The Blue Ox RFC is a competitive mens rugby

Rugby football

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 team that is based out of Saint Paul, Minnesota

Saint Paul, Minnesota

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. The Blue Ox compete in the Mens Collegiate Div. 3 league of the Minnesota Rugby Football Union

Minnesota Rugby Football Union

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. The team is a continuance of The Black Sheep RFC, which was a club sport affiliated with the University of St. Thomas

University of St. Thomas (Minnesota)

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 (Minnesota). Until in the mid-90's, team misconduct led to the permanent ban of the sport of rugby at the University of St.Thomas.

Recent success

In 2009 The Blue Ox RFC defeated Viterbo University

Viterbo University

Viterbo University is a Roman Catholic liberal arts university located in La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States in the Diocese of La Crosse.-History:...

 (Wisconsin

Wisconsin

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) to win the 2009 Collegiate Mens Div.III MNFU Championship, held in Eagan, Minnesota

Eagan, Minnesota

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. The match was won by a score of 3-0, in which the only scoring was a penalty kick made by Team Co-Founder and Captain Sam Glynn. This tournament win seeded them into the Div. III Midwest Championships, held in Chicago

Chicago

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, Illinois

Illinois

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. Which they later won with decisive victories over Clarion University of Pennsylvania, Wright State of Ohio and Viterbo of Wisconsin, in April 2010.