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Coventry Rugby Wildcats R.F.C - Established in 2012, Coventry Rugby Football Club, nicknamed for the mascot, the Wildcats is a non profit 501c3 Youth Rugby Club located in the Greater Pottstown area (Montgomery County), in southeastern Pennsylvania, USA. The clubs home field is in South Coventry Township at Connie Batdorf Field on Route 100. The clubs normal outdoor practice facilities include North Coventry Township's Anderson Field at Riverbend Park and Kenilworth Park in Chester County, PA.

Coventry Rugby Wildcats R.F.C. participates in rugby union competition within the state based rugby organization Rugby Pennsylvania Providing rugby opportunities for Boys & Girls ages 5-18 Yrs from All Schools in the Quad - County Greater Pottstown, Pennsylvania Area. The club draws players from the northern part of Chester County, the western parts of Montgomery County and the south eastern parts of Berks County and far north eastern tip of Lancaster County.

Coventry Rugby Club has had great success providing fun and athletic growth for boys & girls, requiring no rugby experience for new players of any age between 5 and 18. The club produces an environment that allows players to learn, gain fitness, strength while gaining confidence in their athletic abilities to ultimately play very competitive rugby achieving success in a fun team environment. Now for over 10 years, as the club moves into its second decade producing players who have won two State Championships, and multiple state finalists, All-State Players and select side representation.

Seasonal rugby union game variations are trained and played thought out the year. Fifteens Rugby (15s) is played in the spring, March though May for the Rugby PA 15s State Cup. Sevens Rugby (7s) the Olympic version of Rugby, is played in June and July and again in September into November for the Rugby PA 7s State Cup

HISTORY

Established and founded in 2012. The first playing season for the club was 2013. Coventry Rugby Club had its 10th anniversary of its establishment and first playing season over the 2022 & 2023 seasons.

In 2020 the Coventry Rugby Wildcats High School Team traveled on the clubs first international tour to the UK playing in England and Wales. The tour included guest visits to play local high school clubs, tour and train at professional facilities with pro coaches, visit sightseeing attractions such as Cardiff Castle, and the Big Pit National Coal Museum, Principality Stadium, visit with USA Rugby and Sale Sharks Flyhalf AJ MacGinty and watch professional matches.

The clubs second international tour took place in 2023, the u15 & u13 teams with a party of 77 players and parents, toured and played in Ireland visiting Galway, Belfast and Dublin.

While the Rugby Pennnsylvania Youth u13 Division (5ht, 6th, & 7th Grade) in Rugby PA is Co-Ed for Boys & Girls, in 2022 Coventry Rugby started to train girls for Middle School and High School Specific Girls Rugby Teams.

In the fall of 2022, the club won it's first Rugby Pennsylvania state championship in the u15 Division (8th & 9th Grade Boys). The next fall in 2023, the clubs u15 team repeated as Rugby Pennsylvania state champions defending the title and going back to back. https://www.rugbypa.org/states

Team Colors Red, Gray, White and Black

PROGRAMS AND SEASONAL OPPORTUNITIES

— AGE GRADE TACKLE TEAMS —

- U13 YOUTH (5TH, 6TH & 7TH - GRADE BOYS & GIRLS)

- U15 JUNIOR BOYS (8TH & 9TH GRADE)

- MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS (6TH - 9TH GRADE)

- HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS (8TH - 12TH GRADE)

- HIGH SCHOOL BOYS (10TH - 12TH GRADE)

- Rookie Rugby Non-Contact Age Divisions (Flag)

- Grades KG to 6th Grd+ for Boys & Girls

Age Divisions: KG-1st, 2nd & 3rd, 4th & 5th, 6th Plus

Coventry Rugby Seasonal Opportunities:

- Fall 7s Olympic Style Rugby PA State Cup Season ( Sept - Nov )

- Winter Rugby Training, S.A.S Training & Intro To Rugby ( Dec - Jan )

- Spring 15s Rugby PA State Cup Season ( Feb Preseason - May )

- Summer Rugby PA Summer 7s Series - Olympic Style ( June - July )

- Summer Rookie Rugby Non-Contact Flag Season ( June -July )

Notable Seasons

PA State Cup 🏆 🏆

u18 Boys High School: '19 15s 🥈& 7s #5 ‘16 🥉

u15 Junior: ‘23 ‘22 7s🥇 ‘23 15s '18 7s🥉

u13 Youth: '22🥈 ‘21 ‘13 🥉

The u15 Juniors won the Rugby PA Fall Club 7s State Championship back to back in 2022 and 2023.

Website www.coventry-rugby.com

Social Media

Club Facebook: @CoventryRugbyWildcats

Rookie Facebook: @coventry.wildcats.rookie.rugby

Club Instagram:   @coventry_rugby

Rookie Instagram: @coventry_wildcats_rookie_rugby

Club Twitter:  @rugby_coventry

Club YouTube: @Coventry_Rugby

- GOVERNING BODIES - Rugby Pennsylvania: https://www.rugbypa.org/ - USA Youth & High School Rugby: https://www.usayhs.rugby/ - USA Rugby: https://usa.rugby/ - World Rugby: https://www.world.rugby/