The Allegheny Rugby Union is a non-profit corporation whose objective is to promote, serve, and manage the game of rugby union

Rugby union

Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...

 in the Allegheny

Allegheny

- Geologic and geographic features :* Allegheny River, in Pennsylvania and New York* Allegheny Mountains, part of the Appalachian Mountain Range in West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia...

 area, at all levels of play. The Allegheny area is the region described as Western Pennsylvania, Western New York, Northern West Virginia and Eastern Ohio bordering Pennsylvania in the United States of America. The Allegheny Rugby Union is a member of the Midwest Rugby Football Union

Midwest Rugby Football Union

The Midwest Rugby Football Union is the Territorial Union for rugby union teams playing in the Midwestern United States. It is one of seven TUs that govern specific regions of USA Rugby...

 (MRFU) and USA Rugby

USA Rugby

USA Rugby is the national governing body for the sport of rugby union in the United States. It is divided into seven territorial Unions: Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Northeast, Pacific Coast, Southern California, South, and West...

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Men's

Men's Division II

• Buffalo Rugby Club
• Pittsburgh RFC
• Rochester Aardvarks

Men's Division III

• The Erie Rugby Club
• Mon River Mud Lobsters Rugby Club
• South Pittsburgh Hooligans Rugby Club
• Westmoreland Highlanders Rugby Club

Men's College Division II

• West Virginia University
  West Virginia University
  West Virginia University is a public research university in Morgantown, West Virginia, USA. Other campuses include: West Virginia University at Parkersburg in Parkersburg; West Virginia University Institute of Technology in Montgomery; Potomac State College of West Virginia University in Keyser;...
  
   RFC http://www.wvurfc.org/
• Indiana University of Pennsylvania
  Indiana University of Pennsylvania
  Indiana University of Pennsylvania is a public university in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, USA. The university is northeast of Pittsburgh. It is the largest university in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education and is the commonwealth's fifth largest university...
  
   RFC
• Slippery Rock University RFC http://www.shamrockrugby.com
• University of Pittsburgh
  University of Pittsburgh
  The University of Pittsburgh, commonly referred to as Pitt, is a state-related research university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded as Pittsburgh Academy in 1787 on what was then the American frontier, Pitt is one of the oldest continuously chartered institutions of...
  
   RFC
• California University of Pennsylvania
  California University of Pennsylvania
  California University of Pennsylvania is a public university located in California, Pennsylvania, USA. Founded in 1852, it is a member of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. Cal U's enrollment is approximately 9,400.The main campus consists of about 38 buildings situated on 92 acres...
  
   RFC http://roosterheadrugby.com/
• Robert Morris University
  Robert Morris University
  Robert Morris University is a private, coeducational university in suburban Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1921, the school was named for Robert Morris, who signed the Declaration of Independence, and helped finance the ensuing war with the British.-History:Robert Morris...
  
   RFC http://www.rmurugby.com
• Carnegie Mellon Rugby Football Club

Men's College Division III

• Washington & Jefferson College
  Washington & Jefferson College
  Washington & Jefferson College, also known as W & J College or W&J, is a private liberal arts college in Washington, Pennsylvania, in the United States, which is south of Pittsburgh...
  
   RFC
• Juniata College
  Juniata College
  Juniata College is a private liberal arts college located in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. It is named after the Juniata River — one of the principal tributaries of the Susquehanna River. In 1876 it became the first college founded by the Church of the Brethren and has been co-educational since...
  
   RFC
• University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown
  University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown
  University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, also known as UPJ or Pitt-Johnstown, is a four-year, degree-granting regional campus of the University of Pittsburgh. The university is located in Richland Township, a suburban area of Johnstown, Pennsylvania and was founded in 1927 as one of the first...
  
   RFC
• Duquesne University
  Duquesne University
  Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit is a private Catholic university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded by members of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit, Duquesne first opened its doors as the Pittsburgh Catholic College of the Holy Ghost in October 1878 with an enrollment of...
  
   RFC
• Fairmont State University
  Fairmont State University
  Fairmont State University is a public university located in Fairmont, West Virginia, USA. Enrollment of the university is about 7,700 and offers masters degrees in business, education, teaching, criminal justice and nursing in addition to 90 baccalaureate and 50 associate degrees...
  
   RFC
• Franciscan University RFC
• Grove City College
  Grove City College
  Grove City College is a Christian liberal arts college in Grove City, Pennsylvania, about north of Pittsburgh. According to the College Bulletin, its stated three-fold mission is to provide an excellent education at an affordable price in a thoroughly Christian environment...
  
   RFC
• Geneva College
  Geneva College
  Geneva College is a Christian liberal arts college in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, United States, north of Pittsburgh. Founded in 1848, in Northwood, Ohio, the college moved to its present location in 1880, where it continues to educate a student body of about 1400 traditional undergraduates in...
  
   RFC
• Clarion University RFC
• Allegheny College
  Allegheny College
  Allegheny College is a private liberal arts college located in northwestern Pennsylvania in the town of Meadville. Founded in 1815, the college has about 2,100 undergraduate students.-Early history:...
  
   RFC
• PSU-Behrend RFC

Women's

Division II

• Pittsburgh Angels Rugby Club

Women’s College Division II

• Allegheny College RFC
• California University of Pennsylvania RFC
• Clarion University RFC
• Grove City College RFC
• Indiana University of Pennsylvania RFC
• Juniata College RFC
• Slippery Rock University RFC
• University of Pittsburgh RFC
• West Virginia University RFC

External links

• Buffalo Rugby
• Pittsburgh RFC
• Carnegie Mellon RFC
• Allegheny Rugby Union