The Texas Rugby Union (TRU) is the Geographical Union (GU) for rugby union teams playing in Texas and portions of Arkansas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma for USA Rugby.[1] It is a non-profit organization and is the primary overseeing body for the promotion of rugby union in the region.
The TRU is divided into four divisions: Men, Women, college men, and College Women.
Men's clubs
Division 1
| 2016-2017 Standings |
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | PD | BT | BL | FF | PTS |
| Dallas Rugby | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 268 | 83 | 185 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
| Austin Blacks | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 218 | 180 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Austin Huns | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 247 | 88 | 159 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Dallas Harlequins | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 111 | 296 | -185 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Houston Athletic | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 96 | 293 | -197 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Division 2/D1b
| 2016-2017 Standings |
| 1B | | Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | PD | BT | BL | FF | PTS | | Austin Blacks D2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 274 | 63 | 211 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 28 | | Dallas Rugby D2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 310 | 35 | 275 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 22 | | Austin Huns D2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 172 | 88 | 84 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | | Houston Athletic D2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 61 | 273 | -212 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | | Dallas Harlequins D2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 370 | -358 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | | North | | Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | PD | BT | BL | FF | PTS | | Little Rock Stormers | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 378 | 62 | 316 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 37 | | Tulsa Rugby | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 256 | 175 | 81 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 34 | | Dallas Athletic | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 180 | 201 | -21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 25 | | Euless Texans | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 188 | 177 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | | Oklahoma City Crusaders | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 152 | 337 | -185 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | | Fort Worth Rugby | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 78 | 280 | -202 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | | South | | Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | PD | BT | BL | FF | PTS | | Houston United | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 358 | 89 | 269 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 30 | | Katy Lions | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 168 | 199 | -31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | | San Antonio Rugby | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 179 | 135 | 44 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | | The Woodlands Rugby | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 88 | 120 | -32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | | Alamo City Rugby | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 83 | 333 | -250 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
Division 3
- Abilene Rugby
- Alliance Rugby
- Austin Blacks D3
- Austin Huns D3
- Bay Area Rugby
- Corpus Christi Crabs
- Corpus Christi Dogfish
- Dallas Diablos
- Dallas Rugby D3
- Denton Rugby
- Fort Hood Phantoms
- Galveston Rugby
- Grand Prairie Mavericks
- Houston Arrows
- Houston United D3
- Kingwood Crusaders
- Lone Star Rugby
- McAllen Knights
- San Antonio Rugby D3
- San Marcos Greys
- Shreveport Rugby
| 2016-2017 Standings |
| Central | | Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | PD | BT | BL | FF | PTS | | San Marcos Greys | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 347 | 91 | 256 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 27 | | Austin Blacks D3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 308 | 34 | 274 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 25 | | McAllen Knights | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 239 | 158 | 81 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 25 | | Fort Hood Phantoms | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 289 | 119 | 170 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | | Corpus Christi Crabs | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 215 | 319 | -104 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | | San Antonio Rugby D3 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 156 | 393 | -237 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | | Austin Huns D3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 140 | 175 | -35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | | Corpus Christi Dogfish | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 62 | 467 | -405 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | North | | Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | PD | BT | BL | FF | PTS | | Shreveport Rugby | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 364 | 43 | 321 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 31 | | Dallas Rugby D3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 386 | 40 | 346 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 25 | | Grand Prairie Mavericks | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 283 | 117 | 166 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 | | Alliance Rugby | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 188 | 107 | 81 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18 | | Abilene Rugby | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 195 | 415 | -220 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | | Dallas Diablos | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 454 | -423 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | | Denton Rugby | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 32 | 324 | -292 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | | South | | Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | PD | BT | BL | FF | PTS | | Houston United D3 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 496 | 110 | 386 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 37 | | Lone Star Rugby | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 484 | 107 | 377 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 37 | | Bay Area Rugby | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 288 | 388 | -100 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 25 | | Kingwood Crusaders | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 188 | 427 | -239 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | | Galveston Rugby | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 161 | 371 | -210 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | | Houston Arrows | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 93 | 307 | -214 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
College Men
Women's Clubs
Division 1
| 2016-2017 Standings |
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | PD | BT | BL | FF | PTS |
| Austin Valkyries | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 219 | 5 | 214 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Houston Athletic | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 151 | 87 | 64 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| Dallas Harlequins | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 180 | -163 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Little Rock Stormers | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 137 | -115 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Division 2
- Austin Valkyries D2
- Dallas Athletic
- Griffins Rugby
- Oklahoma Roses
- San Antonio Rugby
- Tulsa Rugby
| 2016-2017 Standings |
| North | | Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | PD | BT | BL | FF | PTS | | Tulsa Rugby | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 286 | 82 | 204 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 | | Oklahoma Roses | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 148 | 158 | -10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | | Griffins Rugby | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 112 | 185 | -73 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | | South | | Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | PD | BT | BL | FF | PTS | | Austin Valkyries D2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 38 | 91 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | | San Antonio Rugby | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 55 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | | Dallas Athletic | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 44 | 206 | -162 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
College Women
- Southwest Women's Conference
See also
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