Rugby clubs in California
53 adult clubs across 34 cities. Men's, women's, competitive and social. Pick a city, or tell us about your rugby and we'll pick the club.
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By city
- Los Angeles 4
- San Diego 4
- San Francisco 4
- Berkeley 2
- Fresno 2
- Fullerton 2
- Huntington Beach 2
- Oceanside 2
- Riverside 2
- Sacramento 2
- San Jose 2
- San Luis Obispo County 2
- Santa Barbara 2
- Beaumont 1
- Camarillo 1
- Chico 1
- Colusa County 1
- East Palo Alto 1
- Gardena 1
- Hayward 1
- Kern County 1
- Long Beach 1
- Los Alamitos 1
- Moraga 1
- Orinda 1
- Pasadena 1
- Redding 1
- San Marcos 1
- San Rafael 1
- Santa Monica 1
- Santa Rosa 1
- Sunnyvale 1
- Temecula 1
- Ukiah 1
Every club in California
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Baracus Rugby
Bay Area Baracus is San Francisco's fastest-growing rugby club — 20+ years deep, D3 finalists this past season, and named after an A-Team character because...
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Bay Breakers
This is top-flight women's rugby in the Bay Area. Founded in January 2025 as one of WER's six flagship franchises, the Breakers describe themselves as...
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Beach Cities Rugby
The Narwhals — Orange County's newest old club. Born from a 2022 merger, they've come out swinging in SCRFU Men's D3 with an eye on the podium, not just...
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Beaumont Bluehawks
We know this club exists; their corner of the internet says little more. Run it? Claim it.
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Belmont Shore Rugby
Belmont Shore is one of the biggest names in American club rugby — 24 national championships since 1974, Olympians, USA Eagles, and a pipeline that keeps...
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Berkeley All Blues
The All Blues have been building women's rugby in the Bay Area since 1978 — one of the oldest women's clubs in the country. Four teams, one club: Premier...
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Berkeley Rugby
Berkeley RFC — 'It's a Way of Life' — has been grinding it out in the East Bay for over 20 years, turning teammates into lifelong friends along the way....
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Chico Rugby
Chico Rugby is home to the Mighty Oaks (men) and Knotty Oaks (women) — two clubs with a genuine national championship pedigree and an open door for anyone...
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Colusa County Rugby
A small-town California club that's been putting men on the pitch since the early '70s — this is Colusa's own team, and the county turns out for it.
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Eagle Rock Athletic
SoCal's oldest continuous rugby club, full stop — Eagle Rock Athletic Club has been fielding sides since 1937 and has 19 SCRFU First Division championships...
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East Palo Alto Razorbacks
A dual-code Bay Area powerhouse that plays both rugby union and rugby league — and has the trophies in both to prove it. The club describes itself as a...
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Empire Monarchs
The Empire Monarchs are a women's rugby club out of the Inland Empire, built as a genuine on-ramp for players who want to grow into the competitive game —...
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Fresno Golden Dogs
The Golden Dogs are Central Valley's Elite Rugby Program — born in the middle of the 2020 pandemic with a mission to "uplift & unite" the Fresno community...
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Fresno Rugby
A near half-century-old Central Valley institution — Fresno RFC has been running out for the community since the early 1970s, with a mission to "participate...
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Fullerton Dead Elephants
A young, hungry Orange County side that wears its 'Dead Elephants' nickname with pride and rallies fans and players alike behind the battle-cry...
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Fullerton Wolfpack
The Wolfpack is Fullerton's senior women's rugby club — built in 2013 by former youth coaches and players who wanted Orange County women to have a team to...
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Grunion Rugby
Santa Barbara's home for 'Mermen, misfits, and malcontents' since 1978 — the Grunion have been playing rugby on the coast longer than most clubs in the...
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Harlot Rugby
Fifty years deep in the San Joaquin-Stanislaus Valley, the Harlots are one of NorCal's great old-school clubs — Founded in 1974... Band of Brothers who live...
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Huntington Beach Unicorns RFC
The Unicorns are a Huntington Beach institution — over five decades of SoCal rugby pedigree wrapped in a self-aware, good-time club culture. As they put it...
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Kern County Rugby
Kern County Rugby has been building rugby brothers in the Central Valley for over 53 years. It's a proper mixed bag out there — local guys, college...
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Life West Rugby
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Los Alamitos
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Los Angeles Rebellion
Rebellion Rugby has been LA's home for inclusive rugby for nearly 25 years — the only amateur program in the city open to players of every identity,...
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Los Angeles Rugby
Since 1958, the Los Angeles Rugby Club has been building a rugby community under the banner of '#Mob' — men's and women's sides open to players 'of all ages...
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Marin Rugby
Marin Rugby has been the home of rugby in Marin County since 1982, and the trophy case says it all — 2025 NCRFU & California State D3 Champions, with a...
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Mendocino Rugby
A rural, county-wide rugby family out of Mendocino County, California — the club's site literally tags itself 'Giving Blood since 2006,' and they're proud...
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Mountain Lions Rugby Club
Mountain Lions Rugby is the Temecula Valley's rugby home base — youth, men's, and women's teams all flying the same colors, all built on the same idea:...
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North County Gurkhas
The Gurkhas have been flying the blue and white of North County San Diego since 1976 — one of the oldest continuously running rugby clubs on the West Coast....
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Oceanside Rugby
The Oceanside Chiefs are a nonprofit club committed to providing the unique sport of rugby football to their local community and teaching its culture....
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Old Aztecs Rugby
The San Diego Old Aztecs have been San Diego's rugby home since 1978 — a proud SoCal staple built by SDSU alumni that's since pulled in players from all...
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Old Mission Beach Athletic Club
OMBAC bills itself simply as a club born on the California coast, boasting decades of grit, glory, and camaraderie... Step onto the pitch alongside...
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Olde Gaels Rugby
Self-styled as 'The premier East Bay Rugby Club', Olde Gaels have been running boots-on-the-ground since the early '70s — old-school East Bay rugby with a...
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Olympic Club of San Francisco
The self-proclaimed 'San Francisco's Premier Rugby Club' — and with a founding date of 1908, they've got the receipts. Known as the OC or the 'Winged O...
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Pasadena Rugby
Pasadena RFC runs both a Men's and a Women's side out of the same club, with full playing and coaching setups for each plus a dedicated youth program. It's...
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Rancho Buena Vista
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Redding Rugby
Redding Rugby is the "Home of Rugby in the North State" — a nonprofit club built around family, not just fixtures. The men's side plays both 15s and 7s in...
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Riverside Rugby
A Riverside institution since 1969 that plays for the love of it — practices are open to anyone who wants to pull on a jersey, and the club's own line is...
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Sacramento Amazons
The Sacramento Amazons are a women's rugby side built on deep Polynesian-community roots and a stacked recent trophy case — reigning NCRFU and Pacific...
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Sacramento Rugby
This is Sacramento's original rugby home — one of Northern California's longest-standing rugby programs, with a proud history dating back to 1963 . They...
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San Diego Armada
San Diego's answer to inclusive rugby — the Armada is THEE developmental, LGBTQ+-founded club where 90% of players showed up knowing nothing about the game...
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San Diego Surfers
Since 1975, the San Diego Surfers have been the standard-bearer for women's rugby in San Diego — 10 national championships deep and the launching pad for...
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San Fernando Rugby
Valley Rugby has been going since 1963 — a proper Southern California institution built on "diversity, love of the sport," with a trophy case to back it up....
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San Francisco Fog ✓
Founded in 2000, the Fog carry the torch as the first gay and inclusive rugby club on the West Coast, and they're proud of it. Their stated mission is bold:...
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San Francisco Golden Gate
They call themselves "San Francisco's Premier Rugby Club" — and the trophy case backs it up. This is a proper pathway club: youth and high school programs...
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San Jose Seahawks
Founded in 1971 'after much thought and not a little beer,' the San Jose Seahawks are one of the true stalwarts of Northern California rugby — the oldest...
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San Luis Obispo Rugby
Founded in 1975, San Luis Obispo Rugby is a Central Coast institution — and a winning one. The men are reigning California Division II champions who went...
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Santa Barbara Mermaids
The Santa Barbara Mermaids are a beachside women's rugby club promising you'll find "an entire family of passionate and strong womxn to support you on & off...
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Santa Monica Rugby ✓
Founded in 1972 by UCLA, USC and St. Mary's grads, Santa Monica Rugby went undefeated in Division I in its very first season — and never really slowed down....
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Santa Rosa Rugby
Sonoma County's own since 1971 — Santa Rosa Rugby Club has been grinding out scrums, wins, and lifelong friendships in the North Bay for over half a...
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Silicon Valley Rugby Senior
Silicon Valley Rugby is the full pathway club for the South Bay — youth, high school, and now a men's (and women's) adult program that completes the journey...
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South LA Soul
South LA Soul burst onto the scene in 2021 and didn't lose a game — going undefeated in SCRFU Division 4 and taking home the state championship in their...
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Ventura County Outlaws ✓
Ventura Outlaws Rugby is the home of rugby in Ventura County — a welcoming, no-experience-required club that just wants you out on the pitch. Whether you're...
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West Coast Marine Rugby
A brand new force in SoCal rugby built entirely from Marines — the club describes itself as 'a new club to SCRFU made up of players from 29 Palms, Camp...
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