Abbreviation | Texas RU; TRU |
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Formation | 2013 |
Region served | Arkansas; Louisiana; Oklahoma; Texas, United States of America |
President | Dave McPhail |
The Texas Rugby Union (TRU) is the Geographical Union (GU) for rugby union teams playing in Texas and portions of Arkansas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma for USA Rugby. [1] It is a non-profit organization and is the primary overseeing body for the promotion of rugby union in the region.
The TRU is divided into four divisions: Men, Women, college men, and College Women.
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Dallas Rugby | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 268 | 83 | 185 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
Austin Blacks | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 218 | 180 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
Austin Huns | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 247 | 88 | 159 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Dallas Harlequins | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 111 | 296 | -185 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Houston Athletic | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 96 | 293 | -197 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | PD | BT | BL | FF | PTS |
Austin Valkyries | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 219 | 5 | 214 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Houston Athletic | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 151 | 87 | 64 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
Dallas Harlequins | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 180 | -163 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Little Rock Stormers | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 137 | -115 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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