CNY Rugby
CNY Rugby
Description: UTICUSE HELLBENDERS RUGBY CLUB Uticuse Rugby Club has a rich history of supporting the growth of Women's+ Rugby in Central New York. Uticuse was born in 2008 of the Syracuse Harlots and the Utica Hellbenders - two beer-league clubs that, instead of fighting for players, joined together to
In the years since our club’s inception, we have bridged the cities of Utica and Syracuse, where our members weekly devote countless hours to practices, games, and community service events, including our annual Ruck Cancer Benefit Rugby Tournament. Our goal is to make the Uticuse Hellbenders an integral part of Central New York’s culture by providing the area with America’s #1 Amateur sport. In 2021, Uticuse joined the CNY Rugby organization in order to provide Central NY with women’s, men’s, and youth rugb
In August of 2018, Uticuse was able to celebrate ten years since its inception as a rugby club and hosted our ten-year reunion weekend. Since our inception, our club has grown to compete at Division 3 and Division 2 levels in the Empire GU league and qualified for playoffs in each.
Since 2020, Covid-19 has slowed contact sports and the world of rugby down, but as rugby continues to open back up, we have been active and growing more than ever. In 2021, Uticuse won the regional Empire Geographical Union (EGU) Division 3 playoffs and was able to compete in the 2022 Atlantic Super Regional Rugby Playoff Tournament in Buffalo, NY, playing against the best teams from all over the Central and Eastern United States. In 2022 we competed at the Division 2 level and made it to the first round of
CNY Rugby
CNY Rugby