Chicago Lions
US rugby union club, based in Chicago
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Founded in 1964, the Chicago Lions Rugby Football Club is a USA Rugby club based in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
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| Full name | Chicago Lions Rugby Football Club | |
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| Union | USA Rugby | |
| Nickname | Lions | |
| Founded | 1964 | |
| Ground | Hope Field | |
| President | Jeff Simon | |
| League | Midwest Rugby Premiership | |
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| Official website | ||
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The Chicago Lions namesake is taken from the two large lion statues that guard the entrance to the Art Institute of Chicago Building.[1]
Notable players
The following is a list of former and current Lions players and coaches that have earned caps for international tests:[2]
Niue
- Stephen Tapuosi, one international cap
Ireland
- Paul McNaughton, fifteen international caps
England
- Gary Wilson, two international caps
South Africa
- Kitch Christie, coached the 1995 Rugby World Cup winning Springboks
- Willie Kahts
- Harry Viljoen, coached the 2001 Springboks
United States
- Andre Blom, fullback/wing, thirteen international caps[3]
- John Burke, flanker, two international caps[3]
- Phillipus "Thabu" Eloff, centre, forty-four international caps[3]
- Paul Emerick, centre, thirty-five international caps[3]
- Scott "Beaver" Jones, centre, one international cap[3]
- Christian Long, lock, one international cap[3]
- Jeremy Nash, fullback, two international caps[3]
- Eric Helbig, Wing, three international caps[3]
- Andrew McGarry, prop, two international caps[3]
- Eric Reed, lock/flanker, seven international caps[3]
- Dave Williams, halfback, seven international caps[3]
