Potomac Athletic Club RFC

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Potomac Athletic Club Rugby Team
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Full namePotomac Athletic Club Rugby Team
Union USA Rugby
Nickname(s)PAC Rugby
Founded1988
Disbanded2014 (merger into the Potomac Exiles)
Ground(s)(formerly) Wallenberg Field
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Official website
www.potomacexilesrugbyclub.com?page_id=204

The Potomac Athletic Club Rugby Team (PAC Rugby) of Washington, D.C. was a rugby union club based in Washington, D.C. PAC was one of the founding members of the now-defunct Super League. PAC Rugby won the USA Men's Division 1 National Championship in 1995. Multiple PAC Rugby players were selected to play for national, and regional representative sides.

In the fall of 2014, the Potomac Athletic Club merged with the Maryland Exiles, forming the Potomac Exiles.

The Potomac Athletic Club's legacy continues through PAC Youth Rugby.

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