Located in historic Richmond, Virginia, USA, the Richmond Lions R.F.C. is the area's competitive Men's Rugby Club (Division II). Established in 1963, the Lions offer quality rugby and a wide variety of social events throughout the year to athletes of all ages, experience, and backgrounds. New members are always welcome.

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

Roanoke RFC 3/6

Our first match of the season will kick off this Saturday at 1PM. We need all Lions at the pitch by 10:30AM. Don't be late.

Lions take First Place in MARFU DII South

Finishing 9-1 and at the top of the table puts the Lions in position for a home opening round playoff match this Spring. Thanks to all players, their families, the coaching staff and the dedicated board members and Old Boys who have worked to get the club into its current strong position!

Porter Cup Champs!

Congrats to the Richmond Lions, 2009 Porter Cup Champions! After a slow start Saturday morning, the host team steadily improved, putting together three great halves of Rugby to end the tournament. After defeating Virginia RFC 29-6 in the semi-finals, the Lions won 30-5 against Va Beach to win the 46th Porter Cup. Congrats to Va Beach for taking home the plate and to Virginia RFC taking home the third place bowl after defeating Western Suburbs in the third place match.

Thanks to all teams for making the trip, to Pabst Blue Ribbon for sponsoring the tournament, to Baja Bean for hosting the Saturday night social and to all Lions and Lion supporters for playing, working and watching this sucssesful tournament.

Pay your dues! Get CIPPed!

Don't forget that CIPP and dues are required for the Fall. There is a link in the left column that will take you to a PayPal site that allows you to make a payment with a credit card or your checking account. Make sure you've completed your CIPP.

Back-To-Back MARFU Champs!

The Richmond Lions Sevens team defended its MARFU title in dramatic fashion with a come from behind victory over Severn River on the final play of the game. Well done! You can join in the celebration this Wednesday at the Sevens Awards Banquet.

Interested in Rugby?

Anytime is a good time to see what we're all about, come on out, you'll find a group of guys who are eager to accept new players into the fold and spread one of the world's greatest games. We have a lot of fun both on and off the field and are always in need of eager athletes.

Please fill out our New Player Form. You can also contact Vice President Billy Tilson.

Lions Mart

Our Main Man in charge of team G3 has a fully stocked supply store for us to raid. New and upcoming items include Lions Rugby shorts and License plate frames. Log on to the forum or contact Tony Greulich to order club swag.

Seven Pines (The field formerly known as Sandston or the Whiteside Pitch)

The Richmond Rugby Foundation has worked hard over the years to achieve the lofty goal of aquiring and developing a plot for hosting Rugby matches. In March of 2006 the Lions and Richmond's Old Boys played the first ever match on the grounds of Seven Pines. This year we opened our spring season with a solid victory against Quantico at Seven Pines, the first match and victory against a visiting club on our own land.

With the further improvements taking place at present, goal posts up and big plans for the future, one of the East Coast's oldest Rugby clubs will soon have a premier, club owned facility to both host events and compete on. Click here to read more about future plans and chances to help out.