Minnesota Rugby Football Union

The Minnesota Rugby Football Union (MNRFU) is the Local Area Union (LAU) for Rugby Union teams in the state of Minnesota. The MNRFU is part of the Midwest Rugby Football Union (MRFU), one of the seven Territorial Area Unions (TAU's) that comprise USA Rugby.[1]

Men's Clubs

Division I

Metropolis RFC

Division II

Eastside Banshees

Metropolis Killer B's

St. Paul Rugby Football Club

Division III

Eastside Banshees(Division 3)

Faribault Boksprings

Minneapolis Mayhem

North Metro Wolves

St. Cloud Bottom Feeders

St. Paul Rugby Football Club(Bombers)

Rochester Minnesota Rugby

Twin Ports Ice Monkeys

In 2011, both Metropolis sides earned spots in the Sweet 16 held in Manassas, VA on May 21-22. The DI team lost both matches while the DIII team won both matches, this advanced them to the Final Four in Glendale CO. The Killer B's first match was against the South Bay Rhinos from San Bernardino, CA. A big comeback got the Rhinos only so far and Metropolis went onto to win 24-19 which advanced them to the National Championship against Syracuse. A big second half put Syracuse away and crowned the Metropolis Killer B's as DIII National Champions, player/coach Nathan Osborne was named MVP.

Women's Clubs

Division I

Minnesota Valkyries

Twin Cities Amazon Rugby Club

Division II

Collegiate Clubs

Further information: College rugby

Men's collegiate clubs

Women's collegiate clubs

Gustavus Adolphus College and Winona State University have both earned seeds in the 2010 Women's Division II National Rugby Championships.

References

  1. ↑ "Club Contacts". Retrieved 2009-10-04.

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