The Northern California Rugby Football Union (NCRFU) is the Local Area Union (LAU) for rugby union teams in Northern California, as well as northern Nevada. The NCRFU is part of the Pacific Coast Rugby Football Union (PCRFU), which is one of the seven Territorial Area Unions (TAU's) that comprise USA Rugby.
The NCRFU is traditionally one of the strongest unions in American rugby. Cal Men's Rugby has won over twenty Collegiate Division I national championships, and NCRFU member clubs Stanford Women's Rugby, the Hayward Griffins, the Berkeley All Blues, the Reno Zephyrs, Mission RFC, UCSC Women's Rugby, and the now defunct Old Blue RFC have all won national championships in their respective divisions. SFGG RFC is a perennial Rugby Super League playoff team, winning the national championship in 2009. The NCRFU also administers a large high school rugby division, from which Jesuit High School has won four national championships.
NCRFU select sides are called the "Pelicans", and NCRFU players are also eligible to be selected for PCRFU "Grizzly" Select Sides.
Read more about Northern California Rugby Football Union: Women's Club Teams, Girl's High School/Youth Teams
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