Claremont Colleges Rugby Football Club


The Claremont Colleges Rugby Football Club is composed of students from CMC, Pomona, Pitzer, Scripps, and Harvey Mudd. The team competes in the with teams such as , , , and others. Rugby is one of the most successful athletic programs among the Claremont Colleges, consistently competing for or winning its league and advancing to the national playoffs.

Governance

In the United States, college rugby is governed by : USA Rugby, geographical unions and local area unions . USA Rugby has established a College Management Committee and a collegiate director, Rich Cortez, to oversee college rugby. The NCAA has no authority over college rugby. Often called a club sport, each college team is administered by either the athletic department or the student club department.
The Claremont Colleges Rugby Club is governed by USA Rugby and National Small College Rugby Organization, which USA Rugby recognizes and supports as an independent organization. In the past, college rugby competitions have been governed by local unions.

Play and Participation

maintains player eligibility guidelines, administered by the local area unions. Claremont Colleges players generally have five years of rugby eligibility from the time they graduate high school.

Conference Membership

Pending

Women's Rugby

The Claremont Foxes Women's Rugby Club are a collegiate women's rugby team consisting of players from all five of the Claremont Colleges. The organization was founded in 1995, and is a Division II team that plays against other schools in the Southern California Rugby Football Union, including USC, Cal State Northridge, Cal Lutheran, Occidental, UC Irvine, Cal State Fullerton, CSU Long Beach, and UC Riverside.

Conference Membership

Men's Rugby

The Claremont Colleges Men's Rugby Club is composed of students from CMC, Pomona, Pitzer, and Harvey Mudd.

Conference Membership

named the Claremont Colleges Men's Rugby Club in its 2011 collegiate competition, where 31 teams competed in the newly established Division 1-A Rugby, slated as a tier above Division I.
The Men's club now plays in the Gold Coast Conference of Intercollegiate Rugby, which includes Arizona State University, University of Southern California, University of San Diego, California State University Long Beach, Azusa Pacific University, and MiraCosta College.
YearRecordCaptainCoach
2020Connor PedersonJeremy Ognall, Scott Bracken, and Ray Egan
2019Connor PedersonJeremy Ognall, Scott Bracken, and Ray Egan
2018Brendan MacDonaldJeremy Ognall, Scott Bracken, and Ray Egan
2017Sean PyneJeremy Ognall, Scott Bracken, and Ray Egan
2016Grant FrazierJeremy Ognall and Scott Bracken
2015Grant FrazierJeremy Ognall and Scott Bracken
2014Grant FrazierJeremy Ognall and Scott Bracken
2013Jordan Badia-Bellinger and Grant FrazierJeremy Ognall and Scott Bracken
2012Jeremy Ognall and Scott Bracken
20110-7Jeremy Ognall and Scott Bracken
2010Jeremy Ognall, Scott Bracken, and Woody Fox
2009Wayne Cox and Woody Fox
2008Wayne Cox and Woody Fox
2007Wayne Cox and Woody Fox
2006Jim Miller and Woody Fox

National Championships

Claremont Colleges Women's Rugby Club