West Potomac Rugby Football Club
Full name | West Potomac Rugby Football Club | ||
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Union | USA Rugby | ||
Nickname(s) | West Pot | ||
Founded | 1963 | ||
Ground(s) | West Potomac Park | ||
League(s) | Potomac Rugby Union Men's Division III | ||
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Official website | |||
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West Potomac RFC is the second oldest active men's rugby union team in Washington, D.C., and the 2007 Potomac Rugby Union (PRU) Division III Men's Champion.
History
Formation/SAIS RFC
West Potomac was founded in 1963 by a group of British Naval Officers enrolled in a year-long course in international diplomacy at the
1974-1999
During this time, West Potomac continued to compete in the Mid-Atlantic region as well as participating in international rugby tours to Barbados, South Africa, Ireland, France, and the Bahamas.
Recent History
In 2000, West Potomac won the PRU Men's DIII Championship and the club was profiled in a Rugby Magazine article[1] that discussed the club's history and its strong ties to the armed forces. The club was featured in Rugby Magazine the following year as well, this time as the "Tullamore Dew Team of the Month" for May 2002.[2] Since then, the club has been featured in articles appearing in The Washington Post [3][4] and Voice of the Hill,[5] as well as additional Rugby Magazine stories.[6]
West Potomac RFC became a
After losing only one match during 2006 PRU regular season competition, West Potomac went undefeated in Fall 2007 to once again win the DIII men's championship and secure a berth in the
Sponsorship
Pabst Blue Ribbon has been West Potomac's primary sponsor since 2006. In addition to this primary sponsorship, West Potomac has individual sponsorships consisting of several secondary sponsorships from local and regional businesses.
External links
References
- ^ "The West Potomac RFC" (Rugby Magazine, May 2001)
- ^ "Tullamore Dew Team of the Month" (Rugby Magazine, May 2002)
- ^ "Tradition Crosses the Potomac" (The Washington Post, May 23, 2003)
- ^ "Rugged, Rowdy Appeal Of Rugby" (The Washington Post, August 25, 2006)
- ^ “West Potomac Rugby Football Club: A Tradition of Excedi Universum (Voice of the Hill, June 20050”
- ^ West Potomac RFC: Dragonboat Champs (Rugby Magazine, November 2003)
- ^ PRU Senior Men D3 2007 Standings, Schedule, and Results