Texas Geographical Union

The Texas Rugby Union (TRU) is the Geographical Union (GU) for rugby union teams playing in Texas and portions of Arkansas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma for USA Rugby.^[1] It is a non-profit organization and is the primary overseeing body for the promotion of rugby union in the region.

Texas Rugby Union

Abbreviation	Texas RU; TRU
Formation	2013
Region served	Arkansas; Louisiana; Oklahoma; Texas, United States of America
President	Dave McPhail

The TRU is divided into four divisions: Men, Women, college men, and College Women.

Men's clubs

Division 1

• Austin Blacks
• Austin Huns
• Dallas Harlequins
• Dallas Rugby
• Houston Athletic

2016-2017 Standings
Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	PD	BT	BL	FF	PTS
Dallas Rugby	5	4	1	0	268	83	185	4	1	0	21
Austin Blacks	6	4	2	0	218	180	38	5	0	0	21
Austin Huns	5	4	1	0	247	88	159	4	0	0	20
Dallas Harlequins	6	1	5	0	111	296	-185	3	0	0	7
Houston Athletic	6	1	5	0	96	293	-197	1	0	0	5

Division 2/D1b

• Alamo City Rugby
• Austin Blacks D2
• Austin Huns D2
• Dallas Athletic
• Dallas Harlequins D2
• Dallas Rugby D2
• Euless Texans
• Fort Worth Rugby
• Houston Athletic D2
• Houston United
• Katy Lions
• San Antonio Rugby
• The Woodlands Rugby

2016-2017 Standings

1B Team GP W L T PF PA PD BT BL FF PTS Austin Blacks D2 6 5 0 1 274 63 211 6 0 0 28 Dallas Rugby D2 5 4 0 1 310 35 275 4 0 0 22 Austin Huns D2 5 2 2 1 172 88 84 4 0 0 14 Houston Athletic D2 6 1 4 1 61 273 -212 2 0 0 8 Dallas Harlequins D2 6 0 6 0 12 370 -358 0 0 1 -1 North Team GP W L T PF PA PD BT BL FF PTS Little Rock Stormers 8 7 1 0 378 62 316 8 1 0 37 Tulsa Rugby 8 7 1 0 256 175 81 6 0 0 34 Dallas Athletic 8 5 3 0 180 201 -21 4 1 0 25 Euless Texans 7 3 4 0 188 177 11 3 0 1 14 Oklahoma City Crusaders 8 0 8 0 152 337 -185 3 3 0 6 Fort Worth Rugby 7 1 6 0 78 280 -202 1 0 0 5 South Team GP W L T PF PA PD BT BL FF PTS Houston United 6 6 0 0 358 89 269 6 0 0 30 Katy Lions 6 4 2 0 168 199 -31 3 0 0 19 San Antonio Rugby 5 2 3 0 179 135 44 4 1 0 13 The Woodlands Rugby 5 2 3 0 88 120 -32 1 1 0 10 Alamo City Rugby 6 0 6 0 83 333 -250 1 1 0 2

Division 3

• Abilene Rugby
• Alliance Rugby
• Austin Blacks D3
• Austin Huns D3
• Bay Area Rugby
• Corpus Christi Crabs
• Corpus Christi Dogfish
• Dallas Diablos
• Dallas Rugby D3
• Denton Rugby
• Fort Hood Phantoms
• Galveston Rugby
• Grand Prairie Mavericks
• Houston Arrows
• Houston United D3
• Kingwood Crusaders
• Lone Star Rugby
• McAllen Knights
• San Antonio Rugby D3
• San Marcos Greys
• Shreveport Rugby

2016-2017 Standings

Central Team GP W L T PF PA PD BT BL FF PTS San Marcos Greys 7 5 2 0 347 91 256 6 1 0 27 Austin Blacks D3 5 5 0 0 308 34 274 5 0 0 25 McAllen Knights 7 5 2 0 239 158 81 5 0 0 25 Fort Hood Phantoms 7 4 3 0 289 119 170 3 0 0 19 Corpus Christi Crabs 8 3 5 0 215 319 -104 4 0 0 16 San Antonio Rugby D3 8 3 5 0 156 393 -237 3 0 0 15 Austin Huns D3 7 3 4 0 140 175 -35 2 0 0 14 Corpus Christi Dogfish 7 0 7 0 62 467 -405 1 0 1 0 North Team GP W L T PF PA PD BT BL FF PTS Shreveport Rugby 7 6 1 0 364 43 321 6 1 0 31 Dallas Rugby D3 6 5 1 0 386 40 346 5 0 0 25 Grand Prairie Mavericks 7 4 3 0 283 117 166 4 0 0 20 Alliance Rugby 6 3 4 0 188 107 81 3 0 1 18 Abilene Rugby 8 2 6 0 195 415 -220 2 0 0 10 Dallas Diablos 5 1 4 0 31 454 -423 1 0 0 5 Denton Rugby 6 0 6 0 32 324 -292 1 1 0 2 South Team GP W L T PF PA PD BT BL FF PTS Houston United D3 8 7 0 1 496 110 386 7 0 0 37 Lone Star Rugby 8 7 0 1 484 107 377 7 0 0 37 Bay Area Rugby 9 5 4 0 288 388 -100 5 0 0 25 Kingwood Crusaders 8 2 6 0 188 427 -239 4 1 0 13 Galveston Rugby 7 2 5 0 161 371 -210 3 0 0 11 Houston Arrows 8 0 8 0 93 307 -214 1 2 0 3

College Men

• Red River Conference D1
• Southwest Conference D2

Women's Clubs

Division 1

• Austin Valkyries
• Dallas Harlequins
• Houston Athletic
• Little Rock Stormers

2016-2017 Standings
Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	PD	BT	BL	FF	PTS
Austin Valkyries	4	4	0	0	219	5	214	4	0	0	20
Houston Athletic	5	3	2	0	151	87	64	2	1	0	15
Dallas Harlequins	3	1	2	0	17	180	-163	0	0	0	4
Little Rock Stormers	4	0	4	0	22	137	-115	0	1	0	1

Division 2

• Austin Valkyries D2
• Dallas Athletic
• Griffins Rugby
• Oklahoma Roses
• San Antonio Rugby
• Tulsa Rugby

2016-2017 Standings
North Team GP W L T PF PA PD BT BL FF PTS Tulsa Rugby 5 4 1 0 286 82 204 4 0 0 20 Oklahoma Roses 4 2 2 0 148 158 -10 2 0 0 10 Griffins Rugby 4 2 2 0 112 185 -73 2 0 0 10 South Team GP W L T PF PA PD BT BL FF PTS Austin Valkyries D2 4 4 0 0 129 38 91 3 0 0 19 San Antonio Rugby 3 1 2 0 47 55 -8 0 0 0 4 Dallas Athletic 4 0 4 0 44 206 -162 1 1 0 2

College Women

• Southwest Women's Conference

See also

• Rugby union in the United States