Springfield Celts Rugby Club

Springfield Celts Rugby Football Club

Union	Illinois Union
Founded	1975
Ground(s)	Kennedy Park, Springfield, Illinois, United States
President	Mike Gillespie
Coach(es)	Jim Carlberg, Steve Ellis
League(s)	Division III

The Springfield Celts Rugby Club is a Division III rugby union team based in Springfield, Illinois, United States and is currently in the Illinois Union.

History

The Springfield Celts Rugby Club was established in 1975. Over the years the Celts have created a tradition of hard hitting rugby often taking the best of teams out of their game plan. This tradition has produced several tournament trophies and union victories. The legend of the "Green Jersey" has haunted the Midwestern region for many years. The young players hear of the stories of destruction and victory and continue to wear the Green Jersey with pride.

Schedule

updated 2-15-11

Date	Time	Event	Location
March 19	1:00 pm	Peoria Piggies/St. Louis Ramblers	HOME
March 26	1:00 pm	Champaign Flatlanders	HOME
April 2	TBA	All Fool's	AWAY
April 16	2:00 pm	Quad City Irish	HOME
April 30	1:00 pm	Franklin County, MO	HOME
May 7	1:00 pm	Belleville Rowdies	AWAY
May 14	2:00 pm	SMRFC	HOME
May 21	1:00 pm	Rockford Ravens	AWAY

Sponsorship

The Springfield Celts Rugby Club's sponsors are Liquid Rugby in Petersburg, Illinois, The Springfield Shopper in Springfield, Illinois, and Robert Chic Fritz Inc. in Springfield, Illinois. All socials after home matches will be at Weebles Bar & Grill in Springfield, Illinois.

References

Sias, Holly, "Want to have a ball? Try Rugby", The State Journal-Register, September 23, 2008, Page 12.
Murphy, Michael, "RUGGED RUGBY A GAME FOR 'THE FEW, THE PROUD, THE INSANE'", The State Journal-Register, Oct. 14, 1985, Page 7.
Otis, Kevin C.,"Springfield Celts Sponsor Youth Academy", rugbyrugby.com, Retrieved 8-31-2009
Robert, Amanda, "Springfield Celts looking for new young ruggers", Illinois Times, September 17–23, 2009, Vol. 35, No. 6, Page 9.
Beck, Molly, "Springfield Celts hope the future of rugby lies with high schoolers", The State Journal-Register, May 28, 2010, Page 18-19.

External links

Rugby union in the United States

Governing body

USA Rugby

Geographical Unions

National teams

Men's	Eagles USA Selects All Americans U-20 U-19 U-17 7s

Women's	Women's U-19 7s

Competitions

College	College rugby Varsity Cup Division 1-A Rugby Collegiate Rugby Championship

Domestic	PRO Rugby USA Rugby Club 7s Men's DI Club Championship Men's DII Club Championship

International	U.S. at the Rugby World Cup Pacific Nations Cup Americas Rugby Cup Americas Rugby Championship

Defunct	Churchill Cup North America 4 Pacific Rim Championship USA Rugby Elite Cup Rugby Super League

International players
Comparison of American football and rugby union
Rugby union in American Samoa
Rugby union in Guam
Rugby union in Puerto Rico
Rugby union in the United States Virgin Islands
USA Rugby South

Sports teams based in Illinois

Baseball	MLB Chicago Cubs Chicago White Sox MWL Kane County Cougars Peoria Chiefs FL Gateway Grizzlies Joliet Slammers Normal CornBelters Schaumburg Boomers Southern Illinois Miners Windy City ThunderBolts NWL Rockford Rivets PL Danville Dans DuPage Drones Quincy Gems Springfield Sliders

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Football	NFL Chicago Bears CIF Bloomington Edge WFA Chicago Force LFL Chicago Bliss

Hockey	NHL Chicago Blackhawks AHL Chicago Wolves Rockford IceHogs ECHL Quad City Mallards SPHL Peoria Rivermen FHL Danville Dashers USHL Bloomington Thunder Chicago Steel NAHL Springfield Jr. Blues

Inline hockey	MLRH Chicago Carnage

Roller derby	USARS Chicago Red Hots WFTDA Chicago Outfit Roller Derby McLean County MissFits Rockford Rage Southern Illinois Roller Girls Twin City Derby Girls Windy City Rollers

Rugby	RSL Chicago Griffins RFC Chicago Lions RFC MRFU Rowdies Rugby Football Club Springfield Celts Rugby Club

Soccer	MLS Chicago Fire PDL Chicago Fire U-23 NPSL Quad City Eagles NWSL Chicago Red Stars WPSL Chicago Red Stars Reserves

Indoor soccer	MASL Chicago Mustangs

Softball	NPF Chicago Bandits

College athletics (NCAA Division I)	Bradley Braves Chicago State Cougars DePaul Blue Demons Eastern Illinois Panthers Illinois Fighting Illini Illinois State Redbirds Loyola Ramblers Northern Illinois Huskies Northwestern Wildcats SIU Edwardsville Cougars Southern Illinois Salukis UIC Flames Western Illinois Leathernecks

College athletics (NCAA Division II)	Lewis Flyers McKendree Bearcats Quincy Hawks UIS Prairie Stars

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