Chicago Lions
Founded in 1964, the Chicago Lions Rugby Football Club is a USA Rugby Division 1 team based in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The Chicago Lions namesake is taken from the two large lion statues that guard the entrance to the Chicago Art Institute.Sponsorship
Notable sponsors include Athletico Physical Therapy, Oakmark International Funds, and CPH and Associates.Notable players
The following is a list of former and current Lions players and coaches that have earned caps for international tests:Ireland
- Paul McNaughton, fifteen international caps
England
- Gary Wilson, two international caps
South Africa
- Kitch Christie, coached the 1995 Rugby World Cup winning Springboks
- Willie Kahts
- Harry Viljoen, coached the 2001 Springboks
USA
- Andre Blom, fullback/wing, thirteen international caps
- John Burke, flanker, two international caps
- Phillipus "Thabu" Eloff, centre, forty-four international caps
- Paul Emerick, centre, thirty-five international caps
- Scott "Beaver" Jones, centre, one international cap
- Christian Long, lock, one international cap
- Jeremy Nash, fullback, two international caps
- Eric Helbig, Wing, three international caps
- Andrew McGarry, prop, two international caps
- Eric Reed, lock/flanker, seven international caps
- Dave Williams, halfback, seven international caps
