Belmont Shore RFC

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Belmont Shore
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Full nameBelmont Shore Rugby Club
Union USA Rugby
Founded1974;50 years ago (1974)
Location Long Beach, California, US
Ground(s) Long Beach State rugby field [1]
PresidentStuart Ledsam
Coach(es) Ray Egan
League(s) Pacific Rugby Premiership
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Official website
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Belmont Shore Rugby Club is an American rugby union team named after the Belmont Shore neighborhood of Long Beach, California, which has a tradition of amateur rugby.

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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. They have been league champions four times, most recently in 2007. They were runners-up to the New York Athletic Club team in 2005, and to the San Diego–based Old Mission Beach Athletic Club team in 2006.

Belmont Shore dropped out of the Rugby Super League in October, 2009. [2] In 2014 it joined the Pacific Rugby Premiership.

Club honours

[3]

Teams

Belmont Shore features adult and youth divisions. The adult division competes in the Pacific Rugby Premiership & Division I; the youth division features many teams - U-8 through U19.

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. [4]

Notable players

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

United States national team

Other notable players

Notable coaches

Other rugby teams in Long Beach

Besides Belmont Shore RFC, there is the Belmont Shore Women's Rugby Football Club (nicknamed the "Landsharks", they have two national championships), [11] Coast Women's RFC, [12] and a men's club team at Long Beach State (which has made the National Final Four on four occasions), [13]

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References

  1. ↑ "Belmont Shore Pitch".
  2. ↑ "AmericanRugbyNews.com Shore drops out of RSL". Archived from the original on 2010-02-03. Retrieved 2009-10-12.
  3. ↑ http://www.rugbymag.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=216:past-champions-men&catid=108:past-champions&Itemid=316 [ bare URL ]
  4. ↑ "Home". Belmont Shore Rugby Club.
  5. ↑ "Rugby Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Fixtures, Results, Tables". ESPN.com.
  6. ↑ "| USA Rugby". Archived from the original on March 11, 2007.
  7. ↑ "Chris Ostentowski Player Profile on belmontshorerfc.com". Archived from the original on 2006-02-12. Retrieved 2006-08-10.
  8. ↑ "| USA Rugby". usa.rugby. Archived from the original on March 11, 2007.
  9. ↑ "Francois Viljoen Player Profile on belmontshorerfc.com". Archived from the original on 2006-02-12. Retrieved 2006-08-10.
  10. ↑ "Lee Peina Player Profile on belmontshorerfc.com". Archived from the original on 2006-02-12. Retrieved 2006-08-10.
  11. ↑ "Home". bswrfc.com.
  12. ↑ "Coast Women's Rugby Football Club". Archived from the original on 2007-02-04. Retrieved 2007-02-23.
  13. ↑ "CSULB Official Rugby Website". Archived from the original on 2007-01-08. Retrieved 2007-01-09.
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