Arizona Rugby Union
The Arizona Rugby Union (ARU) is the Local Area Union (LAU) for rugby union teams in Arizona. ARU is part of the Southern California Rugby Football Union (SCRFU), which is one of several Geographical Unions (GUs) that comprise USA Rugby.[1]
Men's Clubs
Division 1 (National Division 2):
- Phoenix RC
- Red Mountain Warthogs
- Scottsdale Blues
- Tempe Rugby Club
Division 2 (National Division 3):
Associate Members:
- Phoenix Storm
- Prescott Blacksheep
- Thunderbird
- Yuma Sidewinders
Women's Clubs
- Northern Arizona Timberdoodles
- Tempe Women’s Rugby Club
- Tucson Lightning
College Clubs
Men:
- Arizona State University Men Rugby
- University of Arizona Wildcats
Women:
- Arizona State University Women Rugby Club
- University of AZ Women’s Rugby
Under 19 Clubs
High School:
- Scottsdale Wolves High School
- Tempe Rugby Club Youth
- North Valley Scorpions HS Boys and Girls
- Desert Vista Thunder
- East Valley Eagles RFC
- El Mirage Outlaws
- Hamiton HS Rugby
- Northern AZ Cobrafists
- OP Lyons
- Phoenix Firebirds HS
- Red Mountain U19
- Salpointe Catholic Rugby Club
- Tucson Barbarians
- Tucson Blackbirds
- West Valley Misfits
Youth:
- Scottsdale Wolves Youth - U14/U12/U10/U8
- North Valley Scorpions Youth
- Phoenix U14 Firebirds
- Laveen Golden Eagles
- Red Mountain U14
Tournaments
- The Devil’s Rugby Cup is a premier rugby 15’s tournament that is held the first weekend in December each year when the weather is the most enjoyable in Arizona. The event attracts some of the most competitive sr. men’s, sr. women’s, collegiate (men’s/women’s), and youth (HS boys/girls) clubs from around the nation and offers an exceptionally impressive social program for the rugby fans! The Devils Rugby Cup is hosted by the Desert Southwest Athletic Club, LLC (DSWAC).
For more information, visit the Devil's Rugby Cup web site (available 9/7/13) or the host Desert Southwest Athletic Club (DSWAC) web site.
FUTURE DATES: 2013 - December 7–8, 2013 2014 - December 6–7, 2014 2015 - December 5–6, 2015 2016 - December 3–4, 2016
- The Tempe Sizzling 7’s Rugby Invitational and National Qualifier is a premier rugby 7’s tournament that is held in June, annually. The Sizzling 7’s Invitational attracts some of the most competitive sr. men’s, sr. women’s, collegiate (men’s/women’s), and youth (HS boys/girls) programs from around the nation. The Southern California Rugby Football Union (SCRFU) has also designated the Sizzling 7′s as one of four qualifying events on the SCRFU Summer 7’s Qualifier Series. Sizzling 7’s is hosted by the Tempe Rugby Club and sponsored by the Desert Southwest Athletic Club, LLC (DSWAC).
Please visit the Sizzling 7s Rugby Invitational and Qualifier web site to learn more about this event including, but not limited to event dates, registration, rules and regulations, hotel, and location.
References
- ↑ "USA Club Rugby: Geographical Unions". http://usarugby.org/. Retrieved 2014-03-04. External link in
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External links
- Official Site
- Wild West Rugby Tournament
- Scottsdale Blues RFC
- Phoenix Rugby Club, since 1980
- Tempe Rugby Club
- Arizona State University Men's Rugby
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