USA Club Rugby XVs

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USA Club Rugby XVs
Founded1979
No. of teamsVarious
Most recent
champion(s)
Men D1: St. Louis Bombers Rugby Football Club

Women D1: NOVA Rugby

Men D2: Trident (Miami) Rugby Football Club

Women D2: Tampa Bay Krewe

Men D3: Austin Blacks
Most titlesMen: Old Mission Beach Athletic Club RFC (8) Women: Berkeley All Blues (11)

The USA Club Rugby XVs Championship is an annual competition pitting the best rugby union clubs in the United States. First played in 1979 under the supervision of the United States of America Rugby Union or USA Rugby. This competition for men and women is played in multiple divisions (Division I to III). The event is streamed online annually, typically on YouTube or The Rugby Channel.

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From 1958 to 1979, the Monterey/Pebble Beach Classic in Monterey, CA was the de facto National Championship for clubs, colleges and military. Known at its conception in 1959 as the Monterey Rugby Tournament, the title went through several changes: Monterey National Rugby Tournament, 1962; Monterey National Rugby Championships, 1978; Monterey National Invitational Rugby Tournament, 1980; and Pebble Beach Rugby Classic, 1985 to the last tournament in 1990. This is the oldest tournament in North America. It was founded by Paul Andrew and steered through most of its years by Steve Yost. The games were discontinued in 1991 after failure to find a suitable venue. [1]

By 1979, USA Rugby took over the running of the National Club Championship, with College starting in 1980. Club Divisions II (1992) and III (2000) for Men and Division II for Women (2001) being added through the 90's and the turn of the new millennia.

Men's Division I Championship results

SeasonChampionScoreRunner-UpLocation
1979 Old Blues RFC Berkeley14 - 6St. Louis Falcons Kansas City
1980 Old Blues RFC Berkeley20 - 6St. Louis Falcons Long Beach
1981 Old Blues RFC Berkeley9 - 3 Old Blue RFC Dayton
1982 Old Blues RFC Berkeley13 - 6 Denver Barbarians Palo Alto
1983 Old Blues RFC Berkeley23 - 0 Dallas Harlequins Chicago
1984 Dallas Harlequins 31 - 12 [2] Los Angeles Rugby Club Hartford
1985 Milwaukee RFC10 - 4 Denver Barbarians Chicago
1986 Old Blues RFC Berkeley20 - 0 Old Blue RFC Tampa
1987 Old Blues RFC Berkeley28 - 10Pittsburgh Rugby Tampa
1988 OMBAC San Diego 29 - 12Milwaukee RFC Windhover
1989 OMBAC San Diego 19 - 9 Philadelphia Whitemarsh Denver
1990 Denver Barbarians 21 - 13Old Blues RFC Berkeley Denver
1991 OMBAC San Diego 12 - 9Washington Rugby Club San Diego
1992Old Blues RFC Berkeley32 - 9 Mystic River Denver
1993 OMBAC San Diego 30 - 13Milwaukee RFC Washington
1994 OMBAC San Diego 30 - 16 Life Running Eagles Chicago
1995 Potomac 16 - 12 OMBAC San Diego Austin
1996 OMBAC San Diego 23 - 12Old Blues RFC Berkeley Chicago
1997 Gentlemen of Aspen 31 - 25 Old Blue RFC San Diego
1998 Gentlemen of Aspen 47 - 12 Old Blue RFC San Diego
1999 Gentlemen of Aspen 30 - 13 San Francisco Golden Gate Fairfield
2000 Gentlemen of Aspen 42 - 34Hayward Rugby Manchester
2001San Mateo RFC22 - 10 N.Y.A.C. Indianola
2002San Mateo RFC37 - 3Austin Blacks Indianola
2003 Boston Irish Wolfhounds 14 - 5 [3] San Mateo RFC Indianola
2004 Boston Irish Wolfhounds 27 - 8 [4] Austin Blacks Indianola
2005 Santa Monica Rugby Club 42 - 14 [5] Back Bay RFC San Diego
2006 Santa Monica Rugby Club 57 - 19 Boston Irish Wolfhounds San Diego
2007Hayward Rugby30 - 16 [6] Austin Blacks San Diego
2008 Life Running Eagles 15 – 14 Glendale Raptors Glendale
2009 Gentlemen of Aspen 25 – 10 Las Vegas Blackjacks Glendale
2010 Las Vegas Blackjacks 36 – 22 Belmont Shore RFC Glendale
2011 Glendale Raptors 20 – 15 [7] Olympic Club Rugby Glendale
2012 Belmont Shore RFC 34 – 11 Glendale Raptors Glendale
2013 Life Running Eagles 27 – 26 Old Puget Sound Beach Madison
2014 Life Running Eagles 39 – 7 New Orleans Rugby Madison
2015 N.Y.A.C. 44 – 39Austin Blacks Glendale
2016 Mystic River 45 – 33Austin Blacks Glendale
2017 Austin Huns 27 – 23 N.Y.A.C. Glendale
2018 Mystic River 25 – 24 Belmont Shore RFC Glendale
2019 Life Running Eagles 28 – 27Austin Blacks Obetz
2020*No champion due to COVID-19 pandemic*
2021*No champion due to COVID-19 pandemic*
2022Dallas Rugby42 – 16Schuylkill River Exiles Atlanta
2023Austin Blacks38 – 14 Old Blue RFC St. Charles
2024 St. Louis Bombers Rugby Club 26 - 25 Belmont Shore RFC Round Rock

Women's Division I Championship results

SeasonChampionScoreRunner-UpLocation
1979 Florida State Seminoles4 - 0Wisconsin Rugby Arlington Heights
1980 Florida State Seminoles14 - 0Indianapolis Hoydens Oakbrook
1981 Belmont Shore Rugby7 - 6Beantown Rugby Dayton
1982 Beantown Rugby25 - 0Chicago Rugby Oakbrook
1983 Beantown Rugby11 – 10Florida State Seminoles Oakbrook
1984 Florida State Seminoles11 - 6Beantown Rugby Oakbrook
1985 Florida State Seminoles12 - 6 San Diego Surfers San Francisco
1986 Beantown RugbyFlorida State Seminoles
1987 Beantown RugbyFlorida State Seminoles
1988Minnesota GophersFlorida State Seminoles
1989Bay Area SheHawksFlorida State Seminoles
1990Belmont Shore RugbyBay Area SheHawks
1991Beantown RugbyFlorida State Seminoles
1992Bay Area SheHawks Berkeley All Blues
1993Bay Area SheHawksBeantown Rugby
1994 Berkeley All Blues Bay Area SheHawks
1995Bay Area SheHawks Berkeley All Blues
1996Beantown Rugby Berkeley All Blues
1997 Berkeley All Blues 25 – 14Maryland Stingers
1998 Berkeley All Blues 28 – 16Maryland Stingers
1999 Berkeley All Blues 32 – 10Beantown Rugby
2000 Berkeley All Blues 24 – 21Beantown Rugby
2001 Berkeley All Blues 41 – 11Beantown Rugby
2002 Berkeley All Blues 17 – 6New York Rugby
2003 Berkeley All Blues 36 – 8Minnesota Valkyries
2004 Berkeley All Blues 58 – 0Minnesota Valkyries
2005 Berkeley All Blues 32 – 20 (OT)Minnesota Valkyries
2006 New York Rugby 22 – 17 Berkeley All Blues
2007 Berkeley All Blues 25 – 18Beantown Rugby
2008 Berkeley All Blues 25 – 17 New York Rugby
2009 San Diego Surfers 14 – 0Northern Virginia Rugby
2010 San Diego Surfers 16 – 12Atlanta Harlequins Mesa
2011Chicago North Shore13 – 5 Glendale Raptors Virginia Beach
2012Atlanta Harlequins33 – 14Oregon Sports Union Fort Myers
2013*No Championship Held Due to Women's League Restructure*
2014Oregon Sports Union39 – 7Chicago North Shore Madison
2015 Seattle Rugby Club 31 – 24Beantown Rugby Glendale
2016 Seattle Rugby Club 54 – 21Chicago North Shore Glendale
2017Life West Gladiatrix39 – 17Raleigh Venom Glendale
2018Life West Gladiatrix91 – 22Raleigh Venom Glendale
2019Northern Virginia Rugby24 - 22Austin Valkyries Obetz
2020*No champion due to COVID-19 pandemic*
2021*No champion due to COVID-19 pandemic*
2022Northern Virginia Rugby27 - 19 Colorado Gray Wolves Atlanta
2023 San Diego Surfers 45 - 22Northern Virginia Rugby St. Charles
2024Northern Virginia Rugby44 - 12Utah Vipers Round Rock

Men's Division II Championship results

SeasonChampionScoreRunner-UpLocation
1992Battleship RugbyNashville Rugby Mobile
1993Santa Rosa RugbyNashville Rugby Mobile
1994Santa Rosa RugbyLincoln Park Rugby Austin
1995Michigan RugbySan Fernando Valley Rugby Austin
1996Snake River Rugby29 – 15Tempe Old Devils Chicago
1997*Winning Team was disqualified*22 – 16Huntington Beach Unicorns San Diego
1998Wisconsin Rugby16 – 8Frederick Rugby San Diego
1999Orange County Islanders32 – 22Grand Rapids Gazelles Lemont
2000Fort Worth Rugby22 - 17Grand Rapids Gazelles Rockford
2001The Woodlands Rugby42 - 35Milwaukee RFC Rockford
2002 New Haven Old Black 48 - 27South Side Irish Pittsburgh
2003Riverside Rugby41 - 15Tempe Old Devils Pittsburgh
2004 Fairfield Yankees 23 - 3Nashville Rugby Pittsburgh
2005Park City Haggis26 - 17Atlanta Old White San Diego
2006Pearl City Black Bears32 - 5Santa Barbara Grunion San Diego
2007Raleigh Vipers29 - 27Red Mountain Warthogs San Diego
2008Red Mountain Warthogs41 - 18Brandywine Rugby Glendale
2009East Palo Alto Razorbacks46 - 22Albuquerque Aardvarks Glendale
2010 Tampa Bay Krewe 29 - 17 (OT)Doylestown Dragons Glendale
2011New Orleans Rugby27 - 21 Tampa Bay Krewe Glendale
2012Rocky Gorge Rugby37 - 26Wisconsin Rugby Glendale
2013Wisconsin Rugby60 - 27Wilmington Rugby Glendale
2014Rocky Gorge Rugby29 - 5Tempe Old Devils Madison
2015Life West Gladiators43 - 10Wisconsin Rugby Glendale
2016Tempe Old Devils54 - 21 Detroit Tradesmen Glendale
2017 Life Running Eagles 50 - 24 St. Louis Bombers Glendale
2018 Denver Barbarians 39 - 38 Detroit Tradesmen Glendale
2019 Olympic Club Rugby 12 -10Atlanta Old White Obetz
2020*No champion due to COVID-19 pandemic*
2021*No champion due to COVID-19 pandemic*
2022 Charlotte Rugby Club 35 - 24 Denver Barbarians Atlanta
2023 Denver Barbarians 46 - 34Boise United St. Charles
2024 Miami Tridents 38 - 10Oceanside Chiefs Round Rock

Women's Division II Championship results

SeasonChampionScoreRunner-UpLocation
2001Ann Arbor Rugby28 – 0Minneapolis Menagerie Pittsburgh
2002Village LionsMinneapolis Menagerie Cincinnati
2003Detroit Rugby11 – 10Cincinnati-Dayton Rugby Minneapolis
2004Detroit Rugby29 – 26Cincinnati-Dayton Rugby Monmouth
2005Raleigh Venom8 – 6Detroit Rugby Naples
2006Raleigh Venom22 – 5Albany Knickerbockers Raleigh
2007Detroit Rugby15 – 5Scioto Valley Rugby Sanford
2008Orlando Rugby27 – 17Detroit Rugby Orlando
2009Raleigh Venom12 – 0Pittsburgh Angels Houston
2010Albany Knickerbockers34 – 22Albuquerque Atomic Sisters Mesa
2011Raleigh Venom17 – 0Pittsburgh Angels Virginia Beach
2012Pittsburgh Angels8 – 0Severn River Rugby Fort Myers
2013*No Championship Held Due to Women's League Restructure*
2014Pittsburgh Angels36 – 21Sacramento Amazons Madison
2015Wisconsin Rugby66 – 20Sacramento Amazons Glendale
2016Life West Gladiatrix66 – 20Wisconsin Rugby Glendale
2017Milwaukee Scylla16 – 15San Francisco Golden Gate Glendale
2018 Charlotte Rugby Club 46 – 28St. Louis Sabres Glendale
2019Sacramento Amazons53 - 42Harrisburg Rugby Obetz
2020*No champion due to COVID-19 pandemic*
2021*No champion due to COVID-19 pandemic*
2022Providence25 - 8Knoxville Minx Atlanta
2023Knoxville Minx33 – 22Severn River Rugby St. Charles
2024 Tampa Bay Krewe 59 - 14White Horse Phoenixville Round Rock

Men's Division III Championship results

SeasonChampionScoreRunner-UpLocation
2000Boston Rugby30 – 18Stanislaus Rugby Rockford
2001Battleship Rugby23 – 12Milwaukee Westside Harlequins Rockford
2002Chico Mighty Oaks47 – 5Clinton Muddy River Pittsburgh
2003Reno Zephyrs28 – 10Clinton Muddy River Pittsburgh
2004Clinton Muddy River22 – 19Reno Zephyrs Pittsburgh
2005Pearl City Black Bears26 – 10Montauk Sharks San Diego
2006Mission Rugby32 – 22Boston Irish Wolfhounds San Diego
2007Boston Irish Wolfhounds55 – 5Mission Rugby San Diego
2008Reno Zephyrs31 – 27Michiana Moose Glendale
2009Northern State Wolves67 – 22Beaumont Bluehawks Glendale
2010 OMBAC San Diego 28 – 14St. Louis Royals Glendale
2011Metropolis Rugby46 – 25Syracuse Chargers Glendale
2012New Orleans Rugby36 – 20Philadelphia Whitemarsh Rugby Glendale
2013Oceanside Chiefs44 – 40 (3OT)Old Blue of New York Glendale
2014Old Blue of New York25 – 7Life West Gladiators Madison
2015Wichita Barbarians30 – 28Tri-City Barbarians Glendale
2016Fairfield Yankees54 – 21Euless Texans Glendale
2017St. Louis Royals29 – 19Bremer County Bucks Glendale
2018Austin Blacks33 – 18Long Island Rugby Glendale
2019Austin Blacks48 - 12Grand Rapids Gazelles Obetz
2020*No champion due to COVID-19 pandemic*
2021*No champion due to COVID-19 pandemic*
2022Palm Beach Panthers48 - 7Union County Mudturtles Atlanta
2023Austin Blacks18 - 14Colorado Springs Grizzlies St. Charles
2024Austin Blacks86 - 0Colusa County Round Rock

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