Men's Rugby
The Penn Men's Rugby Football Club is recognized as the oldest collegiate rugby team in America. The earliest documentation of its existence comes from the Daily Pennsylvanian on October 22, 1910: Penn's Rugby Team Students Practice on Franklin Field at 7 o'clock am.
"Such is the devotion to English rugby football on the part of University of Pennsylvania's students from New Zealand, Australia, and England that they meet on Franklin Field at 7 o'clock every morning and practice the game. The varsity track and football squads monopolize the field to such an extent that the early hours of the morning are the only ones during which the rugby enthusiasts can play. Any time except Friday, Saturday and Sunday, a squad of 25 men may be seen running through the hardest kind of practice after which they may divide into two teams and play a hard game. Once a week, captain CC Walton, '11, dental, who hails from New Zealand, gives the enthusiastic players a blackboard talk in which he explains the intricacies of the game in detail…" - The Daily Pennsylvanian, 10/22/1910 The team existed on and off during the World Wars, with the current club having it roots in the 1960s. While the current Penn Rugby team no longer wakes up in the wee hours of the morning for practice, the tradition of hard work and enthusiasm developed by CC Walton lives on. We continue to strive for the highest level of play, while also enjoying the camaraderie and social aspect of the game.
Officers
| President | Barzin Nabet | barzin@seas.upenn.edu |
| Vice President | Ben Skarzynski | ben_skarzynski@msn.com |
| Match Secretary | Mike Tully | mitully@sas.upenn.edu |
| Treasurer | Jonny Chia | chiaj@sas.upenn.edu |
| General Secretary | Justin Clouden | clouden@wharton.upenn.edu |
Fall Results
Weekend Results 10/17-10/18 FALL BREAK
Men’s Rugby 10/17 @ Franklin Field - Princeton 14- Penn 12