Rugby
Club
In 1823, this great game originated at Rugby College in England when (as the famous plaque reads) William Webb Ellis, "with a fine disregard for the rules of the game of football (soccer) as played in his time, first took the ball in his arms and ran with it." The game of rugby was born. One-hundred and sixty years later, the Chambersburg Turtleheads first took the field. And while this team never altered history, never changed the course of human events, or was never even noticed in the rugby world outside of the Mid-Atlantic Region, what a wild ride they enjoyed.
For
the next fifteen years, this group of men bonded like that of no other sporting
organization. They played hard and physical for the love of the game and
for the commitment to each other. Giving 100% and going 100 mph, they
enjoyed the peaks of some very successful seasons, and took their lumps during
some rough seasons. And through it all, they always took time to party and
enjoy the social side of the game as well. It was the best years of their
lives.
During 1998, the Turtleheads saw a steady decline in numbers despite having qualified for the Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships in division 3 based on there 1997 conference play results. Due to a lack of numbers, the team folded that summer.
Rugby is a very cyclical sport, and it's popularity is again on the rise, as evident of local high school teams and youth organizations now playing in the mid-state area. The Chambersburg Turtleheads have awoken from their slumber and again take the field, giving a new generation in Chambersburg the joy and exhilaration of the greatest game on Earth. Now, a new generation will experience "the best years of their lives."
THE CHAMBERSBURG TURTLEHEADS
ARE BACK!!!
The boys are back.... ruckin' at a pitch near you!
Anybody interested in playing please e-mail
NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY!!!!!