Get to Know the Green Horde
The Eastern Suburbs Rugby Football Club (ESRFC) was established in Cleveland, Ohio during the spring of 1998. The ESRFC is a member of the Ohio Rugby Union, Midwest Rugby Football Union, and USA Rugby and traces it’s bloodlines back to 1964 and Dr. John Bergfeld’s founding of the Cleveland Blues, Cleveland’s first rugby club. Today, the ESRFC competes at the Division-III level and fields two men’s sides and a women’s side.
The ESRFC is a founding member of the Greater Cleveland High School Rugby League and current ESRFC members support several area high school rugby clubs through coaching and league administration. The ESRFC promotes understanding and participation in rugby through the support of youth rugby, fundraising events, and community service. The club also hosted the first Cleveland-area YMCA youth flag rugby tournament and continues to host the ever-popular Rock n’ Roll Sevens Rugby Tournament held annually.
The ESRFC wishes to thank those who have lived our history and made our club what it is today and extends a warm welcome to all who wish to join us in celebrating a great rugby tradition.
Captains: Michael Belanich, Justin Rutledge
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