Minnesota Rugby Football Union

The Minnesota Rugby Football Union (MNRFU) is the Local Area Union (LAU) for Rugby Union teams in the state of Minnesota. The MNRFU is part of the Midwest Rugby Football Union (MRFU), one of the seven Territorial Area Unions (TAU's) that comprise USA Rugby.^[1]

Men's Clubs

Division I

Metropolis RFC

Division II

Eastside Banshees

Division III

Metropolis Killer B's

Faribault Boksprings

Minneapolis Mayhem

St. Cloud Bottom Feeders

St. Paul Rugby Football Club

Rochester Minnesota Rugby

In 2011, both Metropolis sides earned spots in the Sweet 16 held in Manassas, VA on May 21-22. The DI team lost both matches while the DIII team won both matches, this advanced them to the Final Four in Glendale CO. The Killer B's first match was against the South Bay Rhinos from San Bernardino, CA. A big comeback got the Rhinos only so far and Metropolis went onto to win 24-19 which advanced them to the National Championship against Syracuse. A big second half put Syracuse away and crowned the Metropolis Killer B's as DIII National Champions, player/coach Nathan Osborne was named MVP.

Women's Clubs

Division I

Minnesota Valkyries

Twin Cities Amazon Rugby Club

Division II

• Minneapolis Menagerie Rugby Club
• St. Cloud Sirens Rugby Club

Collegiate Clubs

Further information: College rugby

Men's collegiate clubs

Division I

• University of Minnesota

Division II

• Bethel University
• Minnesota State University Mankato
• North Dakota State University
• St. Cloud State University
• St. Johns University
• University of Minnesota Duluth
• University of North Dakota
• Winona State University

Division III

• Bemidji State University
• Carleton College
• Concordia College
• Gustavus Adolphus College
• Macalester College
• Martin Luther College
• Minnesota State University Moorhead
• Southwest Minnesota State University
• St. Mary's University of Minnesota
• University of St. Thomas
• St. Olaf College
• University of Minnesota Morris
• University of Wisconsin-River Falls
• Viterbo University

Women's collegiate clubs

Division I

• University of Minnesota

Division II

• Gustavus Adolphus College
• Winona State University
• Minnesota State University, Mankato
• St. Cloud State University
• North Dakota State University
• University of Minnesota Duluth
• College of St. Benedict
• University of North Dakota

Division III

• Bemidji State University
• Carleton College
• Concordia College
• St. Olaf College
• Martin Luther College
• Macalester College
• St. Mary's University of Minnesota
• Minnesota State University Moorhead
• University of Minnesota Morris
• University of Wisconsin–River Falls
• Southwest Minnesota State University

Gustavus Adolphus College and Winona State University have both earned seeds in the 2010 Women's Division II National Rugby Championships.

References

1. ^ "Club Contacts". http://www.mnrugby.org/page/show/71736-club-contacts. Retrieved 2009-10-04. 

External links

• Minnesota Rugby Football Union Official Site