Pittsburgh Forge Rugby Club

The Pittsburgh Forge Rugby Club is a federally recognized non-profit organization whose purpose is to foster amateur participation in the growth and development of Rugby Union. The Forge encourages good sportsmanship and fair play while educating players of all ages in basic through advance skills while encouraging them to participate in local, regional, national and international competition. The Pittsburgh Forge currently fields 3 Men’s senior sides and 1 Women’s side, with plans for further expansion. The men currently participate competitively in the Midwest Competition Region (MCR) at the Division 1, 2, and 3 levels. The women’s side also competes in the MCR at the Division 2 level. Fall competitions take place from late August through November and feature opponents from Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, and Illinois. During the spring, competition varies between friendly matches, social tournaments or tours, and Select Side (All-Star) competition. In the summer months, the Club runs Rugby 7’s programming for area senior, collegiate and high school players. Our senior men compete in National Championship qualifiers and open tournaments while the women currently participate only in open tournaments. In addition to senior level rugby, the Forge is dedicated to promoting rugby at the youth, high school and collegiate levels. Currently, many Forge players and alumni serve the regional rugby community by coaching and administrating community programs at various levels, administrating Unions both locally and regionally, and by refereeing. The Forge is also actively seeking to expand youth and high school rugby programming within the City of Pittsburgh and its suburbs in addition to providing programming that benefits existing clubs as well.