Indianapolis Impalas
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The Indianapolis Impalas (Indianapolis Rugby Football Club) are a Division 1 American rugby union team founded in 1980. The team is a member of the USA Rugby Football Union, the Midwest Rugby Football Union, and the Indiana Rugby Union.

The team currently has 40 active players and boasts over 300 alumni members since its founding. They advanced to the Final 16 of the National Championships in 2004. In 2008-09 the Impalas saw great success claiming 3rd overall in the National Championships for Division 2. As a result of the success from the 2008-09 season the club has moved up to Division 1. In addition to the move the club has also formed a Division 3 team set to debut in the 2009-10 season.

Club Honors

  • 2004 DII Men's Club National Championship - 4th Place
  • 2007-08 Southern League Division Champions of the Midwest
    Midwest Rugby Football Union
    The Midwest Rugby Football Union is the Territorial Union for rugby union teams playing in the Midwestern United States. It is one of seven TUs that govern specific regions of USA Rugby...

     DII Eastern Conference
  • 2008-09 Southern League Division Champions of the Midwest
    Midwest Rugby Football Union
    The Midwest Rugby Football Union is the Territorial Union for rugby union teams playing in the Midwestern United States. It is one of seven TUs that govern specific regions of USA Rugby...

     DII Eastern Conference
  • 2008-09 Midwest
    Midwest Rugby Football Union
    The Midwest Rugby Football Union is the Territorial Union for rugby union teams playing in the Midwestern United States. It is one of seven TUs that govern specific regions of USA Rugby...

     DII Eastern Conference Champions
  • 2008-09 Midwest
    Midwest Rugby Football Union
    The Midwest Rugby Football Union is the Territorial Union for rugby union teams playing in the Midwestern United States. It is one of seven TUs that govern specific regions of USA Rugby...

     DII Co-Champions
  • 2009 DII Men's Club National Championship - 3rd Place

See also

  • Rugby Union in the United States
    Rugby union in the United States
    Rugby union in the United States is a growing national sport. It is played at the youth, high school, club, semi-professional, and international levels. The United States is a Tier 2 rugby nation, as defined by the International Rugby Board, which means that it is not currently competitive at the...

  • USA Rugby
    USA Rugby
    USA Rugby is the national governing body for the sport of rugby union in the United States. It is divided into seven territorial Unions: Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Northeast, Pacific Coast, Southern California, South, and West...

  • Midwest Rugby Football Union
    Midwest Rugby Football Union
    The Midwest Rugby Football Union is the Territorial Union for rugby union teams playing in the Midwestern United States. It is one of seven TUs that govern specific regions of USA Rugby...

  • Sports in Indianapolis
    Sports in Indianapolis
    Indianapolis is the home to 10 professional sports teams. The city is also the home to two National Collegiate Athletic Association collegiate teams. Two teams from the four major American sports, the Indianapolis Colts and Indiana Pacers, are located in Indianapolis.The headquarters of the NCAA,...

  • Indianapolis
    Indianapolis
    Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S...

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