Northern California Rugby Football Union

The Northern California Rugby Football Union (NCRFU) is the Local Area Union (LAU) for rugby union teams in Northern California, as well as northern Nevada. The NCRFU is part of the Pacific Coast Rugby Football Union (PCRFU), which is one of the seven Territorial Area Unions (TAU's) that comprise USA Rugby.

The NCRFU is traditionally one of the strongest unions in American rugby. Cal Men's Rugby has won over twenty Collegiate Division I national championships, and NCRFU member clubs Stanford Women's Rugby, the Hayward Griffins, the Berkeley All Blues, the Reno Zephyrs, Mission RFC, UCSC Women's Rugby, and the now defunct Old Blue RFC have all won national championships in their respective divisions. SFGG RFC is a perennial Rugby Super League playoff team, winning the national championship in 2009 ^[1]. The NCRFU also administers a large high school rugby division, from which Jesuit High School has won four national championships.

NCRFU select sides are called the "Pelicans", and NCRFU players are also eligible to be selected for PCRFU "Grizzly" Select Sides.

Men's Club Teams

Rugby Super League

• San Francisco Golden Gate Rugby (San Francisco, CA)

Division I

• Olympic Club (San Francisco, CA)
• East Palo Alto Razorbacks RFC (East Palo Alto, CA)
• East Palo Alto Bulldogs RFC (East Palo Alto, CA)
• Sacramento Capitals RFC (Sacramento, CA)
• Sacramento Lions RFC (Sacramento, CA)
• San Mateo RFC (San Mateo, CA)
• Bay Barbarians RFC (Emeryville CA)
• San Francisco Golden Gate RFC (San Francisco, CA)

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Division II

• Bay Area Baracus RFC (San Francisco, CA)
• Chico Mighty Oaks (Chico, CA)
• Diablo Gaels RFC (Walnut Creek, CA)
• Fresno RFC (Fresno, CA)
• Marin REDS Rugby Club (Marin City, CA)
• San Jose Seahawks (San Jose, CA)
• Santa Rosa Rugby Club (Santa Rosa, CA)
• South Valley Bucks RFC (Morgan Hill, CA)
• Vacaville RFC (Vacaville, CA)

Division III

• Aptos Beach Dog RFC (Aptos, CA)
• Arroyo Grande RFC (Arroyo Grande, CA)
• BA Chiefs RFC (San Francisco,CA)
• Berkeley RFC (Berkeley, CA)
• Colusa County RFC (Colusa, CA)
• Humboldt Old Growth RFC(Humboldt, CA)
• Mendocino Steam Donkeys (Ukiah, CA)
• Paso Robles RFC (Paso Robles, CA)
• Redwood Empire RFC(Santa Rosa, CA)
• Reno Zephyrs RFC (Reno, NV)
• San Bruno Saints RFC (San Bruno, CA)
• San Francisco Fog RFC (San Francisco, CA)
• Shasta Highlanders RFC(Shasta, CA)
• Stanislaus RFC (Modesto, CA)
• State of Jefferson RFC (Yreka, CA)
• Vallejo Barbarians RFC(Vallejo, CA)
• Washoe Wolves RFC (Reno, NV)

Women's Club Teams

• Berkeley All Blues (Berkeley, CA)
• Sacramento Amazons (Sacramento, CA)
• The San Francisco Fog Women's RFC (San Francisco, CA)
• Nor Cal Triple Threat RFC

Men's Collegiate Teams

Division I

• Chico State University
• Sacramento State University
• Stanford University
• St. Mary's College of California
• University of California, Berkeley
• University of California, Davis
• University of Nevada, Reno

Division II

• California Maritime Academy
• Diablo Gaels Under-23 (Walnut Creek, CA)
• Humboldt State University
• San Francisco State University (Gators Rugby Football Club)
• San Jose State University
• Santa Clara University
• Santa Rosa Junior College
• Sierra College
• University of California, Santa Cruz
• University of San Francisco
• California State University, Fresno
• University of the Pacific, Stockton

Women's Collegiate Teams

Division I

• Chico State University
• Sacramento State University
• Stanford University
• University of California, Berkeley
• University of California, Davis
• University of Nevada, Reno

Division II

• Humboldt State University
• Santa Clara University
• St. Mary's College of California
• University of California, Santa Cruz

Boy's High School/Youth Teams

Bay Conference

• Alameda Islanders Under 19 RFC, Alameda, CA
• Berkeley Rhinos
• Bishop O'Dowd High School
• Danville Oaks RFC
• DeLaSalle High School
• Delta Youth
• Diablo Rugby Club
• Hayward Rugby Club
• Lamorinda Rugby Club
• Marin Lions RFC
• Oakland Military Institute
• Oakland Warthogs
• Piedmont International Touring Side
• San Francisco Golden Gate
• Santa Clara Youth Rugby

Redwood Empire Conference

• Elsie Allen High School (Santa Rosa, CA)
• Marin Highlanders
• Montgomery
• Rohnert Park Barbarians
• Santa Rosa
• Windsor
• Fortuna

Sacramento Valley Conference

• Christian Brothers
• Cougar Rugby Club
• Davis High School Rugby Club([1])
• Dixon High School rugby Club
• Granite Bay Rugby Club ([2])
• Golden Eagles Rugby Club
• Islanders High School Rugby Club
• Jesuit High School Rugby Club
• Lancer Rugby Club([3])
• Land Park RFC ([4])
• Mother Lode RFC
• Rio Rugby Club
• Rio Linda
• Vacaville ([Vacaville])

Skyhawk Conference (South Bay)

• Bellarmine College Preparatory (San Jose, CA)
• East Palo Alto Razorbacks (East Palo Alto, CA)
• Live Oak High School (Morgan Hill, CA)
• Peninsula Green Rugby (RWC, CA)
• Silicon Valley Durabos ([5])
• San Mateo Warriors U19(San Mateo, CA)

Girl's High School/Youth Teams

• Alameda Riptide Under 19, Alameda, CA
• American Youth Rugby Union, Mountain View, CA
• Berkeley Red Hawks (formerly Golden Star), Berkeley, CA
• Davis High School
• Bishop O'Dowd High School
• Fortuna High School
• Mother Lode RFC
• Sacramento Amazons u19
• Santa Rosa RFC
• Santa Clara Youth Rugby, Santa Clara County Youth Rugby, CA

References

1. ^ American Rugby News

External links

• NCRFU Home Page
• NCRFU Referee Society Webpage
• Norcal Rugby History