Texas Geographical Union

Texas Rugby Union
AbbreviationTexas RU; TRU
Formation2013
Region served
Arkansas; Louisiana; Oklahoma; Texas, United States of America
President
Kirk Tate

The Texas Rugby Union (TRU) is the Geographical Union (GU) for rugby union teams playing in Texas and portions of Arkansas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma for USA Rugby.[1] It is a non-profit organization and is the primary overseeing body for the promotion of rugby union in the region.

The TRU is divided into four divisions: Men, Women, college men, and College Women.

Men's clubs

Division 1

  • Austin Blacks
  • Austin Huns
  • Dallas Harlequins
  • Dallas Rugby
  • Houston Athletic
2016-2017 Standings
Team GP W L T PF PA PD BT BL FF PTS
Dallas Rugby 5 4 1 0 268 83 185 4 1 0 21
Austin Blacks 6 4 2 0 218 180 38 5 0 0 21
Austin Huns 5 4 1 0 247 88 159 4 0 0 20
Dallas Harlequins 6 1 5 0 111 296 -185 3 0 0 7
Houston Athletic 6 1 5 0 96 293 -197 1 0 0 5

Division 2/D1b

  • Alamo City Rugby
  • Austin Blacks D2
  • Austin Huns D2
  • Dallas Athletic
  • Dallas Harlequins D2
  • Dallas Rugby D2
  • Euless Texans
  • Fort Worth Rugby
  • Houston Athletic D2
  • Houston United
  • Katy Lions
  • San Antonio Rugby
  • The Woodlands Rugby
2016-2017 Standings
1B
Team GP W L T PF PA PD BT BL FF PTS
Austin Blacks D2 6 5 0 1 274 63 211 6 0 0 28
Dallas Rugby D2 5 4 0 1 310 35 275 4 0 0 22
Austin Huns D2 5 2 2 1 172 88 84 4 0 0 14
Houston Athletic D2 6 1 4 1 61 273 -212 2 0 0 8
Dallas Harlequins D2 6 0 6 0 12 370 -358 0 0 1 -1
North
Team GP W L T PF PA PD BT BL FF PTS
Little Rock Stormers 8 7 1 0 378 62 316 8 1 0 37
Tulsa Rugby 8 7 1 0 256 175 81 6 0 0 34
Dallas Athletic 8 5 3 0 180 201 -21 4 1 0 25
Euless Texans 7 3 4 0 188 177 11 3 0 1 14
Oklahoma City Crusaders 8 0 8 0 152 337 -185 3 3 0 6
Fort Worth Rugby 7 1 6 0 78 280 -202 1 0 0 5
South
Team GP W L T PF PA PD BT BL FF PTS
Houston United 6 6 0 0 358 89 269 6 0 0 30
Katy Lions 6 4 2 0 168 199 -31 3 0 0 19
San Antonio Rugby 5 2 3 0 179 135 44 4 1 0 13
The Woodlands Rugby 5 2 3 0 88 120 -32 1 1 0 10
Alamo City Rugby 6 0 6 0 83 333 -250 1 1 0 2

Division 3

  • Abilene Rugby
  • Alliance Rugby
  • Austin Blacks D3
  • Austin Huns D3
  • Bay Area Rugby
  • Corpus Christi Crabs
  • Corpus Christi Dogfish
  • Dallas Diablos
  • Dallas Rugby D3
  • Denton Rugby
  • Fort Hood Phantoms
  • Galveston Rugby
  • Grand Prairie Mavericks
  • Houston Arrows
  • Houston United D3
  • Kingwood Crusaders
  • Lone Star Rugby
  • McAllen Knights
  • San Antonio Rugby D3
  • San Marcos Greys
  • Shreveport Rugby
2016-2017 Standings
Central
Team GP W L T PF PA PD BT BL FF PTS
San Marcos Greys 7 5 2 0 347 91 256 6 1 0 27
Austin Blacks D3 5 5 0 0 308 34 274 5 0 0 25
McAllen Knights 7 5 2 0 239 158 81 5 0 0 25
Fort Hood Phantoms 7 4 3 0 289 119 170 3 0 0 19
Corpus Christi Crabs 8 3 5 0 215 319 -104 4 0 0 16
San Antonio Rugby D3 8 3 5 0 156 393 -237 3 0 0 15
Austin Huns D3 7 3 4 0 140 175 -35 2 0 0 14
Corpus Christi Dogfish 7 0 7 0 62 467 -405 1 0 1 0
North
Team GP W L T PF PA PD BT BL FF PTS
Shreveport Rugby 7 6 1 0 364 43 321 6 1 0 31
Dallas Rugby D3 6 5 1 0 386 40 346 5 0 0 25
Grand Prairie Mavericks 7 4 3 0 283 117 166 4 0 0 20
Alliance Rugby 6 3 4 0 188 107 81 3 0 1 18
Abilene Rugby 8 2 6 0 195 415 -220 2 0 0 10
Dallas Diablos 5 1 4 0 31 454 -423 1 0 0 5
Denton Rugby 6 0 6 0 32 324 -292 1 1 0 2
South
Team GP W L T PF PA PD BT BL FF PTS
Houston United D3 8 7 0 1 496 110 386 7 0 0 37
Lone Star Rugby 8 7 0 1 484 107 377 7 0 0 37
Bay Area Rugby 9 5 4 0 288 388 -100 5 0 0 25
Kingwood Crusaders 8 2 6 0 188 427 -239 4 1 0 13
Galveston Rugby 7 2 5 0 161 371 -210 3 0 0 11
Houston Arrows 8 0 8 0 93 307 -214 1 2 0 3

College Men

  • Red River Conference D1
  • Southwest Conference D2

Women's Clubs

Division 1

2016-2017 Standings
Team GP W L T PF PA PD BT BL FF PTS
Austin Valkyries 4 4 0 0 219 5 214 4 0 0 20
Houston Athletic 5 3 2 0 151 87 64 2 1 0 15
Dallas Harlequins 3 1 2 0 17 180 -163 0 0 0 4
Little Rock Stormers 4 0 4 0 22 137 -115 0 1 0 1

Division 2

  • Austin Valkyries D2
  • Dallas Athletic
  • Griffins Rugby
  • Oklahoma Roses
  • San Antonio Rugby
  • Tulsa Rugby
2016-2017 Standings
North
Team GP W L T PF PA PD BT BL FF PTS
Tulsa Rugby 5 4 1 0 286 82 204 4 0 0 20
Oklahoma Roses 4 2 2 0 148 158 -10 2 0 0 10
Griffins Rugby 4 2 2 0 112 185 -73 2 0 0 10
South
Team GP W L T PF PA PD BT BL FF PTS
Austin Valkyries D2 4 4 0 0 129 38 91 3 0 0 19
San Antonio Rugby 3 1 2 0 47 55 -8 0 0 0 4
Dallas Athletic 4 0 4 0 44 206 -162 1 1 0 2

College Women

  • Southwest Women's Conference

See also

References

  1. ^ "USA Club Rugby: Geographical Unions". usarugby.org/. Retrieved 2014-03-04.

External links

  • Official website
  • USA Rugby Official Site
  • IRB Official Site
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