Belmont Shore RFC

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Belmont Shore RFC
Full name	Belmont Shore Rugby Football Club
Founded	1974
Union	USA Rugby
Location	Long Beach, California, USA
Ground	Cal State Long Beach[1]
President	Matt Webber
Coach	Doug Pye
League	Rugby Super League
Home colours		Away colours
Official website
www.belmontshorerfc.com

Belmont Shore Rugby Football Club is a United States SuperLeague rugby union team named after the Belmont Shore neighborhood of Long Beach, California, which has a tradition of amateur rugby.

Contents 1 History 2 Sponsorship 3 Notable Players 3.1 United States national rugby union team - USA Eagles 3.1.1 Current Eagles 3.2 National Provincial Championship 3.2.1 Premier Division 4 Other rugby teams in Long Beach 5 External links 6 References

[edit] History

The Belmont Shore team was founded in 1974, and was one of the original US Rugby Super League teams in 1997. The team has been in the Super League Finals in seven of the past ten championships, including the last five championships. They have been league champions three times, most recently in 2004. They were runners-ups to the New York Athletic Club team in 2005, and to the San Diego-based Old Mission Beach Athletic Club team in 2006.

[edit] Sponsorship

The SuperLeague's primary sponsor is Michelob Amber Bock, with each individual team receiving a portion of those revenues. In addition to Amber Bock, Belmont Shore has individual sponsorships. Notable primary sponsors include CP Ships and Dr Pepper/7Up. Also DCL Direct (Direct Container Line) and Kudu Rugby. ^[2]

[edit] Notable Players

Note: caps and participation are accurate as of 10 August 2006

[edit] United States national rugby union team - USA Eagles

[edit] Current Eagles

• Chris Ostentowski, prop, eight international caps ^{[3] [4]}
• Francois Viljoen, fullback, thirteen international caps (63 points in international tests) ^{[5] [6]}

[edit] National Provincial Championship

[edit] Premier Division

• Lee Peina, halfback, Northland ^[7]

[edit] Other rugby teams in Long Beach

Besides the Belmont Shore Super League team, there is the Belmont Shore Womens Rugby Football Club (nicknamed the "Landsharks", they have two national championships) [1], Coast Womens RFC [2], a men's club team at Long Beach State (which has made the National Final Four on 4 occasions) [3], and a Long Beach Youth Rugby Football Club [4].

[edit] External links

• Official Site
• Super League
• USA Rugby

[edit] References

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