| Full name | Rowdies Rugby Football Club | |||
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| Union | Missouri Rugby Football Union | |||
| Nickname(s) | Rowdies | |||
| Founded | 1978 | |||
| Ground(s) | North End Park, Belleville, Illinois, United States | |||
| President | Chris "Turtle" Bunting | |||
| Coach(es) | Tony Ramirez | |||
| Captain(s) | Chris Brinkman | |||
| League(s) | Missouri RFU, Division III | |||
| 2005-06 2008-09 |
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The Rowdies Rugby Football Club is a Division III rugby union team based out of Belleville, Illinois, United States.[1] It is part of the Missouri Rugby Football Union and the Western Rugby Football Union. As such, it plays rugby in the Greater St. Louis area, as well as parts of Missouri and Illinois.
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The Rowdies Rugby Football Club was formed in 1978 as the Scott Rowdies Rugby Football Club. In 2006, the name was changed to reflect the diversity of the players on the club. In previous years, most of the players were active duty military stationed at nearby Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.[2]
In 2005, the Rowdies Rugby Football Club won the Missouri Rugby Football Union Division III championship, defeating Ft. Leonard Wood on October 29, 2005. In the spring of 2006, the Rowdies Rugby Football Club traveled to Ft. Worth, Texas for the Western Rugby Football Union championships, as the Division III representative for the Missouri Rugby Football Union.
The Rowdies just finished an undefeated Fall 2008 Season.
The Rowdies conduct training and all home matches at North End Park, Belleville, Illinois, United States. North End Park features the rugby-only field in the St. Louis Metro-East area. Recently, the Belleville Parks Department spent time and money improving the field and installing rugby goalposts.
| Date / Time | Opponent | Location | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27 (Sun), 1:00PM | St. Louis Hornets | North End Park, Belleville, Illinois | |
| Mar 5, 1:00PM | Ft. Leonard Wood Marauders | Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri | |
| Mar 20 (Sun), 1:00PM | Sunday Morning | Marquette Park, St. Louis, Missouri | |
| Mar 26, 1:00PM | Franklin County | Washington, Missouri | |
| Apr 2, TBA | Gateway Ruggerfest | Creve Coeur Park, Maryland Heights, Missouri | |
| Apr 9, 1:00PM | St. Louis Royals | St. Louis, Missouri | |
| Apr 16 | Challenge Match vs. Heart of America | TBA | |
| Apr 30 | Western Rugby Union playoffs | TBA | |
| May 7, 1:00PM | Springfield Celts | North End Park, Belleville, Illinois | |
| May 7, 2:30PM | Peoria Pigs | North End Park, Belleville, Illinois |
| Date / Time | Opponent | Location | Result |
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| Aug 28, 1:00PM | Springfield Celts | Kennedy Park, Springfield, Illinois | W 25-5 |
| Sep 11, 1:00PM | Memphis Blues | North End Park, Belleville, Illinois | W 12-7 |
| Sep 11, 3:00PM | Topeka Wizards | North End Park, Belleville, Illinois | W 24-3 |
| Sep 18, 1:00PM | Kohlfeld Scorpions | North End Park, Belleville, Illinois | W 35-13 |
| Sep 25, 2:00PM | St. Louis United | North End Park, Belleville, Illinois | W 43-0 |
| Oct 2, 1:00PM | Old Boys | North End Park, Belleville, Illinois | W 36-5 |
| Oct 9, 1:00PM | Franklin County | North End Park, Belleville, Illinois | W 24-10 |
| Oct 16, 1:00PM | Sunday Morning | North End Park, Belleville, Illinois | W 33-21 |
| Oct 23, 1:00PM | St. Louis Royals | North End Park, Belleville, Illinois | L 19-34 |
| Nov 6, 1:00PM | St. Louis Ramblers | North End Park, Belleville, Illinois | L 10-24 |
| Nov 13, 1:00PM | St. Louis Hornets | Creve Coeur Park, Maryland Heights, Missouri | W 13-5 |
| Nov 20, 1:00PM | Ft. Leonard Wood Marauders | North End Park, Belleville, Illinois | W 20-0 (forfeit) |
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