EPRU | The Rugby Union in Eastern Pennsylvania

Match of the Week: The Subaru Sevens

For this week's Match of the Week, the EPRU has chosen to highlight the 11th annual Subaru 7s Tournament which will be played in Wilmington, Delaware.

Philadelphia Whitemarsh Wins! Headed to the Final 4

In February of 2011, Philadelphia Whitemarsh RFC (13-0) sat down after winning 3 games over the previous two seasons and recommitted themselves to get back to the top of the heap in club rugby. Last fall, PW rode that desire to an undefeated regular season and then a perfect sweep of the EPRU playoffs. This spring, they turned their EPRU crown into a MARFU Championship tro

Downingtown High School Girls Featured on Philly.com

The Downingtown HS Girls traveled to Stanford University as one of the top 8 teams in the country to participate in the USA Rugby's High School National Invitational Tournament. In the 7th/8th place match Downingtown (PA) beat Amazons (CA) 15-12 in a thriller.

The EPRU's West Carroll Marauders Girls finished 6th falling to Washington State's Kent 27-5.

Old Gaelic Men beat Harrisburg, 45-12

This past weekend, Old Gaelic Men traveled to Harrisburg for a 37 year old rivalry match. The game started when Harrisburg capitalized on a Gaelic error on the opening kickoff to renew this intense rivalry. This lead would last for 13 minutes .

Brandywine's Scrum for Six

On Saturday, May 5th, 2012, the Thorns traveled to Brandywine for the seventh annual Michael Bartone Memorial Rugby Tournament held at the home pitch of the Brandywine Rugby Football Club. The match was in the spirit of the event with a final score of 15-10 Brandywine.

PW Wins MARFU Championship 37-32 over Virginia

Philadelphia Whitemarsh RFC (11-0) continued their magical undefeated season Sunday afternoon with a 37-32 victory over Virginia RFC (8-1) in the MARFU Division 3 Championship game.

East Stroudsburg Rugby Camp

EAST STROUDSBURG, PA- In its eleventh year and running from July 10^th through July 15^th, the East Stroudsburg Rugby Player Development Camp is pleased to announce a new 7’s Camp in addition to their traditional camp. Registration has also been expanded to include junior high students, as well as high school and college males and females.

2012 Penn State Rugby Summer Camps

University Park, PA- With both the men’s and women’s programs headed into the playoffs, the women to the Sweet 16 and the men set in for the D1-A playoff bracket, the Penn State Rugby program is pleased to announce June 23rd through the 30th as the dates for their 2012 Penn State Summer Rugby Camps.

Doylestown’s Aston McGovern breaks the line on his way for a Doylestown try

Doylestown U13 Boys Win Against Media

In the anticipated U13 match between the Media Boys and Doylestown, the Doylestown boys opened the scoring with some quality rucking and ball presentation from the forwards, which provided the ball cleanly to the Dolyestown backs.

15 Teams Invited to 2012 Collegiate Rugby 7s in Chester

USA Sevens LLC has named the 15 collegiate 7s programs invited to the third annual USA 7s Collegiate Rugby Championship Invitational, scheduled for June 2&3, 2012. The tournament will once again be held in the EPRU at PPL Park in Chester, PA.

Temple Rugby has a Secret Weapon

After a less than stellar showing last year at the CRC, Temple Rugby is taking their 2012 trip to the national invitational tournament more seriously. They will be 'loaded for bear' this year ... or at least for Pokey.

Downingtown Wins Battle for the Brandywine

This year’s “Battle for the Brandywine” ended up looking as if both teams had gone swimming in the river instead of playing rugby yesterday. Soggy conditions and driving rain were the order of the day as Downingtown kicked off against divisional rival Unionville. (see EPRU Girls league standings)