival focuses on the fun, social, and bonding aspects of the game as well as emphasizing competitive rugby gameplay and sportsmanship as well. The Maggotfest rugby festival currently hosts up to 48

teams and over 2,000+ individuals come annually to play or simply just join the fun and wild festivities every year. Maggotfest has strong rugby union participant loyalty as a majority attending come year after year for the annual festival. There are men's, old boys, and women's divisions, with teams of several varying rugby skill levels.the Annual Maggotfest
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Maggotfest

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