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Siena College Women's Rugby Football Club About Us
The idea for the current Siena College Women’s
Rugby Football Club began during the 2002-2003
academic year by members of the men’s team.
A meeting was held in Siena Hall in the Spring 2003 semester for
all women interested in learning more about the prospective club. The
women’s team began as an offshoot of the men’s team and the two
existed under a shared constitution and budget; the women’s team
essentially did not become its own club for another year, but rather
shared the club title of Siena College Rugby Football Club with
that of the preexisting men’s team.
The Siena College Student Senate approved the new constitution in
October 2003. At about the same time that the club was being formed
in mid 2003, the women’s club contacted JC Whipple, the executive
director of NYS Rugby, to inquire about becoming a member of a sanctioned
New York state rugby conference. The
admittance process required a yearlong commitment during which the team
was considered an “associate member” of the league, as well as
attendance and participation in the NYS
Rugby “Upstates” Tournament at Seneca
Lake State Park in Geneva, New York.
Finally, at the end of the Spring 2004 semester, SCWRFC was accepted
into the New York State Rugby Conference’s East Division III league. A year after the initial women’s club conception,
at a meeting early in the Spring 2004 semester, the women and men voted to
separate the two teams. This
led to the formation of the club as it continues today – a separate
group recognized by Siena College as an independent club sport. *The SCWRFC's made Div III playoffs during their first year in the NYS Rugby Conference (Fall 2004). The SCWRFC's went to the playsoffs and played St. Bonaventure. The SCWRFC won with a score of 17-5. The next weekend the women's team hosted Hamilton for the State Championship. The game was a major success with Siena coming out on top with a score of 38-0. Current officers: Current captains: Advisor:
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