New Orleans Rugby Football Club
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The New Orleans Rugby Football Club (also known as NORFC), founded in 1973, is a men's 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...

 team based in New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana
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, USA. The club competes in and is governed by the Deep South Rugby Union (LAU), USA Rugby South
USA Rugby South
The USA Rugby South is the Territorial Union for rugby union teams playing in the Southern United States. It is one of seven TU's that govern specific regions of USA Rugby.-LAU's:...

 (TAU), 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...

.

History

The New Orleans Rugby Football Club is a member of the Deep South Rugby Union. New Orleans Rugby plays distinguished clubs such as: Baton Rouge, Jackson, Battleship, Houston Athletic Rugby Club, Memphis Blues, Little Rock, Atlanta Renegades, Okaloosa, Pensacola, Shreveport, Tampa Krewe, Old White, and Nashville. NORFC won the USA Rugby South Division II Deep South Pool in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011. In 2011, NORFC fielded a 2nd XV in the D3 competition. This team won the Deep South Pool and advanced to the South Finals. New Orleans won the 2011 D2 Club Rugby National Championship, defeating defending champions Tampa Krewe. For the 2011-2012 season, New Orleans will compete in Division 1.

Current players

Practice/Field Loaction

Currently the NORFC practices at the Gretna Rugby Pitch located on Gretna Blvd, just off Belle Chase Hwy. in Gretna
Gretna
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, Louisiana
Louisiana
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. New players as well as experienced ones are always welcome to come out and join. Practice starts at 7:00 PM on Tuesdays and Thursdays. See NORFC's Home Page for contact info about practice.

Notable alumni players

Gary Giepert, Tim Falcon, Bob Olsonowski (USA Eagles), Chip Curtis (USA Eagles) and countless others.

Coaches

Dr. Jerry Malina is the current head coach of NORFC. Seyi Aiyegbusi is the assistant coach.

Sponsorship

New Orleans Rugby Football Club is actively seeking sponsorship. NORFC is able to display logos on team jerseys and paraphernalia as well as on the playing field during games and tournaments. Contact the team through the home page for more information.

High School Rugby Program

NORFC created the Louisiana High School rugby program, with clubs such as the Jesuit Blue Jay Rugby Club, the Brother Martin Crusader Rugby Club, Rummel Raiders Rugby Club, Shaw Eagle Rugby Club, and ESA Rugby Club.

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