Founded in 1964, the Chicago Lions Rugby Football Club is a USA Rugby club based in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
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| Full name | Chicago Lions Rugby Football Club | |
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| Union | USA Rugby | |
| Nickname(s) | Lions | |
| Founded | 1964 | |
| Ground(s) | Hope Field | |
| President | Jeff Simon | |
| League(s) | Midwest Rugby Premiership | |
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| Official website | ||
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The Chicago Lions namesake is taken from the two large lion statues that guard the entrance to the Art Institute of Chicago Building.[1]
Sponsorship
editNotable sponsors include Athletico Physical Therapy, Oakmark International Funds, and CPH and Associates.[2]
Notable players
editThe following is a list of former and current Lions players and coaches that have earned caps for international tests:[3]
Niue
edit- Stephen Tapuosi, one international cap
Ireland
edit- Paul McNaughton, fifteen international caps
England
edit- Gary Wilson, two international caps
South Africa
edit- Kitch Christie, coached the 1995 Rugby World Cup winning Springboks
- Willie Kahts
- Harry Viljoen, coached the 2001 Springboks
United States
edit- Andre Blom, fullback/wing, thirteen international caps[4]
- John Burke, flanker, two international caps[4]
- Phillipus "Thabu" Eloff, centre, forty-four international caps[4]
- Paul Emerick, centre, thirty-five international caps[4]
- Scott "Beaver" Jones, centre, one international cap[4]
- Christian Long, lock, one international cap[4]
- Jeremy Nash, fullback, two international caps[4]
- Eric Helbig, Wing, three international caps[4]
- Andrew McGarry, prop, two international caps[4]
- Eric Reed, lock/flanker, seven international caps[4]
- Dave Williams, halfback, seven international caps[4]
References
edit- ^ "History". Chicago Lions Rugby. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ Official Lions Sponsors
- ^ List of Lions players with international caps Archived August 25, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Player Profiles on usarugby.org Archived March 11, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
External links
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