ASA Tel Aviv Rugby Club
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| Founded | 1973 | ||
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| Location | Tel Aviv | ||
| Ground | (temporary) Wingate Institute Rugby Fields | ||
| Chairman | Arik Gail | ||
| President | Elisha Rubin | ||
| Director of Rugby | Oren Alt | ||
| Coach(es) | Raanan Penn and Mark Goldin | ||
| Captain | Isaac Hirsch | ||
| Most caps | Oren Alt (49) | ||
| League | Israeli rugby union league | ||
| 2020-21 | 2nd | ||
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| Official website | |||
| www | |||
ASA "Yaron" Tel Aviv (Hebrew: אס"א "ירון" תל אביב), is an amateur rugby club founded in 1973 and based in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Name Change/Dedication
The team was founded in 1973, and is a member team of the multi-sport club, the Academic Sports Association (ASA), founded in 1953, and Rugby Israel.
ASA plays home matches at the Sportek sports centre in Yarkon Park.
ASA "Yaron" Tel Aviv won the league title 14 times since. In 1974–75, 1977–78, 1990–1991, 1994–95, 1996–97, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2009–10, 2013–14, 2014–15,[1] 2018-19[2] In 2009-10 the club also won the cup, and were undefeated all season.[3] Club coach Ra'anan Penn assisted by Mark Goldin.
In 2020 the club officially added Yaron to its name in honor of the late Yaron Drori who was the captain of the team for about 20 years.
Honours
- Israeli Rugby Union Championship
- 2010
- Israeli Rugby Union Cup
- 2010
