


Member Teams
Men
Columbia
Greenville
Augusta
Charleston
Asheville
Colleges
Clemson
The
Citadel
University of South Carolina
Furman
Lander
College of Charleston
Coastal Carolina
Women
University of South Carolina
Furman
College of Charleston
High
School Rugby
in South Carolina (SPUR)
Sandhills Palmetto Union Rugby
NATIONAL CHAMPS!!!! CCU takes DIII crown!
Coastal Carolina defeated Oswego State 36-15 Sunday in the
final of the National Small College Rugby Organization DIII men’s championships
in Cherry Hill, NJ. Led by the stellar play and speed of scrumhalf Clayton
Haley and the power of their forwards, Coastal Carolina defeated the New York
State champs Oswego, after beating Longwood in yesterday’s semifinals.
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story
from rugby examiner
Palmetto teams continue to dominate division III
In 2002, USA Rugby South, along with Mid-Atlantic and New England rugby football unions, developed a division III for college men. The new division, designed for colleges with an enrollment of 7,000 or less, now includes 32 men’s team.Only six of those are Palmetto teams
With the exception of
the 2002 inaugural season, which was won by Western Carolina, squads from
the South’s smallest union have swept to victory the past seven years.
The trend continued March 29 as Coastal Carolina edged defending South champion
Furman 13-10 to capture the Chanticleers first South Championship.The game
marked the second time in three years that featured an all-Palmetto final.
In 2007, Furman defeated Citadel 24-10 in the title game. During the seven-year
period of Palmetto Division III dominance, Furman has captured five Rugby
South crowns. Coastal and Citadel claimed championships in 2006 and 2009 respectively.
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Welcome
Asheville
The Palmetto Union recently welcomed the Asheville
Rugby Club to our growing ranks. Though Asheville is located in North
Carolina, the addition of this club is a good geographic for our union as
the city is located just 20 miles north the of the state line. With the addition
of Asheville, two men’s teams (the other Greenville) have joined the
union in recent years. The Asheville team was founded in 1983. In recent years,
the club has been mostly for hosting the annual Bele Chere 7s Tournament,
one of the most popular summer rugby tournaments in the Southeast.
Palmetto names
Platt to coach college all-stars
Nigel Platt, a native of England who has Platt has nearly 40 years rugby experience
as a player, coach, and game official has been named coach 2009 Palmetto College
All-Stars. Platt has been the long-time coach of the Georgia Collegiate All-stars.
Most recently served as the head coach of Reaseheath College in England and
is the former head coach of the Rugby South College All-Stars. He has also
served past head coaches for both Furman and Clemson. Platt is a level II
Referee and Level II USA Rugby Coach and serves as referee evaluator.
South Carolina
ruggers found SERA
Last fall, John Roberts, Nigel Platt and Vince Atkinson founded the South
Elite Rugby Academy. SERA’s mission is to foster youth rugby development,
good sportsmanship and camaraderie through summer clinics. SERA’s inaugural
All-American Summer Clinic will be hosted at Furman University (Greenville,
S.C.) July 11-15, 2009. In the coming years, SERA staff will use this template
to partner with colleges and other institutions to host summer clinics on
their campuses. More…