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The Army Rugby Union (ARU) is the governing body for rugby union in the British Army and a constituent body of the Rugby Football Union (RFU). The ARU was formed on 31 December 1906 and marked the fulfilment of Lieutenant J. E. C. "Birdie" Partridge's (Welch Regiment) idea to have a body to administer the playing of rugby union in the British Army.
The Army Rugby Football Club was founded in 1961 and for over 50 years the Army Black Knights have been a leader in USA Collegiate Rugby. The Army Ruggers are West Point's most winning team. In 1980 the USA Rugby Collegiate Championship playoff system was established. Since then, the Army Rugby team has qualified for every national playoff ...
The above statistics do not include the matches before the first official match in 1907. 1907 was the first official Army Navy match played after the formation of the Army Rugby Union in 1906. The Royal Navy Rugby Union did not form until the 1907/08 season. [2] Other information; Current sponsor: Babcock International
Due to the wide array of British Army deployments worldwide, the British Army do not play in a league in the English rugby league system. [2] Occasionally they have players from the Army Rugby Union cross codes to play in their matches. [2] As a result of the ban being lifted, the men's team became eligible to enter the Challenge Cup. [7]
The British Army Germany rugby union team is the rugby union team of the British Army in Germany. It is part of the Army Rugby Union. [1] The team regularly plays games against emerging nations like Belgium, Denmark, Netherlands, Germany and Luxembourg. [1] The British Forces Germany also have a very successful representative sevens squad. [1]
Matt Sherman (born October 29, 1978, in San Francisco, California) is a former American rugby union fly-half and current coach of the Army men's rugby team at the United States Military Academy. His ‘21/‘22 Army West Point squad won the D1A National Championship.
He left the Army in 1985 and became bursar at Balliol College, Oxford, later being elected an Emeritus Fellow of the college. He also took a close interest in the fortunes of the university rugby club, whose president he eventually became. He was elected a Knight of Malta, the organisation which raises funds for Catholic charities.
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