Claremont Colleges Rugby Football Club
The Claremont Colleges Rugby Football Club (CCRFC) is composed of students from CMC, Pomona, Pitzer, Scripps, and Harvey Mudd. The team competes in the Gold Coast Rugby Conference with teams such as USC, USD, Cal State Long Beach, and others. Rugby is one of the most successful athletic programs among the Claremont Colleges, consistently competing for or winning its league and advancing to the national playoffs.
Governance[edit]
In the United States, college rugby is governed by (in descending order of authority): USA Rugby, geographical unions (GUs) and local area unions (LAUs) (e.g., NERFU). USA Rugby has established a College Management Committee and a collegiate director, Rich Cortez, to oversee college rugby. The NCAA has no authority over college rugby. Often called a club sport, each college team is administered by either the athletic department or the student club department.
The Claremont Colleges Rugby Club is governed by USA Rugby and National Small College Rugby Organization (NSCRO), which USA Rugby recognizes and supports as an independent organization. In the past, college rugby competitions have been governed by local unions.[1]
Play and Participation[edit]
USA Rugby maintains player eligibility guidelines, administered by the local area unions. Claremont Colleges players generally have five years of rugby eligibility from the time they graduate high school.[2]
Conference Membership[edit]
Pending
Women's Rugby[edit]
The Claremont Foxes Women's Rugby Club are a collegiate women's rugby team consisting of players from all five of the Claremont Colleges. The organization was founded in 1995, and is a Division II team that plays against other schools in the Southern California Rugby Football Union, including USC, Cal State Northridge, Cal Lutheran, Occidental, UC Irvine, Cal State Fullerton, CSU Long Beach, and UC Riverside.
Conference Membership[edit]
| Year | Record | Captain(s) | Coach(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Evan Wollen & Leslie Jamison | ||
| 2019 | Evan Wollen & Leslie Jamison | ||
| 2018 | Evan Wollen & Leslie Jamison | ||
| 2017 | Evan Wollen & Leslie Jamison | ||
| 2016 | Evan Wollen & Leslie Jamison | ||
| 2015 | Evan Wollen | ||
| 2014 | Evan Wollen | ||
| 2013 | Evan Wollen | ||
| 2012 | Evan Wollen | ||
| 2011 | Evan Wollen | ||
| 2010 | Evan Wollen |
Men's Rugby[edit]
The Claremont Colleges Men's Rugby Club is composed of students from CMC, Pomona, Pitzer, and Harvey Mudd.
Conference Membership[edit]
USA Rugby named the Claremont Colleges Men's Rugby Club in its 2011 collegiate competition, where 31 teams competed in the newly established Division 1-A Rugby (formerly known as the College Premier Division), slated as a tier above Division I.[3]
The Men's club now plays in the Gold Coast Conference of Intercollegiate Rugby (GCCIR), which includes Arizona State University (ASU), University of Southern California (USC), University of San Diego (USD), California State University Long Beach (CSULB), Azusa Pacific University (APU), and MiraCosta College.
| Year | Record | Captain(s) | Coach(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Connor Pederson | Jeremy Ognall, Scott Bracken, and Ray Egan | |
| 2019 | Connor Pederson | Jeremy Ognall, Scott Bracken, and Ray Egan | |
| 2018 | Brendan MacDonald | Jeremy Ognall, Scott Bracken, and Ray Egan | |
| 2017 | Sean Pyne | Jeremy Ognall, Scott Bracken, and Ray Egan | |
| 2016 | Grant Frazier | Jeremy Ognall and Scott Bracken | |
| 2015 | Grant Frazier | Jeremy Ognall and Scott Bracken | |
| 2014 | Grant Frazier | Jeremy Ognall and Scott Bracken | |
| 2013 | Jordan Badia-Bellinger and Grant Frazier | Jeremy Ognall and Scott Bracken | |
| 2012 | Jeremy Ognall and Scott Bracken | ||
| 2011 | 0-7 | Jeremy Ognall and Scott Bracken | |
| 2010 | Jeremy Ognall, Scott Bracken, and Woody Fox | ||
| 2009 | Wayne Cox and Woody Fox | ||
| 2008 | Wayne Cox and Woody Fox | ||
| 2007 | Wayne Cox and Woody Fox | ||
| 2006 | Jim Miller and Woody Fox |
National Championships[edit]
Claremont Colleges Women's Rugby Club[edit]
- 2017: National Small College Rugby Organization (NSCRO) Pacific Coast Champions
- 2016: USA Rugby DIV III West Region Champions
Claremont Colleges Men's Rugby Club[edit]
- 2019: National Small College Rugby Organization(NSCRO) 15s National Champions[4]
- 2018: National Small College Rugby Organization (NSCRO) 7s National Champions[5]
- 2017: National Small College Rugby Organization (NSCRO) 15s National Champions[6]
- 2010: Division II National Champions[7]
References[edit]
- ↑ "USA Rugby: Claremont Colleges Women". USA Rugby. May 5, 2018. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
- ↑ "NSCRO Policies and Procedures". National Small College Rugby Organization. May 5, 2018. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
- ↑ "Claremont Rugby Team to be Part of USA Rugby's New Division I Premier Conference". Pitzer College. September 7, 2010. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
- ↑ https://tsl.news/claremont-lions-win-2nd-national-rugby-championship-in-3-years/. Missing or empty
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|title=(help) - ↑ "National Small College Rugby Organization". National Small College Rugby Organization. May 5, 2018. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
- ↑ Mullen, Max (May 3, 2010). "Rugby Team Wins Division 2 Nationals". CMC Forum. Archived from the original on May 28, 2016. Retrieved May 5, 2018. Unknown parameter
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