ABOUT

About The Team

The Hudson Valley Rugby Football club was established in 2001 to promote and support the sport of rugby for both women and men in the Hudson Valley region. We welcome experienced and new players from all over New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and the North East. The Women's and Men's teams, also known as "The Rebels", are comprised of Hudson Valley players who practice regularly and play matches socially and in the Empire GU Division 3, respectively.  The women and men's teams are registered with USA Rugby which manages over 50,000 men's, women's, university and under-19 clubs. The Hudson Valley Rugby Club is also a registered tax exempt non-profit organization, 501(c)(3). The team travels and hosts competing rugby teams throughout the Northeast, primarily from Connecticut, New York City, Long Island and New Jersey.

Statement Of Equality

The Hudson Valley Rugby Football Club, Inc, 501 (c) 3, is dedicated to growing the sport of rugby in the Hudson Valley. We work to create opportunities to play, participate in, support, enjoy and learn rugby. We create this access to the sport for everyone and anyone interested in participating. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, sexuality, politics, gender, fitness, or experience in the sport. We work to create an environment of acceptance, respect, equality, equal-access, equal-rights, and social support.


The Hudson Valley Rugby Club has zero-tolerance for discrimination of any type, including any activities of hate, hate-speech, prejudice, bigotry, sexism, racism, gender discrimination, ageism, ableism, classism, socio-economic status, misogyny, xenophobia, inequity, intolerance or anti-semitism. Any member participating in discrimination will be removed as a member of the club and will not be permitted to attend any club events, including practices, socials, and matches.   We believe that rugby can and should be enjoyed by everyone, and that it takes a community of supporting, open-minded and accepting players to build a safe, happy, competitive and beneficial club. We are constantly working to improve our club in the realms of openness, acceptance and safety. We welcome any feedback which can be sent to hudsonvalleyrugbyclub@gmail.com.

Meet Some Rebels

The folks who play for the Hudson Valley Rugby Football Club aren't special herculean gods, although they'd like you to think otherwise. They are just simple working women and men who for one reason or another fell in love with rugby and want to keep playing. Some are old, some are young, some have families, some have been playing for years, others only months. While their experience levels, motivations and everyday lives are very different, they come together as one Club and two Teams with a united vision - to play rugby, to win and to have some fun doing it. Here are a few of them:

Women's and Men's Teams

The Hudson Valley Rugby Club is proud to host both a women's and a men's team. Both teams train together, share resources, support one another, party together and occasionally get into fights with either one another or other teams. We are an inclusive family, and players are free to select their team of choice.

The Women's Team

The Hudson Valley Women's team has been around for a long time, but struggled to garner the numbers to field a full 15. However, in recent years, team numbers have been growing and the women's side is now practicing regularly and fielding teams in friendly matches. The team is really starting to take off, and now would be a fantastic time to join them and learn to play rugby!


The women's team is open and accepting for both first time ruggers and seasoned players. We work on teaching the core skills of rugby, building up to match days where we play in sevens tournaments and friendly matches across the Northeast.

The Men's Team

The Hudson Valley Men's team is a welcoming, hard-training, fun-loving, rugby fanatic group of guys, who, despite aging and breaking every day, continue to play and support rugby in New York and beyond. The club is constantly welcoming new and younger players to join the club. We try very hard to ensure everyone gets on the field to play. We believe in heavy rotation of players to ensure the longevity of the club.


The Men's team plays in the Division 3 of the Empire GU, registered with USA Rugby. We train all year, with a heavy fall match season schedule and a bunch of spring and summer 7's, 10's and 15's tournaments and friendly matches.

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