Texas Geographical Union

Texas Rugby UnionAbbreviation| 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.

## Men's clubs

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### Division 1

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* Austin Blacks
* Austin Huns
* Dallas Harlequins
* Dallas Rugby
* Houston Athletic

2016-2017 Standings

Team  | GP  | W  | L  | T  | PF  | PA  | PD  | BT  | BL  | FF  | PTS
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

### Division 2/D1b

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* Alamo City Rugby
* Austin Blacks D2
* Austin Huns D2
* Dallas Athletic
* Dallas Harlequins D2
* Dallas Rugby D2
* Euless Texans
* Fort Worth Rugby
* Houston Athletic D2
* Houston United
* Katy Lions
* San Antonio Rugby
* The Woodlands Rugby

2016-2017 Standings

| 1B

Team  | GP  | W  | L  | T  | PF  | PA  | PD  | BT  | BL  | FF  | PTS
Austin Blacks D2  | 6  | 5  | 0  | 1  | 274  | 63  | 211  | 6  | 0  | 0  | 28
Dallas Rugby D2  | 5  | 4  | 0  | 1  | 310  | 35  | 275  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 22
Austin Huns D2  | 5  | 2  | 2  | 1  | 172  | 88  | 84  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 14
Houston Athletic D2  | 6  | 1  | 4  | 1  | 61  | 273  | -212  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 8
Dallas Harlequins D2  | 6  | 0  | 6  | 0  | 12  | 370  | -358  | 0  | 0  | 1  | -1
North

Team  | GP  | W  | L  | T  | PF  | PA  | PD  | BT  | BL  | FF  | PTS
Little Rock Stormers  | 8  | 7  | 1  | 0  | 378  | 62  | 316  | 8  | 1  | 0  | 37
Tulsa Rugby  | 8  | 7  | 1  | 0  | 256  | 175  | 81  | 6  | 0  | 0  | 34
Dallas Athletic  | 8  | 5  | 3  | 0  | 180  | 201  | -21  | 4  | 1  | 0  | 25
Euless Texans  | 7  | 3  | 4  | 0  | 188  | 177  | 11  | 3  | 0  | 1  | 14
Oklahoma City Crusaders  | 8  | 0  | 8  | 0  | 152  | 337  | -185  | 3  | 3  | 0  | 6
Fort Worth Rugby  | 7  | 1  | 6  | 0  | 78  | 280  | -202  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 5
South

Team  | GP  | W  | L  | T  | PF  | PA  | PD  | BT  | BL  | FF  | PTS
Houston United  | 6  | 6  | 0  | 0  | 358  | 89  | 269  | 6  | 0  | 0  | 30
Katy Lions  | 6  | 4  | 2  | 0  | 168  | 199  | -31  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 19
San Antonio Rugby  | 5  | 2  | 3  | 0  | 179  | 135  | 44  | 4  | 1  | 0  | 13
The Woodlands Rugby  | 5  | 2  | 3  | 0  | 88  | 120  | -32  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 10
Alamo City Rugby  | 6  | 0  | 6  | 0  | 83  | 333  | -250  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 2

### Division 3

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* Abilene Rugby
* Alliance Rugby
* Austin Blacks D3
* Austin Huns D3
* Bay Area Rugby
* Corpus Christi Crabs
* Corpus Christi Dogfish
* Dallas Diablos
* Dallas Rugby D3
* Denton Rugby
* Fort Hood Phantoms
* Galveston Rugby
* Grand Prairie Mavericks
* Houston Arrows
* Houston United D3
* Kingwood Crusaders
* Lone Star Rugby
* McAllen Knights
* San Antonio Rugby D3
* San Marcos Greys
* Shreveport Rugby

2016-2017 Standings

| Central

Team  | GP  | W  | L  | T  | PF  | PA  | PD  | BT  | BL  | FF  | PTS
San Marcos Greys  | 7  | 5  | 2  | 0  | 347  | 91  | 256  | 6  | 1  | 0  | 27
Austin Blacks D3  | 5  | 5  | 0  | 0  | 308  | 34  | 274  | 5  | 0  | 0  | 25
McAllen Knights  | 7  | 5  | 2  | 0  | 239  | 158  | 81  | 5  | 0  | 0  | 25
Fort Hood Phantoms  | 7  | 4  | 3  | 0  | 289  | 119  | 170  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 19
Corpus Christi Crabs  | 8  | 3  | 5  | 0  | 215  | 319  | -104  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 16
San Antonio Rugby D3  | 8  | 3  | 5  | 0  | 156  | 393  | -237  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 15
Austin Huns D3  | 7  | 3  | 4  | 0  | 140  | 175  | -35  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 14
Corpus Christi Dogfish  | 7  | 0  | 7  | 0  | 62  | 467  | -405  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 0
North

Team  | GP  | W  | L  | T  | PF  | PA  | PD  | BT  | BL  | FF  | PTS
Shreveport Rugby  | 7  | 6  | 1  | 0  | 364  | 43  | 321  | 6  | 1  | 0  | 31
Dallas Rugby D3  | 6  | 5  | 1  | 0  | 386  | 40  | 346  | 5  | 0  | 0  | 25
Grand Prairie Mavericks  | 7  | 4  | 3  | 0  | 283  | 117  | 166  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 20
Alliance Rugby  | 6  | 3  | 4  | 0  | 188  | 107  | 81  | 3  | 0  | 1  | 18
Abilene Rugby  | 8  | 2  | 6  | 0  | 195  | 415  | -220  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 10
Dallas Diablos  | 5  | 1  | 4  | 0  | 31  | 454  | -423  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 5
Denton Rugby  | 6  | 0  | 6  | 0  | 32  | 324  | -292  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 2
South

Team  | GP  | W  | L  | T  | PF  | PA  | PD  | BT  | BL  | FF  | PTS
Houston United D3  | 8  | 7  | 0  | 1  | 496  | 110  | 386  | 7  | 0  | 0  | 37
Lone Star Rugby  | 8  | 7  | 0  | 1  | 484  | 107  | 377  | 7  | 0  | 0  | 37
Bay Area Rugby  | 9  | 5  | 4  | 0  | 288  | 388  | -100  | 5  | 0  | 0  | 25
Kingwood Crusaders  | 8  | 2  | 6  | 0  | 188  | 427  | -239  | 4  | 1  | 0  | 13
Galveston Rugby  | 7  | 2  | 5  | 0  | 161  | 371  | -210  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 11
Houston Arrows  | 8  | 0  | 8  | 0  | 93  | 307  | -214  | 1  | 2  | 0  | 3

### College Men

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* Red River Conference D1
* Southwest Conference D2

## Women's Clubs

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### Division 1

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* Austin Valkyries
* Dallas Harlequins
* Houston Athletic
* Little Rock Stormers

2016-2017 Standings

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

### Division 2

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* Austin Valkyries D2
* Dallas Athletic
* Griffins Rugby
* Oklahoma Roses
* San Antonio Rugby
* Tulsa Rugby

2016-2017 Standings

| North

Team  | GP  | W  | L  | T  | PF  | PA  | PD  | BT  | BL  | FF  | PTS
Tulsa Rugby  | 5  | 4  | 1  | 0  | 286  | 82  | 204  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 20
Oklahoma Roses  | 4  | 2  | 2  | 0  | 148  | 158  | -10  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 10
Griffins Rugby  | 4  | 2  | 2  | 0  | 112  | 185  | -73  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 10
South

Team  | GP  | W  | L  | T  | PF  | PA  | PD  | BT  | BL  | FF  | PTS
Austin Valkyries D2  | 4  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 129  | 38  | 91  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 19
San Antonio Rugby  | 3  | 1  | 2  | 0  | 47  | 55  | -8  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 4
Dallas Athletic  | 4  | 0  | 4  | 0  | 44  | 206  | -162  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 2

### College Women

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* Southwest Women's Conference

## See also

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* Rugby union in the United States

## References

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1. ^ "USA Club Rugby: Geographical Unions". usarugby.org/. Retrieved 2014-03-04.

## External links

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* Official website
* USA Rugby Official Site
* IRB Official Site

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Rugby union in the United States

Governing body|

* USA Rugby

Geographical Unions|

* Capital
* Carolinas
* Empire
* Eastern Pennsylvania
* Florida
* Mid-America
* New England
* Northern California
* Pacific Northwest
* Rocky Mountain
* Southern California
* Texas
* True South

National teams|

| Men's|

* Eagles (Results)
* USA Falcons
* 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 Elite Rugby
* Women's Premier League Rugby
* Premier Rugby Sevens
* USA Rugby Club 7s
* Midwest Rugby Premiership
* Pacific Rugby Premiership
* National Rugby Football League
* USA Club Rugby XVs

College|

| Bodies|

* NCR
* NIRA

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Conferences|

* Colonial Coast
* East Coast
* Heart of America
* Ivy
* Northeast
* PAC
* Potomac
* 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|

| International|

* Churchill Cup
* North America 4
* Pacific Rim Championship
* PARA Pan American Championship

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Club|

* Elite Cup
* PRO Rugby
* Rugby Super League

College|

* Atlantic Coast League
* Bowl Series
* Varsity Cup

Related articles|

* American flag rugby
* History
* First match
* 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)
* USA Rugby South

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