May 16, 2016 Austin Huns and Allen Griffins Moving Red River Toward Premiership Austin Huns and Allen Griffins joint statement Texas (May 16, 2016). Over the last couple of weeks there have been a few reports about the development of a new professional rugby championship, driven largely by the Huns Rugby (Austin, TX) and Griffins Rugby (Dallas/Ft.Worth). Griffins have had several full time players throughout the 15/16 season (meaning that rugby is their sole job, with a full time salary), they have a former British Lion as Director of Rugby and have had plans in place for a while for…

May 9, 2016 USA Rugby Men’s Club DI Playoffs Updated Doug Coil The USA Men’s Club D1 playoff Quarterfinal clubs will be decided by next weekend when the Mid-Atlantic Finals are held. Rocky Gorge who won 66-7 against Baltimore-Chesapeake will play Norfolk Blues who won 39-27 against Schuylkill River in the other semi-final. The winner will then face Old Blue. In the other quarterfinal in the East, Mystic River will face Metropolis, who won 29-27 against the Chicago Griffins to represent the Midwest. In the West region, Life West beat Oregon Sports Union 27-15 to represent the Pacific North. They…

May 9, 2016 USA Rugby Men’s Club DII Playoffs Updated Doug Coil The Pacific North Final featured Sacramento Capitals winning 64-17 against the Pacific Northwest Champion Portland Pigs. The Pacific South Final had Tempe Old Devils winning against Huntington Beach Unicorns 44-5. The Sacramento Capitals now meet Tempe Old Devils in the National quarterfinals May 21st. The other West quarterfinal will have Frontier winner Provo Steelers against Red River winner Little Rock Stormers. The Frontier Championships had Boulder beating St Louis Bombers 43-29 in one semi-final, while Provo Steelers won 34-27 against Omaha Goats. In the final, Provo Steelers won…

May 9, 2016 USA Rugby Men’s Club DIII Playoffs Updated Doug Coil In the West Region, the Pacific North had a champion, as Napa Valley won 28-24 over the 43rd State Crimson Lions. In the Pacific South Final, Orange County Ravens won 58-22 over Northern Arizona Landsharks. NApa Valley will meet Orange County Ravens in the National quarterfinals on May 21st. The Frontier Championships were held and St Louis Royals claimed the title after a 34-26 win over Denver Highlanders. They now meet Euless Texans, the Red River Champion in the other West National quarterfinals. St Louis Royals defeated Wichita…

May 4, 2016 USA Rugby Men’s Club DIII Playoffs Doug Coil The National Division III Quarterfinals and Semi-finals are rapidly approaching. The Eastern Regional is being held at Founders Field in Pittsburgh, PA, May 21-22, 2016. The Western Regional is being held the same time at the Kino Sports Complex in Tucson, Arizona. The National Championship then will be held at Infinity Park, Glendale, Colorado on June 5th. Western Region The Pacific Northwest Champion was the 43rd State Crimson Lions and had a bye into the Round of 16. The Northern California playoffs began with Napa Valley defeating the Reno…