Bay Area Baracus RFC

Rugby team
teamname = BA Baracus RFC


fullname = Bay Area Baracus Rugby Football Club
nickname =
shortname = Baracus RFC
founded = 2001
ground = Golden Gate Park Polo Fields
capacity = variable
president = flagicon|United States of America David Neale
coach = flagicon|United States of America Michael Spencer
union = NCRFU Division II
url = www.baracusrugby.com
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The Bay Area Baracus Rugby Football Club is a men's rugby union team based in and around San Francisco, California. The club competes in the Northern California Rugby Football Union division II.

History

BA Baracus RFC was founded in 2001 in Oakland, California by alumni of Amherst College's rugby [http://www.amherst.edu/~rugby/ team] . The name and motto ("miseror stultum") of the club come from their adopted mascot, the popular The A-Team character, BA Baracus. The club began in the NCRFU division III and after a strong showing now compete in NCRFU division II.

External links

* [http://www.baracusrugby.com/ Official Site]
* [http://www.amherst.edu/magazine/issues/03winter/sports/index.html Amherst Magazine Article]
* [http://www.pelicanrefs.com NCRFU Referees Society]
* [http://www.usarugby.org USA Rugby]