Santa Monica Rugby Club
rugby team
Santa Monica Rugby Club is an American rugby union club from Santa Monica, California. The club teams, known as the Dolphins, compete in the Southern California Rugby Football Union (SCRFU), a territorial union of USA Rugby, currently fielding teams in the following divisions: Division 1 (men), Division 1 (women), Division 2 (women), U18 boys, U16 boys, U14 boys, U12 boys, U10 coed, and U8 coed.
History
The Club was established in 1972 by rugby graduates of UCLA, USC and St. Mary's College. The club went undefeated in the SCRFU Division I, taking the championships in both the San Diego/OMBAC Tournament and the Monterey National Invitational. Santa Monica have continued their winning ways since their inaugural season in 1972/73, going on to win the SCRFU Division I title five times in total. The club has produced numerous National team players for the national team, some of which have skippered the USA.
The Club has won the SCRFU Division I league title seven times, captured top spot at the San Diego/OMBAC Tournament seven times, been to the national championships 8 times — winning on five occasions, and won at the Santa Barbara International Tournament.
In 2006, Santa Monica made a third consecutive final four appearance, defeating the Boston Irish Wolfhounds, 57 points to 19. After the 2006, Santa Monica was invited to join the US Rugby Super League for the 2007 season and the board of directors voted to accept the invitation to join. Santa Monica played in the Western Division.
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