Zoomie Rugby Football Club

Zoomie Rugby Football Club

The Zoomie Rugby Football Club (ZRFC) is made up of the men's and women's rugby union teams at the United States Air Force Academy. The team's name refers to the term "Zoomie", which is slang for a cadet or graduate of the Air Force Academy.

History

The Air Force rugby program began in 1968 and, as the Academy was all-male at the time, consisted only of a men's team. In 1980, Air Force began competing in collegiate rugby under USA rugby, as the NCAA does not sponsor rugby as a sport. Since that time, Air Force has mad 18 appearances in the national tournament, earning three national championships--in 1989, 1990 and 2003. The Air Force women's team was founded in 1977, shortly after the first admission of women to the Academy. The women's team competed within Colorado for several years, but moved to national competition when the women's national championship competition was organized in 1991. The women's team won the first national championship that same year, and have gone on to win three more, in 1994, 2002 and 2003. Two of the Air Force women's players, Shalanda Baker and Laura McDonald, have gone on to play for the United States national team.

Results

Men

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*1980 National runners up
*1983 National runners up
*1986 National 3rd place
*1987 National runners up
*1988 National 3rd place
*1989 National Champions
*1990 National Champions
*1992 National 3rd place
*1993 National runners up
*1994 National 3rd place
*1995 National runners up
*2003 National Champions
*2004 National 3rd Place

Women

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*1991 National Champions
*1992 National 3rd place
*1993 National runners up
*1994 National Champions
*1995 National 3rd place
*1996 National 3rd place
*1997 National 3rd place
*1998 National 4th place
*2002 National Champions
*2003 National Champions

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