Santa Monica Rugby Club
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| Full name | Santa Monica Rugby Club | |||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Washington Rugby | |||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1972 | |||||||||||||||||
| Union | USA Rugby | |||||||||||||||||
| Location | Santa Monica, California, USA | |||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Mark Twain Jr. High | |||||||||||||||||
| Coach |  Stuart Krohn |
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| League | Rugby Super League | |||||||||||||||||
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Santa Monica Rugby Club is a rugby union club from Santa Monica, California. The team, also known as the Dolphins, were recently accepted into the Rugby Super League, which is the top level of club rugby in the United States. The club is a part of the Southern California Rugby Football Union (SCRFU), and also has mens, womens and youth teams.
[edit] History
The Santa Monica Rugby Club was established in 1972 by rugby graduates of UCLA, USC and St. Mary's College. The club went undefeated in te the SCRFU Division I, taking the championships in both the San Diego/OMBAC Tournament and hte Monterey National Invitiational. Santa Monica continued their winning ways since their inaugural season in 1972/73, going onto win the SCRFU Division I five seven times. The club has since produced numerous players for national team, some of which have skippered the USA.[1]
In 2006, Santa Monica made a third consecutive final four appearance, defeating the Boston Irish Wolfhounds, 57 points to 19. After the 2006 Super League season an invitation was sent to Santa Monica to join to Super League for the 2007 season. The Board of Directors voted to accept the invitation to join the Rugby Super League. Santa Monica will play in the Western Division. The Boston Irish Wolfhounds also accepted the invitation to join the expanded competition.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Club History. santamonicarugby.com. Retrieved on 31 August 2006.
- ^ Boston Irish Wolfhounds To Join USA Rugby Super League. rugby-rugby.com. Retrieved on 31 August 2006.
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| Federation: | USA Rugby |
| National team: | United States national team • United States women's national team |
| International Competitions: | Rugby World Cup • Churchill Cup • Super Cup • North America 4 • Rugby World Cup Sevens • IRB Sevens World Series • USA Sevens |
| Domestic Competitions: | Super League • College rugby • USA Rugby Premier Division |
| NA4 Teams: | USA Falcons • USA Hawks |
| Super League teams: | Belmont Shore • Boston RFC • Boston Irish • Charlotte • Chicago Lions • Dallas Harlequins • Denver Barbarians • Kansas City Blues • New York Athletic Club • Old Blue • Old Mission Beach • Old Puget Sound Beach • Philadelphia Whitemarsh • Potomac Athletic Club • Santa Monica • St. Louis Bombers • San Francisco Golden Gate • Washington |
