Welcome to another year of Stanford Rugby.  Thanks to the support of Stanford alumni, parents, friends, and the athletic department, Stanford Rugby is growing stronger every year.  Last season saw the Stanford Women with the National Championship with an exciting brand of running rugby.  The Stanford Men’s team made the playoffs for the first time in several years.  Both teams are looking forward to this season as many key players are returning, and a number of promising new players are joining the teams.

Stanford enjoys the best rugby facility in the United States and will once again host the National Collegiate Championship tournament in early May, 2006.  There will be many rugby events at Steuber Field and in the Doyle Family clubhouse this season (December  – May, 2006) and you are invited to attend and enjoy as many as you can.  We look forward to seeing you.

Stanford Men’s Rugby is approaching its 100^th year.  Stanford Women’s Rugby will soon celebrate its 30^th year.  We are proud of Stanford’s rugby tradition and hope will join us in celebrating the tradition of Stanford Rugby.  Of course, one important way to help the celebration is to make a donation to the Stanford Rugby Foundation’s endowment, which pays for the coaches for both teams, game transportation and trainers.  You can also join the Stanford First XV and contribute to the annual Rugby Improvement Fund, which pays for many of the other yearly expenses of the teams.  Our goal is to increase the number of funded coaches for both teams and to limit the fund-raising and financial contributions of the student athletes.

We look forward to seeing you at Steuber Field and the Doyle Family Clubhouse this year and thank you for your support of Stanford Rugby.