Sacred Heart University Men's Rugby Football Club
Encyclopedia
The Sacred Heart University Men's Rugby Football Club is a men's college rugby club based at Sacred Heart University
in Fairfield, Connecticut
founded in 1992. The SHU rugby players are known as the Xmen. They compete in the Men's Collegiate Division II League of the Metropolitan New York Rugby Union
which is governed by the Northeast Rugby Union
of USA Rugby
.
Sacred Heart University
Sacred Heart University is a Roman Catholic university located in suburban Fairfield, Connecticut, United States. Sacred Heart was founded in 1963 by the Most Reverend Walter W. Curtis, Bishop of the Diocese of Bridgeport, Connecticut. Sacred Heart University was the first Catholic university in...
in Fairfield, Connecticut
Fairfield, Connecticut
Fairfield is a town located in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It is bordered by the towns of Bridgeport, Trumbull, Easton, Redding and Westport along the Gold Coast of Connecticut. As of the 2010 census, the town had a population of 59,404...
founded in 1992. The SHU rugby players are known as the Xmen. They compete in the Men's Collegiate Division II League of the Metropolitan New York Rugby Union
Metropolitan New York Rugby Union
The Metropolitan New York Rugby Football Union governs more than 80 men's and women's clubs, college, high-school, and youth rugby union teams in the Greater New York metropolitan area, which covers parts of the states of Connecticut, New Jersey and New York. It is a member union of USA Rugby and...
which is governed by the Northeast Rugby Union
Northeast Rugby Union
The Northeast Rugby Union is the Territorial Area Union for rugby union teams playing in the Northeastern United States . It is one of seven TAU's that govern specific regions of USA Rugby.-LAU's:...
of 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 Beast of The East - 1st Place Division II 1993
- The Beast of The East - 1st Place Division II 1994
- The Beast of The East - 8th Place Division II 2001