The University's Men's Rugby Football Club dates back to 1986.The University of Hartford Men's Rugby Football Club was started 22 years ago by Associate Athletic Director/Sports Center Director, Ted Stavropoulos. The club has since disassociated itself with the University's Athletic Department and is now a club sport under the guidance, funding and advisory Student Government Association of the University of Hartford.
Men's Rugby is a club sport, which means that it is not part of the University's Division I intercollegiate athletics program. The club plays under the New England Rugby Football Union (NERFU) and USA Rugby. The club is a Men's Collegiate Division III Rugby Football Club that plays in regional conferences with other collegiate teams.
The team practices nearly every day of the week, with Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays focusing on going over plays and creating game plans for upcoming matches. Conditioning practices, which take place on Mondays and Wednesdays, involve a series of calisthenics, sprints, and laps around the campus.
