Chicago Lions
Full nameChicago Lions Rugby Football Club
UnionUSA Rugby
Nickname(s)Lions
Founded1964; 60 years ago (1964)
Ground(s)Hope Field
PresidentJeff Simon
League(s)Midwest Rugby Premiership
Team kit
Official website
www.chicagolions.com

Founded in 1964, the Chicago Lions Rugby Football Club is a USA Rugby club based in Chicago, Illinois, United States.

The Chicago Lions namesake is taken from the two large lion statues that guard the entrance to the Art Institute of Chicago Building.[1]

Sponsorship

Notable sponsors include Athletico Physical Therapy, Oakmark International Funds, and CPH and Associates.[2]

Notable players

The following is a list of former and current Lions players and coaches that have earned caps for international tests:[3]

Niue

Ireland

England

South Africa

United States

References

  1. ^ "History". Chicago Lions Rugby. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  2. ^ Official Lions Sponsors
  3. ^ List of Lions players with international caps Archived August 25, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Player Profiles on usarugby.org Archived March 11, 2007, at the Wayback Machine

External links

Midwest Rugby Premiership
Rugby Super League / USA Rugby Elite Cup
Sports teams based in the Chicago metropolitan area
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