Registration for the 2018 Rugby Club now OPEN. To Register Please Visit our Registration Page, and follow the instructions on the website.  Please feel free to share this link with anyone you feel would be interested in the program.

The Season will run from January through May. Rugby games will typically be played on Sundays starting in March and running through May with some Feb Scrimmages.    

Registration Fees: $185 ($135 for each additional player from the same family)

More about Conestoga Rugby:
The Conestoga Rugby Club has been committed to introducing and developing the sport of rugby in the Tredyffrin/Easttown School District since 1971, making it the oldest high school affiliated rugby program in the USA.  The experienced coaching staff is dedicated to helping student athletes of all levels reach their full potential and have produced players who have gone on to play at prestigious levels of college and premier club sides in the United States and abroad.

Conestoga Rugby Club is registered with Rugby PA (www.rugbypa.org) and USA Rugby (www.usarugby.org) and adheres to their strict safety guidelines and codes of conduct.  The Club is comprised of four teams:

• The Conestoga High School Boys (10th - 12th Grade)
• The Conestoga High School Girls (8th - 12th Grade)
• The Conestoga Junior Boys (8th and 9th Grade)
• The Conestoga Youth Rugby Team. (5th - 7th Grade)

The Conestoga High School Boys Rugby Team competes in the Rugby PA's Boys High School Division. In 2016 they were the Single School PA Rugby State Champions! The Team was honored to be invited on a tour of Wales in March 2017 where they played a series of games against clubs from Wales. Also in 2015, the team placed second in the Pennsylvania HS State Rugby Championship.  Over the years, Conestoga has won the EPRU (now known as Rugby Pa) Championship several times and has represented the EPRU and Mid-Atlantic Rugby Football Union (MARFU) at the National Championship Tournament. The High School Boys are coached by Alex Johnson with the assistance of Marsh Pennington and Keith McLean.

The Conestoga High School Girls Rugby Team competes in Rugby Pa’s High School Girls Division. While the Girls team has not won the EPRU championship in its brief history, the Girls have finished as high as second and are routinely competitive with the top teams in the division. High School Girls are coached by Tyler Miller with the assistance of Nicole Benedetti.

The Conestoga Boys Junior Rugby Team competes in Rugby Pa’s Junior Division (the structure of this division has changed in recent years and is comprised of 8th and 9th grade boys who are under-16 years old at the beginning of the school year). In 2014 and 2013 the team placed second in the PA State Championships. They won prestigious Surf Side Sevens Championship in New Jersey in 2013. In 2010 they won the EPRU Championship. The Boys Junior Rugby Team is coached by Pat Humbert with the assistance of Sam Pearce.

The Conestoga Youth Rugby Team competes in Rugby PA’s Youth division and is comprised of 5th, 6th and 7th grade boys and girls (who are under 13 years old at the beginning of the school year) and younger. The team was formed in 2013 and is seen as a fun and exciting way of introducing kids to the game and ensuring the future success of the club.  Team accomplishments include a runner-up finish to the 2017 PA State Championship.  The Youth Rugby Team is coached by Ryan McLean (Head Coach) and Jared Frymoyer (Assistant Coach). 

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