Baton Rouge Rugby Football Club

Rugby team

BRRFCFull name| Baton Rouge Rugby Football Club

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Union| USA Rugby
Founded| 1977
Location| Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Ground(s)| Highland Road Park
League(s)| True South
Official website
www.batonrougerugby.net

The Baton Rouge Rugby Football Club (also known as BRRFC), founded in 1977, is a men's rugby union team based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States. The club competes in and is governed by the True South and USA Rugby.[1]

## History[edit]

Founded in 1977, the club has been a cornerstone of the rugby community boasting healthy numbers and excellent play. Being in Louisiana provided the club distinct advantages with food and culture in the southern region - rugby has been an excellent addition to the Baton Rouge Area. BR RFC has attracted diverse players over the years boasting Men who have worked in Oil/Chemical, Engineers, Lawyers, Doctors, Nurses, Beer Distributors, Semi-Pro Athletes just to name a few.

Many players are from the surrounding areas: Lafayette, Mandeville, Hammond and New Orleans but also international invites have had players from Britain, Australia, New Zealand and Fiji.

Up until 1991, Baton Rouge played as a Division I Rugby Team, where they secured many national invites, namely the 1985 National Championship game vs Philadelphia Whitemarsh. The club has had a myriad of success throughout the years even after transitioning to Division II rugby in 1992. The Club participates in many local Baton Rouge Charities; most notably Toys for Tots, the BR Women's Shelter, Youth Rugby and the Red Cross.

## Notable Matches and Accomplishments[edit]

* 1979: ERU National Championship Game
* 1980, 1982, 1984: Regional Finals Qualifier
* 1985: ERU National Championship Game
* 1993: ERU National Championship Runner-up
* 1994: ERU National Championship Runner-up
* 2013: True South Rugby - West Champions
* 2014: True South Rugby - West Champions

## Founding Members[edit]

Founding members include: Hookers, Phil Siccone and Tyrone Yokum; props, Jim Brugh, Reggie Davis, Steve Hazel, and Bob ‘Santa’ Lundsford; locks, Bob Causey and Tom Gagneaux; loose forwards, Barry Haney, Rob Wright, Gary Meyers, and Wayne Fontanelle; No. 8, Mark Lawson and Rick Odom; back, Frank Perkins, Johnny Mclean, Clay Mahaffey, Paul Lachin, Phil Lachin, Bob Dow, Les Bratton, Bill Bratton, Donnie Bratton, and the Hammond connection; Bob Tuminello, Gene Hampton, Bobby Guidera, and Jim Morris.

## Tournaments[edit]

Baton Rouge Rugby puts on two tournaments every year - The Redfish Sevens Tournament and the Ho-Ho-Ho Tournament for Charity.

### Redfish Sevens[edit]

The Redfish Tournament is a Rugby Sevens round-robin game. All clubs of any age group, male and female may participate. The tournament usually boasts 25-40 teams every year for the sevens non-qualifier sometime between June and July.

### Ho-Ho-Ho Tournament[edit]

The Ho-Ho-Ho Tournament is a co-ed scrimmage that occurs every year in December to raise money for Toy-for-Tots, the BR RFC's target charity work every year. In 2016, the club donated 200+ Toys and $400 to the local area Toys for Tots at Happy's Bar. The Scrimmage is unique as players dress up in santa themed outfits and play a toned-down game of rugby so injuries can be avoided. Players come from around the state of Louisiana to participate as ages 17+ are welcome.

## Rugby Union Memberships[edit]

The Baton Rouge Rugby Football Club was originally a member of Deep South Rugby Football Union.

In the late 1990s, the club moved to the Texas Geographical Union where they competed against other TGU Division 1/2 teams such as: Dallas, Austin, Houston, San Antonio and Shreveport. Baton Rouge later returned to the Deep South Rugby Union in 2009, converting back to a Division 2 squad.

In 2013, the Deep South Rugby Union became a subdivision of the True South Geographical Union, later becoming True South Rugby where Baton Rouge currently competes against its main rivals:

* Birmingham RFC
* Jackson RFC
* Memphis RFC

## Practice/Field Location[edit]

Currently, BR RFC practices and plays at Highland Road Park located in Baton Rouge, LA

## See also[edit]

* True South
* USA Rugby
* Rugby union in the United States

## References[edit]

1. ^ "USA Club Rugby: Geographical Unions". usarugby.org/. Archived from the original on 2014-02-13. Retrieved 2014-03-04.

## External links[edit]

* Official site
* USA Rugby
* IRB Official Site

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Rugby union in the United States

Governing body|

* USA Rugby

Geographical Unions|

* Capital
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* Empire
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* Pacific Northwest
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| Men's|

* Eagles
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* All Americans
* U-20
* U-19
* 7s

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Women's|

* Women's
* 7s

Competitions|

| International|

* U.S. at the Rugby World Cup
* Americas Rugby Championship
* Global Rapid Rugby

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Domestic|

* Major League Rugby
* Women's Premier League Rugby
* Premier Rugby Sevens
* USA Rugby Club 7s
* Midwest Rugby Premiership
* Pacific Rugby Premiership
* National Rugby Football League

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| Bodies|

* NCR
* NIRA

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Conferences|

* Colonial Coast
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* Northeast
* PAC
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* Red River
* Southeastern

Competitions|

* Division 1-A
* Results
* NCR Champions Cup
* NCR Nationals
* Collegiate Championship (7s)
* USA Rugby Sevens Collegiate National Championships (7s)

Hosted events|

* 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens
* Americas Rugby Championship
* USA Sevens
* USA Women's Sevens

Defunct|

* Bowl Series
* Atlantic Coast League
* Churchill Cup
* Elite Cup
* North America 4
* Pacific Rim Championship
* PRO Rugby
* Rugby Super League
* Varsity Cup

Related articles|

* American flag rugby
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* International players
* Comparison with American football
* Rugby union in American Samoa
* Rugby union in Guam
* Rugby union in the US Virgin Islands
* Stanford rugby teams (1906–17)
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